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The Overseas Projects Corporation of Victoria (OPCV) was established in 1985, as recommended by an interdepartmental Steering Committee in response to the Government's Economic Strategy, "Victoria - the Next Step".It served as a central point of contact for Victorian institutions dealing with multilateral and Australian aid agencies, co-ordinating participation of the public and private sector in overseas development projects. The intention was to help both sectors win contracts to export goods, services and consultancies, particularly joint ventures or multi-disciplined projects which might be beyond the scope of any individual company or government authority.
Early projects included export of Victorian-manufactured irrigation equipment to the Middle East, the drafting of mining legislation for the Kingdom of Tonga and conducting business training in Bahrain.
Other Government agencies such as the Departments of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (VA 2649), Industry, Technology and Resources (VA 2661), Management and Budget (VA 1022), Water Resources (VA 2354 and VA 3132) and Sport and Recreation (VA 2691) worked in collaboration with the OPCV.
Many of the OPCV's projects in Asia were related to infrastructure or public health and safety, including several where the client was AusAid.
In 2004 OPCV was purchased by VA 3748 Sinclair Knight Merz and became its International Development Assistance Division.
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[1985 TO 2004]
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