The 2025/2026 State Budget, handed down yesterday, failed to include funding for Greater Shepparton's key priority projects.
Greater Shepparton City Council has been advocating for several important priority growth projects for the region, including the Shepparton Sports & Events Centre, Road Network Resilience Package, and a Regionally Significant Contemporary Public Health Service, all of which failed to receive funding.
Mayor, Councillor Shane Sali, expressed disappointment that the Victorian Government failed to acknowledge the significance of these projects, calling it a missed opportunity for a rapidly growing region that plays a vital role in the state's future.
"The State Government have invested in services they should be delivering – health, education, public transport and roads. It is their requirement to deliver on those key services for the state," he said.
"What was missing in the Budget was a line item providing access to funding for proactive regional cities, like Greater Shepparton, who have shovel ready projects which require funding for them to be delivered."
