The structure of the region’s economy and a significant transient population for employment purposes sees the Mildura area serve a regional population across three states – Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia.

While renowned for quality horticultural and agricultural production, the local economy has diversified and expanded over many years to include a variety of industries. Value adding industries such as manufacturing (predominantly wine, fruit and vegetable processing) have become well established in the region and benefit from the area’s tri-state location and transport infrastructure.

Tourism is also a strong element within the local economy and the Mildura region has become a popular tourism destination. With excellent infrastructure and a Mediterranean style climate creating an abundance of sunshine hours and clear days, Mildura has more recently become an area of great interest to the renewable energy sector and is viewed as a preferred solar location.

The following Mildura Rural City Council strategies aim to encourage diverse and sustainable economic development that provides growth in jobs, investment and quality of life:

  • Chaffey Trail Strategic Plan
  • Events Strategy
  • Mildura Regional Development Strategic Plan

These strategies can be viewed on the Council website here