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Rural Finance Corporation (II) (1988 - 2016)

From
1988
Victoria
To
2016

Summary

In 1988 the Victorian Rural Finance Act 1988 was passed and the Rural Finance Commission's name was changed to the Rural Fiance Corporation.
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In 1988/89 the new corporation assumed responsibility for the functions of the Victorian Economic Development Corporation.

In 2014 the loan book and associated assets were sold to the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited.

The Corporation was wound up by the Victorian Government in 2016 and it's residual functions were tansferrd to a new entity the Rural Services Commissioner.

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Timeline

 1946 - 1962 Soldier Settlement Commission
 1950 - 1962 Rural Finance Corporation (I)
       1962 - 1977 Rural Finance & Settlement Commission
             1977 - 1988 Rural Finance Commission
             1981 - 1993 Victorian Economic Development Corporation
                   1988 - 2016 Rural Finance Corporation (II)
                         2007 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited

Archival resources

Public Record Office Victoria

  • Records of Rural Finance function, c. 1950 - 2016; Public Record Office Victoria. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Fisher, Hec, Heytesbury. Once in a Lifetime, Spectrum Publications Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, 1997, 228 pp. Details
  • McNicol, Adam and Chapman, Andrew, Just Like Family. A history of Victoria's Rural Finance Corporation, Ten Bag Press, Ballarat East, Victoria, 2015, 198 pp. Details

Bruce A. Smith

Created: 8 July 2016