19 Feb 2026
C4GS will kick off 2026 with a major event on Tuesday 3 March, shining a spotlight on the health innovation happening across the Goulburn Valley – in our hospitals, our food and grocery manufacturers, our digital networks and our local clinics
Committee for Greater Shepparton (C4GS) will kick off 2026 with a major event on Tuesday 3 March, shining a spotlight on the health innovation happening across the Goulburn Valley – in our hospitals, our food and grocery manufacturers, our digital networks and our local clinics.
C4GS Chair Leigh Findlay said, “Health innovation is one of the Goulburn Valley’s quiet success stories – and it reaches far beyond hospital walls. From world‑class care to cutting‑edge food manufacturing and digital health, our region is leading the way, despite not yet receiving the same level of investment in facilities, infrastructure, and education and training pathways as other regional centres.”
“When you look across our region, you see health everywhere – in our manufacturing, logistics and engineering firms, in digital services and on local sports fields,” Mr Findlay said. “We’ve got national bodies like the Australian Dairy Products Federation, the Australian Food and Grocery Council and the Murray Primary Health Network in the room, alongside local innovators people may never have heard of – from advanced prosthetics and sports medicine through to the local team running our digital health backbone across 20% of the state for more than 10,000 staff.”
“Goulburn Valley Health is increasingly bringing metro‑level care into the regions, including cutting‑edge procedures and specialist services like Victoria’s first cochlear implants at a regional public health services, and Victoria’s first regional Children‘s Allergy Clinic.”
The event will also highlight the next major opportunities for investment to bridge the metro-regional divide, including a fully redeveloped hospital, on par with other regional centres, and modern digital health, bringing more specialist care closer to home and reducing the need for patients to leave the Goulburn Valley to access genuinely world‑class treatment. ”
Mr Findlay said the story is just as important for local businesses outside the traditional health sector. “Health innovation underpins jobs in manufacturing, agriculture, education, technology, construction and professional services. If we can help people avoid unnecessary travel, get specialist care closer to home and return home sooner for recovery and monitoring, that’s better for families, employers and the whole community – and it’s exactly the kind of innovation we’re seeing emerge here in the Goulburn Valley.”
The event will feature these national industry bodies alongside local leaders and innovators, highlighting how health innovation underpins local jobs, skills, investment and community wellbeing. It is designed for people across all sectors – from farming, manufacturing and education to technology, local government, sport and community services – who want to understand how these changes will shape the Goulburn Valley’s future.
Health Innovation in the Goulburn Valley will be held on Tuesday 3 March from 4pm at the Woolshed, Kialla. For details on the full speaker lineup, format and registrations, visit https://www.c4gs.com.au/event-details/health-innovation-in-the-goulburn-valley