Funding to help create up to 150 jobs in Tatura, Shepparton

Flavorite is a family-owned business and has become one of Australia’s largest glasshouse producers of fresh fruit and vegetables.

The expansion will allow Flavorite to hire up to 60 new workers and grow produce year-round, which will also help them reduce their carbon footprint.

Fruit grower Kalpack has also received support through the Regional Jobs Fund and is investing in an organic fruit packing and processing facility that will be the first of its kind in Victoria, sorting fruit by size, ripeness and defects to help reduce waste.

Kalpack will establish a $6 million facility in Shepparton to add another 50 full-time jobs.

Manufacturer of farm irrigation systems Padman Stops is expanding into civil construction, helping future-proof the company and create 40 new jobs.

Ms Thomas said she was proud to support the “outstanding” Goulburn Valley companies.

“[These companies] are leading the way through innovation – creating more jobs and growing the local economy,” she said.