By Deanne Jeffers
AFTER more than two decades of planning, the vision for GV Link Enterprise Park has finally become reality, with the $24M Stage 1 project officially opened on Friday.
The first four lots at the 55-hectare Mooroopna site are now ready to accommodate large-scale industrial businesses, unlocking opportunities for expansion and new investment across the region.
Among the first businesses to establish at GV Link is K&S Pallets, which will consolidate its two existing facilities into a new purpose-built site.
Managing director Victor Kyriakou said committing to the project when the site was still a paddock had been a leap of faith.
Perhaps summing it up best when he said at the opening, “Who would have thought this was actually going to happen?”
K&S Pallets currently employs about 50 people and handles around 800,000 pallets moving in and out of its facilities each year.
The new facility is expected to create about 10 additional jobs and allow the business to operate around the clock, while providing space to take on larger projects and improve efficiency.
“We’ll have a lot more room to expand and be more efficient internally, as well as take on larger projects, which we’ve actually restricted at the moment,” Mr Kyriakou said.
Another major investment at GV Link will come from food manufacturer Flavour Makers, which is set to establish a warehouse across two sites.
CEO Nick White said the development would position the company for future growth.
“With an eye to the future, for the next 50 years, we’ve chosen to build our next-generation food campus right here at GV Link. The Goulburn Valley is the food bowl of Australia … so effectively, we want to put our next factory in the middle of the orchard,” he said.
The scale of GV Link is central to its purpose, with the four Stage 1 lots ranging from nine to 14 hectares.
BMD Urban project manager Greg Stevens said the size of the lots was difficult to conceptualise until the development began taking shape.
“Most people are accustomed to seeing a 5,000-square-metre or 10,000-square-metre commercial or industrial lot. We’re talking 14 hectares, 12 hectares, nine hectares,” he said.
“It’s really unlocking some new opportunities.”
Construction began in April 2025, with works including major earthworks, internal roads, drainage, landscaping and utility connections.
BMD delivered extensive underground infrastructure to connect the site with Mooroopna, including about 4.5 kilometres of sewer, two kilometres of water, two kilometres of gas, NBN and power infrastructure.
Mr Stevens said the wetland, which is equivalent in volume to Shepparton Lake, was among the final components to be completed.
Council has endorsed a pathway forward for Stage 2, with detailed design work to progress as part of the next phase of the development.
The project was funded by $9.6M from the Australian Government and $14.4M from Greater Shepparton City Council, with support from the Victorian Government.
