Melbourne also has centres in Moonee Ponds and Dandenong. Geelong will get a centre in December. Mr Birrell said the different agencies working in the centres meant businesses could complete paperwork and have queries answered in one hit, but separate agencies could also refer customers to other services at the centre if they felt queries involved issues for other authorities. The centres have representatives from the tax office, Ausindustry, Small Business Victoria, Business Victoria, the State Revenue Office and Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The centres have information on business courses, business licensing and grants and local networking opportunities.
Some centres have regional economic development bodies to help set up and develop businesses.
The website has links to Federal Government bodies with specific information and requirements for establishing and growing a business. The webpage offers information from Victoria's 78 local councils, the Victoria's Department of State Development and the Victorian Workcover Authority. This was particularly beneficial to regional businesses, he said. Any unauthorised use, copying or mirroring is prohibited.