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October 18, 2024

Funds to stimulate mental health workforce

ALMOST 300 scholarships and grants have been announced by the State Government in a bid to retain and recruit mental health nurses, allied health...

October 16, 2024

Jump into Frogtober

VICTORIANS are being invited to connect with nature by recording frog calls throughout October as part of Frog Month Victoria. Using the Frog Census App,...

October 16, 2024

Planning delays worsening housing crisis: HIA

AUSTRALIA'S residential building industry peak body has released a new Planning Scorecard to assess the performance of each state and territory's current planning systems,...

October 15, 2024

Protect yourself with cyber safety check

A NEW cyber safety check tool has been launched by the State Government as part of Cyber Security Awareness Month in a bid to...

September 25, 2024

Guide to help tourism sector engage locals

A NEW step-by-step community engagement guide has been launched in the hope that it will help Victorian tourism operators better take into account the...

September 24, 2024

National sports governance policy revealed

THE Victorian Minister for Community Sport, Ros Spence, and Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, Steve Dimopoulos, have endorsed the new National Gender...

September 23, 2024

Bottle partnership to benefit another local group

APPLICATIONS are open to organisations interested in becoming the beneficiary of Central Highlands Water's bottle partnership program. Through the sale of reusable stainless steel water...

September 20, 2024

Millions available for infrastructure projects

APPLICATIONS for round two of the Federal Government's Growing Regions Program are now open. A total of $393 million in funding is available for community...

September 15, 2024

Take part in regional food fest

HOSPITALITY venues, growers and producers from across the Central Highlands region have been invited to take part in the 2025 Forage and Feast Festival,...

September 13, 2024

McCallum CEO moving on

MCCALLUM Disability Services has announced that its CEO Tyrone McCuskey will step down in January after more-than a decade in the job. The organisation's chairman...

September 13, 2024

Gordon volunteer wins AFL award

KELLEE Frazer from the Gordon Football and Netball Club has won the AFL Community Volunteer of the Year award. In recognition of her service to...

September 11, 2024

Helping young people run fun, safe events

APPLICATIONS are now open for FReeZA 2025-2027, a grants program that helps young people organise affordable drug, alcohol and smoke free festivals, live music...

September 9, 2024

New tax to boost long-term rental availability

THE long-term rental squeeze in Victoria could be somewhat eased with the announcement of the Short Stay Levy Bill 2024, which introduces a seven-point-five...

August 27, 2024

Funds for fests of all colours of the rainbow

A COMBINED total of four hundred thousand dollars in grants have been made available to event organisers to produce events that celebrate Victoria's lesbian,...

August 21, 2024

Singing the songs of our lives

MULTIPLE generations of singers from the Ballarat Choral Society and youth choir Ballarat Voices will come together to present an eclectic concert, Songs of...

August 21, 2024

Funds for footy-netball club upgrades

APPLICATIONS are now open for major grants to improve the facilities of regional and outer metropolitan netball and football clubs, including upgrading court lighting,...

August 14, 2024

Ambos quicker to respond despite demand upsurge

AMBULANCE Victoria faced its busiest quarter on record between April and June. More than 102,000 Code 1 cases were responded to where patients required urgent...

August 13, 2024

State funds to cover nursing degrees

APPLICATIONS are now open for the third round of a two hundred and seventy million dollar scholarship program for Victorian undergraduate nursing and midwifery...

August 2, 2024

Big refurb for OLHC school

OUR Lady Help of Christians School in Wendouree is set to receive a two-point-four-million-dollar refurbishment their classrooms, bathrooms and outdoor spaces as part of...

July 28, 2024

Education support staff to become teachers

A NEW pilot program will aim to help three hundred education support staff and Koorie education support officers in rural and regional Victorian state...

July 27, 2024

Gaming room hours limited

PUBS and clubs across Victoria will be forced to close their gaming rooms between the hours of 4am and 10am seven days a week...

July 23, 2024

Grants to support sport volunteers

APPLICATIONS are open for two new regional programs financed by the State Government's $60 million Regional Community Sport Development Fund. The Sustainable Volunteer Workforce Program,...

July 17, 2024

Funds for touring artists

APPLICATIONS for the latest round of the Touring Victoria program are now open. This initiative provides grants of between $10,000 and $150,000 for artists and...

July 8, 2024

Pub rock icons on their way

ONE of Australia's most recognisable pub rock bands from the 80s are about to embark on their first ever regional Victorian tour, stopping off...