Regional employers are enocurgaing migrants and refugees to make the move.
The town of Rupanyup is about 300 kilometres north-west of Melbourne.
With a population of 500, agriculture underpins industry in the area, which is rapidly changing due to advances in technology.
But David Matthews, the director at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, and a third-generation farmer in the town, said it has been difficult to attract skilled workers.
"There still are jobs in the transport industry ... logistics and transport, so you can get jobs like that in factories and the road transport industry,” he told SBS News.
