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 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...
November 27, 2024
Updated mental health program prompts food for thought
SEVERAL new programs have been added to the State Government's two-hundred-million-dollar Schools Mental Health Menu, the Minister for Education has announced. The Menu is designed...
November 20, 2024
Zero emission buses to be rolled out
Minister for Public and Active Transport Gabrielle Williams has announced that Victoria's diesel bus fleet will be phased out and replaced by zero emission...
November 19, 2024
Cash prizes offered for road safety film ideas
VICTORIAN filmmakers and content creators between the ages of 18 and 30 are invited to submit "attention-grabbing concepts" for future road safety campaigns aimed...
November 12, 2024
Push to improve safety on local roads
ALMOST eighty local governments around the state have been granted as much as two million dollars each to improve their roads over the next...
November 12, 2024
Pill testing trial a first for Australia
VICTORIA will become the first state in Australia to trial pill testing after the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Pill Testing) Bill 2024...
November 6, 2024
Grants for emerging female sports leaders
MORE than one hundred women working in sporting organisations have been announced as recipients of grants of up to $10,000 to access professional development...
November 6, 2024
Availability of opioid addiction treatment method to expand
AS much as thirty Community Health Services around the state will share a total of $8.4 million in grants to increase the availability of...
November 6, 2024
Tougher penalties for drink-drivers
NEW drink-driving laws have been introduced in Victoria where every offender, even at the lower end of the scale, will now face a compulsory...
November 5, 2024
Easier access to help for victims of crime
A NEW State Government initiative designed to help victims of crime access financial assistance outside of court will commence on 18 November. Known as the...
November 5, 2024
VCAA brings in maths experts to end exam mistakes
THE Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority has joined up with a group of senior Monash University mathematics specialists to strengthen the quality of Victorian...
October 29, 2024
One billion dollars pledged to fix roads
The Victorian Government has announced a massive road maintenance "blitz" comprising thousands of projects ranging from road rehabilitation and resurfacing, to patching potholes and...
October 21, 2024
Substantial grants available to develop future leaders
APPLICATIONS for grants of between $24,000 and $56,000 are now open as part of the Victorian Government's Future Ready 2025-2026 program. The grants are available...
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
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 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...
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