About

The Committee for Gippsland offers a positive and influential voice, helping to create a thriving and sustainable future for the region.

As the region’s lead industry representative voice to government, the Committee for Gippsland (C4G) brings together groups representing all sectors of business, industry and community views to collaborate on regional priorities to benefit Gippsland communities.

We actively engage across the region with established industry sectors such as energy, agriculture, education, health, through to emerging businesses. We also represent organisations that provide support services, education and professional advice, to help drive a positive future for Gippsland.

Our membership includes small to medium businesses, sole trader businesses through to large ASX listed companies, community organisations and education providers in the region.

We facilitate discussion among our member organisations to develop strong lines of communication with all levels of government, as well as fostering solid commercial and industry connections.


Our purpose

To foster, facilitate and encourage a Gippsland region that invites and develops participation and innovation, business investment, industry development and strong and vibrant communities.

Our Mission

provide strategic leadership and advocacy for our region including leading conversation, encouraging connectivity and innovation, and facilitating clever thinking through cognitive diversity.

Our Board

Our board is skill-based drawn from our members.

Our Team

Our team are hand picked and highly respected Gippslanders.

 

History

 

Established in March 2011, the Committee for Gippsland (C4G) is an apolitical, not-for-profit and self-funded organisation which provides peak body representation for industry and communities across the Gippsland region. C4G was founded by passionate leaders with a shared vision to see Gippsland succeed in prosper. It was officially launched in April 2011 by the then Victorian Deputy Premier, Hon Peter Ryan.

Committee for Gippsland is doing site visit with Alinta Energy

Where we are today

The Committee for Gippsland membership has grown to over 95 members representing all geographic regions of Gippsland and industry sectors that operate at a local, state, national and international level.

Our membership includes small to medium businesses, sole trader businesses through to large ASX listed companies, community organisations and education providers in the region, ensuring a united voice for Gippsland.

We aim to facilitate discussion among our member organisations and develop strong lines of communication with the government, as well as fostering solid commercial and industry connections.

What we do

Strategic Priorities
Programs
Projects
Clean Energy
Freight Infrastructure Master

The Committee for Gippsland (C4G) actively seek member input and feedback ensuring a fact-based advocacy platform.

We are guided by our most recent Strategic Plan 2021 - 2024, particularly our five strategic priorities which articulates our clear vision for Gippsland. In addition to our advocacy work, C4G proudly delivers:

  • The Gippsland Community Leadership Program, one of Australia’s longest running regional leadership programs

  • The Gippsland Hydrogen Cluster leading the advancement and development of clean energy hydrogen from generation through to application

  • GROW – East Gippsland Bushfire Recovery

We oversee a number of key projects to elevate Gippsland, for example the Gippsland’s Clean Energy Future - leading a transition to renewable energy and conducting an update of The Gippsland Freight Infrastructure Master Plan, improving connectivity for business to move freight in Gippsland.

In addition to these projects we advocate on a wide range of policy areas, to all levels of government, on behalf of members. The Gippsland Renewable Energy Zone, Skilled Migration, the Victorian Code of Practice for Timber Production and the Hydrogen Guarantee of Origin Certificate scheme, are examples of recent policy submissions we have made and behind the scenes advocacy engagement.

Strategic Priorities:

REGIONALISATION LIVEABILITY
Promote Gippsland lifestyle choices, its natural beauty and supporting services

INVESTMENT AND GROWTH
Leverage Gippsland’s natural assets, built environment, workforce capability to secure investment leading to a sustainable future. Secure an investment-ready environment

TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
To promote Gippsland as a clean energy powerhouse

TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECTS
To advocate for projects that create long term sustainable jobs, facilitate investment bolstering supply chains

REGIONAL LEADERSHIP
To grow local leadership capabilities and strengthen collective efforts to build a collaborative whole-of Gippsland approach

Programs

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Gippsland Community Leadership Program
Gippsland Hydrogen Cluster

The Gippsland Community Leadership Program (GCLP) has been running for more than 25 years and is delivered by the Committee for Gippsland. More than 700 Gippslanders have completed the program, which offers a comprehensive leadership training and deep contextual experience of our region. It is one of the longest-running regional leadership programs in Australia. It is supported by local sponsors and is one of 10 regional leadership programs run across the state.

The Gippsland Hydrogen Cluster is a collaboration with world-leading technology-driven companies and organisations. The cluster’s mission is to help encourage government investment, drive technology innovation, attract business investment, develop local industry, leading to a brighter and stronger future for Gippsland. The Cluster will achieve this through collaboration and advocacy in identifying economic, social and environmental opportunities to secure government and private investment, developing both the hydrogen sector and our region.

Find out about partner and participant organisations and their commitment to the Gippsland region, and how you can be involved in growing Gippsland by heading to the website here

Projects

Gippsland’s Clean Energy Future

Offshore Wind Farm

As a strategic priority, Committee for Gippsland (C4G) is advocating for clean energy investment and projects, whether it is off-shore or onshore wind, solar farms, battery storage, hydrogen generation projects, carbon capture, and storage or supporting infrastructure networks in our region. The region’s natural resources, coupled with our infrastructure and workforce capability, can make a major contribution to Australia’s transition to clean energy. By working with our workforce and communities, government and business can strengthen the region, secure Gippsland’s economy.

Gippsland has a proud history as Victoria’s foremost energy producer. The region’s fossil fuel endowments have underpinned a vibrant, modern economy. While these resources have delivered much prosperity to Gippsland, their role is changing. The future will be very different from the past. The need to address climate change and reduce carbon emissions is seeing a shift away from brown coal towards cleaner, less carbon-intensive forms of electricity generation. Decarbonisation means that Gippsland’s traditional energy industries have a finite life. This change brings opportunities for new industries to emerge on the back of the region’s comparative advantages in energy production and transmission.

Read Gippsland’s Clean Energy Future: Through investment and growth here.

 

'Gippsland’s Clean Energy Future: through investment and growth' offers a vision for Gippsland to continue as a power generating region. It highlights our natural resources, infrastructure, networks and workforce capability, as well as providing a roadmap for a thriving net-zero future for Gippsland.

 
 

Gippsland Freight Infrastructure Master Plan

C4G Gippsland Freight Infrastructure Masterplan

After thorough consultation with industry, government and community, the Committee for Gippsland (C4G) in partnership with Regional Development Australia Gippsland (RDA Gippsland) has finalised the Gippsland Freight Infrastructure Masterplan (GFIMP) 2023 -2028.

This roadmap articulates the current demands and opportunities for freight infrastructure investment into the region. GFIMP will also serve as a strategic planning tool to help ensure Gippsland produce and resources can move in and out of the region efficiently in a time of transition.

In June 2013 the original GFIMP was developed in collaboration with Gippsland Local Government Areas, State Government agencies and industry. The GFIMP aimed to work with, complement and enhance the Gippsland Freight Strategy, seeking to maximise outcomes and better engage private industry to ensure comprehensive stakeholder input.

Read the Gippsland Freight Infrastructure Masterplan 2023 -2028 here.

Reports and Submissions