The Victorian government will provide more than $1.2 million toward the expansion of Latrobe Regional Airport to support the expansion plans of aircraft maker GippsAero.
Victorian Aviation Minister Gordon Rich-Phillips said the company’s expansion plans, which could create more than 150 new jobs, were dependent on improved airport infrastructure.
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“The Coalition Government’s investment will create new jobs and support economic growth in the Latrobe Valley,” Mr. Rich-Phillips said.
The expansion of the airport will including a new car park, improved drainage systems, earthworks and runway lighting, and the extension of airport aprons, taxiways and roads.
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