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May 28, 2025

Ambulance response times improve as critical cases decline

PARAMEDICS and first responders across Victoria arrived at Code 1 emergencies an average of 17 seconds faster between January and March this year compared...

May 27, 2025

Call for Victorian Early Years Awards nominations

A SEARCH for the state's best early years teachers, educators, organisations and educational programs has begun as part of the 2025 Victorian Early Years...

May 21, 2025

Call to endorse volunteers

NOMINATIONS are now open for the 2025 Victorian Volunteer Awards, which recognise the individuals and organisations who go above and beyond to support their...

May 20, 2025

Nominate a deserving Victorian for Senior of the Year Awards

NOMINATIONS are now open for the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards, the annual celebration of older Victorians who share their time, skills and...

May 19, 2025

Education Week to celebrate diversity

SCHOOLS across the state are being encouraged to celebrate the importance of cultural diversity in education as part of this year's Education Week, which...

May 14, 2025

More places benefit from neighbourhood batteries

NEW battery locations taking in 65 sites have been announced as part of round two of the State Government's $42 million Neighbourhood Battery Program. Neighbourhood...

May 7, 2025

Clinic breaking barriers for regional women

A NEW free mobile women's health clinic operating in partnership between BreastScreen Victoria and the State Government is providing access to free women's healthcare...

April 30, 2025

Scam alert as election looms

BENDIGO Bank has warned customers to be vigilant in the lead-up to the Federal election, cautioning that calls and texts from apparent campaign representatives...

March 4, 2025

Call out for Youth Fest event ideas

GRANTS of up to two thousand dollars are now open to schools, local councils and community organisations teaming up with young people aged 12...

February 25, 2025

ED wait times better despite record demand

QUARTERLY data from the Victorian Agency for Health Information has revealed that patients presenting at Victorian emergency departments were seen eight minutes faster than...

February 5, 2025

Top five online scams to avoid in 2025

BIG Four bank NAB has identified five online scams to look out for in 2025 as cyber criminals resort to increasingly sophisticated methods to...

January 22, 2025

More homes welcomed for those in need

MORE than 500 vulnerable Victorian households will be helped into secure accommodation following the official start of the new $48 million Homes First program. The...

January 14, 2025

Cash offered to improve conditions in mental health facilities

APPLICATIONS are now open for the latest round of the State Government's Mental Health Capital Renewal Fund, which aims to upgrade and modernise Victoria's...

December 25, 2024

Free help for struggling mortgagees

A FREE service dedicated to helping homeowners stay in control of their finances has been expanded statewide after a successful pilot in Melbourne's western...

December 25, 2024

Extra industrial infrastructure for the regions

MORE industrial land is expected to become available across regional Victoria after the announcement of a ten-million-dollar State Government funding package for trunk infrastructure...

December 24, 2024

New bush kinders for nature-loving children

NEW funding from the State Government will help establish 150 more bush kinders around the state via one-off $6000 grants to help kindergartens buy...

December 17, 2024

Reforms reign in pokies harm

NEW reforms have been introduced into the Victorian Parliament that will give poker machine players more control over how much they spend. The Gambling Legislation...

December 10, 2024

One-off $400 payment to benefit students

THE Victorian Government's $280 million School Saving Bonus program has been rolled out with approximately 700,000 families guaranteed to receive a one-off payment of...

December 10, 2024

Crackdown on hate crime

NEW anti-vilification and social cohesion laws are set to be introduced in Victoria under the Justice Legislation Amendment (Anti-vilification and Social Cohesion) Bill 2024. The...

December 9, 2024

More protections for victims and witnesses

VICTIMS and witnesses in family violence, sexual offence and stalking cases will be better protected after the test for cross-examination is strengthened under the...

December 4, 2024

Financial boost for regional hospitals

VICTORIA'S regional health services have been encouraged to apply for their share of the seventy-five-million-dollar available in funding as part of the ninth round...

December 4, 2024

Grants available for community sports infrastructure

APPLICATIONS are now open for the Victorian Government's Regional Community Sports Infrastructure Fund (RCSIF) and the 2024-25 Local Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSIF). There are five...

December 3, 2024

L and P plate licences go digital

VICTORIAN drivers on their learners' permit and probationary licence can add their digital licences to their Service Victoria app or myVicRoads app for the...

November 27, 2024

Talent boost for regional partnerships

MORE than forty new nominees have been appointed to Victoria's nine Regional Partnerships economic development territories, bringing the total to sixty-seven people and reflecting...