GovHub opens in Ballarat as Victoria moves to decentralise public sector workforce
ABCHundreds of public servants previously based in Melbourne will start moving into Ballarat's $100 million GovHub building next week after it officially opened this morning. Key points: Ballarat's GovHub has opened as the state government moves to decentralise the public sector workforce The town's Mayor says it's good to see such an investment in a regional area Hundreds of workers will start moving in from next week The plan to move 600 public sector jobs from Melbourne to Ballarat was announced almost four years ago. Go direct to the source Photo shows Words sit atop a black background reading: "Get Australia's #1 news app". "I'm pretty excited that we're finally getting investment in Ballarat, because if you think about the 1980s and 1990s, no-one really cared about the regions," he said.