VICTORIAN Premier Denis Napthine says if re-elected in 2014, the state government will move the Workcover Authority head office to Geelong.
But unions say the proposed relocation does nothing to create jobs, and will only shift them around.
Dr Napthine made the announcement on Sunday, saying the move would relocate around 550 back-of-house jobs to the regional hub, which is shifting from its traditional manufacturing base to other industries.
Dr Napthine said the move was based on the success of other government offices moving to regional centres.
"This will be a huge boost for Geelong and the Barwon region," Dr Napthine told reporters on Sunday.
He said the relocation would generate more than $50 million per year in additional economic benefit for Geelong.
Dr Napthine said it would only be 550 employees who would be asked to relocate, with the rest of Workcover's staff to remain in their current locations in Melbourne and regional Victoria.
Dr Napthine said there will be no net job losses, with workers to be given a choice whether they want to move.
"We will work with the workers to help them and encourage them to think about the opportunities they have relocating to Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula," he said.
"If workers don't want to be relocated to the Geelong area they will be given choices and options within the broader public sector."
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is also going to be based in Geelong.
The Community and Public Sector Union is angered by the announcement, saying it was "a footnote to a speech" when in fact it affects around 700 families.
Secretary Karen Batt says it forces employees to choose between their career and their family.
"No analysis will have been done on where the workforce resides and experience says 80 per cent will not move and will be forced to take redundancy," she said in a statement.
"Tens of millions will be wasted on redundancy payouts instead of being invested in regions.
"All it will do is create hundreds of more vehicle trips a week on the Geelong Road."
The premier's statement said consultation would be undertaken with WorkCover staff and their families but it gave no date for the move.
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