A $30 million initiative between the Victorian Government and the City of Ballarat to create jobs and support the region’s economic growth.
City of Ballarat Mayor Daniel Moloney
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The Newsroom team sources and provides the latest news, features and stories from across the breadth of the Victorian Government's relationships with the state's business, trade and investment communities.
Honouring our unsung heroes – sports volunteers
VIDEO: There’s a real magic about community sport and active recreation, but the magic wouldn’t happen without community sport volunteers.
Colourful light display at night. Photo Credit: The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion Ltd
Illuminating the Way: lighting up The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion
VIDEO: A light show for Bendigo's Great Stupa of Universal Compassion will support tourism, pilgrimage and cement the Stupa as a regional destination.
Football stadium
Mars Stadium Upgrade Stage 2
VIDEO: The $6.6 million transformation of Mars Stadium opens new possibilities to host events in Ballarat, including the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Photo of various people walking through an immersive light installation
A unique immersive experience shows the natural world at night
Tyama is an exciting new multisensory exhibition, developed by Museums Victoria exclusively for Melbourne Museum.
Overhead view of Shimroth Thomas, international student graduate and founder of Melbourne start-up Phycoforms, and a series of the building materials he made
Seaweed offers new sustainable building approach
A Melbourne start-up designing building materials using seaweed residue as a replacement for cement is in the early stages of testing and development.
A view across Lake Daylesford on a sunny day
Winter getaways in Victoria for a cosy weekend away
Although the weather is frosty, there are so many places in Victoria to explore this winter.
Businesses partner with students to solve tech challenges at SummerTechLIVE
VIDEO: Does your business have a digital technology problem you need help to solve?
Exterior photograph of the Bendigo museum with a large gold sparkling banner and image of Elvis Presley
Events to get you out and about this winter
With a packed calendar of events on offer around the state, there is something to delight Victorians of all ages.
Teacher standing at the front of a room pointing and a blank board with the back of student heads in the foreground
Broadening career horizons for Gippsland students
Find out how an innovative program is helping students stay at school and improve their job prospects.
Evan Winton and Ryan De La Rue
Trailblazers create the ideal biking escape on Mount Buller
Trail-building experts Contour Works have upgraded 40 kilometres of trails on Mount Buller and Mount Stirling, creating the ideal biking escape.
Ripe Cheese stall at the Queen Victoria Market
Business mentoring program central to the maturing of Ripe Cheese
Hakim Halim is a Singaporean Asian cheesemonger who founded Ripe Cheese at the iconic Queen Victoria market, and whose online business is now growing.
Dairy cows wearing heat and health monitoring collars. Image: Jo Holloway, Semex.
Keeping cows healthy with fitbit technology
Find out how a dairy farm is innovating in the Goulburn Valley to improve health and productivity.
Abhi and Smit (centre L-R) have enjoyed working on a new tech project with Sonia and Erin (outside L and R) from startup, Mountoken
At the cutting edge of tech
Working with a startup has been an exciting experience for students taking part in SummerTech LIVE.
Victorian Premier’s Design Awards Showcase at the RMIT Design Hub in Carlton
Celebrating 25 years of Victorian design excellence
VIDEO: Why don’t we acknowledge our designers in the same way that we worship our home-grown actors, musicians and athletes?
A man and a woman in a red dress singing on stage
Gippsland’s new home for the performing arts
VIDEO: The Gippsland Performing Arts Centre and surrounding creative precinct are electrifying the region's arts scene.
Creating a world-class innovation precinct in the heart of Melbourne
The Fishermans Bend Innovation Precinct is set to earn Melbourne a place alongside some of the world’s most successful innovation precincts.
Pepo Farms staff lined up in a pumpkin field wearing matching shirts
Pepo Farms: Turning change into opportunity
In a business planning session some years ago, Pepo Farms identified a hypothetical pandemic as a risk. The reality has seen it provide new outcomes.
