A Victorian Government digital agriculture initiative to trial Internet of Things technology is looking to help future-proof Victoria’s farming.
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Georgina Jerums
Georgina has written across business, travel, property and marketing for two decades, interviewing the likes of Gough Whitlam, Julia Gillard, Alan Joyce and Cathy Freeman. A former reviewer with The Age Cheap Eats, you'll often find Georgina on a quest to locate the perfect single origin espresso or loaf of sourdough. "There's plenty of competition given this IS Melbourne we're talking about," she says.
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Secretary Richard Bolt recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
For more than 22 years, Richard Bolt has dedicated his life to public service.
Greenhouse of medicinal cannabis. The farmers in white suits pruning the crop
Victoria set to become the nation’s medicinal cannabis hotspot
A $16 million investment is helping position Victoria as the country’s main hub for medicinal cannabis.
Aaron Foley presenting on stage at the 2018 Victorian Creative Summit
Direct from Detroit: meet Aaron Foley
Detroit’s chief storyteller, Aaron Foley, explains how the simple, yet powerful act of storytelling can help bring communities together.
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Job-ready for the 21st century: girledworld Summit
The girledworld World of Work Summit 2018 at RMIT University on 16 and 17 June puts female tech trailblazers in contact with teenage girls.
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AirAsia to take off from Avalon Airport
We check in with the chief of AirAsia, Tony Fernandes, about the first overseas flights planned later this year from Avalon Airport.
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Small town spotlight: Top six regional art installations
Six Victorian communities have been given a creative shot in the arm by the Small Town Transformations art project.
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Institute of Gastronomy on the menu for Daylesford
A new one-of-a-kind food education institution may be on the cards for Daylesford, led by restaurant doyenne Alla Wolf-Tasker.
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Melbourne’s fight against eye health crisis
Laureate Professor Hugh Taylor and his team are working on phasing out preventable blindness in Australia’s Indigenous communities by 2020.
A human form superimposed over a doctor in a lab coat showing medical symbols hovering near the body
Welcome news: world’s biggest pharma firm sets up Victorian partnering office
Johnson & Johnson Innovation is teaming up with one of Victoria’s top research institutions, Monash University. We find out why.
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Meet the Commissioner for Victoria to Southeast Asia – Brett Stevens
Victoria’s Commissioner to Southeast Asia is Brett Stevens, a former fish farmer, now hooked on life in chaotic, colourful Jakarta.
A young Aboriginal Australian woman smiles at the camera in a room of young multicultural business people
Supporting Aboriginal startups and entrepreneurs
LaunchVic’s latest grant round – closing 24 May – aims to put Aboriginal entrepreneurs into the driver’s seat.
Fabric artwork showing stylised flowers in bright colours and of different varieties
Best in show: showcasing four regional Victorian galleries
Hit the road and get your art fix out of town in Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo or Horsham this winter.
Manufacturing factory
Winning streak: manufacturing on the rise in Victoria
Victorian manufacturing is on the up. Australian Industry Group (AIG) CEO Innes Willox takes us inside the resilience of our manufacturing sector.
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Melbourne’s bid to make malaria history
We speak to Dr Leanne Robinson from the Burnet Institute and Dr Amanda Caples, Victoria’s Lead Scientist, about the eradication of malaria.
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Boston calling: meet Victoria’s third Business Ambassador
Victoria’s latest Business Ambassador, Professor Ian Meredith, is opening trade doors in the healthcare space across North America.
A tree in the middle of Lake Tyrrell salt lake with branches touching the water and with salt build up
Picture perfect: putting Lake Tyrrell on the regional tourism map
A surprise hit with Chinese tourists chasing the perfect photo, Victoria’s largest salt lake is set for a $2.58 million facelift.
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Meet the Commissioner for Victoria to South Asia – Michelle Wade
We catch up with the Commissioner for Victoria to South Asia, Michelle Wade.
