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Former federal minister Greg Combet will start in the role in April and officially represent Victoria on defence industry matters. <\/p>\n<p>However, Ms Henderson said the appointment should have been made 12 months ago. \u201cCompared with the very slick \u2018Defence SA\u2019 operation, the Victorian government\u2019s efforts have been utterly shambolic.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE state government has appointed a Defence Industry Advocate to push for more defence projects and jobs for Victoria, but Corangamite federal member Sarah Henderson says it is \u201ctoo little too late\u201d for Geelong\u2019s Land 400 bid. 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