Economic Development Publications

Economic Development Strategy

The Surf Coast Economic Development Strategy (the Strategy) has a strong 'community' and 'place' focus. This recognises that attracting and retaining innovative, skilled and energetic people will underpin the future prosperity of the Surf Coast Shire.

To view the Economic Development Strategy, please click here (759kb pdf file).

Surf and Lifestyle Torquay Projects (SALT)

The two projects under the Surf and Lifestyle Torquay ( SALT) cluster program jointly funded by the Victorian State Government and Surf Coast Shire have been completed. The projects are the:

Rural Living

What to expect.
If you are thinking of buying in a rural area - you should read this

Are you thinking of buying land or building a house in a rural setting or on the rural fringe of an urban area? Living in the country can be a wonderful way of life-if your expectations are in line with reality.

People plan to get away from it all and enjoy the serenity of the countryside, only to find that they are trading the benefits and drawbacks of city living for those of the country.

Town Centre Management Project

The purpose of this project was to examine opportunities and challenges relating to the coordinated management and marketing (Town Centre Management) of the “traditional” town centres, activity centres, high streets, strip centres or business centres that exist in the “public realm” i.e. those centres not totally contained on private property and totally in private ownership.

Victoria's Surf Coast