Hakim Halim is a Singaporean Asian cheesemonger who founded Ripe Cheese at the iconic Queen Victoria market, and whose online business is now growing.
Ripe Cheese stall at the Queen Victoria Market
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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.
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.
People walking into an exhibition building
Geelong Convention and Exhibition Centre - building a bright future for the visitor economy
VIDEO: The Geelong Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCEC) promises to be a game changer for tourism and the regional economy.
Mansfield’s Highline Mountain Bike Festival
Riding high: Victoria’s High Country is becoming a global bike riding destination
Mansfield’s Highline Mountain Bike Festival hits the world circuit with Australia’s first multi-discipline mountain bike competition.
Pink roses
Coming up roses for local legend at Copas Park
VIDEO: Noble Park horticulturist Tom Copas’ legacy will live on forever with a tribute to his contribution as the area’s first ever rose grower.
Emma Bamblett and Megan Van Den Berg
Kinya Lerrk takes Aboriginal Victorians on a sensory journey to Country
With help from a grant from the First Peoples’ Business Support Fund, two artists have repivoted their business to trade through the pandemic.
Jockey raising his arms and happy that he has won the melbourne cup
Victoria races back to life
The state is back open for business with the long weekend marking the return of major events in Victoria.
The team with their new uniforms
Kensington Colts Junior Basketball Club players sport a new look
Colts players in top gear with a Sporting Club Grant funding boost.
Soccer players training with bright lights
Funding boost lights up Waverley City Soccer Club
Waverley City Soccer Club will have a new home ground advantage for the growing number of football participants within the community.
Laura, the owner of the Little Bumble business is smiling and standing in infront of a Little Bumble signage.
From Little Bumble to big buzz
Business mentoring helps Little Bumble beeswax food wraps business grow from local hobby to national success.
Portrait shot of Sarah with city scape in the background
Sarah Styles is out to Change Our Game
Sarah Styles has always loved sport, and now she gets to take her passion to the next level at the Office for Women in Sport & Recreation.
collection of findings which look like spoons, buttons, and jewelry
Treasure of goldrush artifacts unearthed at Bendigo GovHub site
VIDEO: An extensive archaeological dig on the site of the Bendigo GovHub project has uncovered thousands of items from the city’s rich goldrush past.
Actor singing at the stage performance of Come From Away
Come From Away raises the curtain in Melbourne to standing ovations
After its first season was cut short in 2020 due to coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, Come From Away has made an emotional return to the stage.
