Rich pickings: Flavorite operations manager Jon Murphy, chief executive Mike Nichol and chief operation officer Chris Millis with Regional Development Minister Mary-Anne Thomas (second from right).
Three new projects in Tatura and across the Goulburn Valley are set to create up to 150 new jobs in the region.
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Victorian Regional Development Minister Mary-Anne Thomas visited a hydroponic farm in Tatura owned by Flavorite, which is investing in a new multimillion-dollar glasshouse thanks to support from the government’s Regional Jobs Fund.
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.
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