We chart the rise of Dr Lauren Ayton, a 2015 Victoria Fellow recipient who is now a leading bionic eye researcher in New York.
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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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A League of Extraordinary Tech Women
Only 12 per cent of people “building the internet” are women. Yet 34-year-old Melburnian Sheryl Thai is doing her bit to inspire other women to claim
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Stawell in the limelight
On Easter Monday, the running of the 137th Stawell Gift again put western Victoria on the national stage, boosting local businesses big and small.
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Melbourne on the cybersecurity frontline
We talk with CyberGym CEO Ofir Hason, whose company has helped to create jobs to help Victorian businesses fight cybercrime.
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Export spotlight: Tapping China’s e-commerce opportunities
JD.com’s new Melbourne headquarters is helping Victorian businesses access more than 292 million new customers in China.
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A chat with… Donna de Zwart, CEO, Fitted for Work
Fitted for Work has helped over 28,000 women experiencing disadvantage find and keep work.
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A chat with… Andrew Westacott, CEO, Australian Grand Prix Corporation
The smell of fuel trackside, the beast-like snarl of engines, a huge and excited crowd … the iconic Formula 1 is once again rolling into Melbourne.
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Liberty Sanger on the pay gap
We talk pay disparity with Liberty Sanger, principal and director of Maurice Blackburn and chair of the Equal Workplaces Advisory Council.
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Best in show: National Gallery of Victoria 2018 calendar
Check out what’s showing at the National Gallery of Victoria this year.
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A vine romance: reserve your place for a wine event at the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
There’s plenty to keep wine aficionados satisfied in this year’s Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, on from Friday 16 to Sunday 25 March.
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A chat with…Cara Hadzig, Rural Women’s Award Victorian Finalist
Introducing Cara Hadzig from Murra Warra in the Wimmera, one of three Victorian finalists for the 2018 AgriFutures™ Rural Women’s Awards.
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A chat with… John Haddad, Chair, Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
Love dining out? Then take a seat at the 26th Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, which kicks off on 16 March with events right across the state.
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Runway City: Melbourne Fashion Festival
WATCH THE VIDEO: The Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival is on until 18 March. We chat with the chair, David Briskin, about the festival.
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A chat with…Jade Miles, Rural Women’s Award Victorian Finalist
We catch up with Jade Miles, one of three Victorian finalists for the 2018 AgriFutures™ Rural Women’s Award.
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A chat with…Melissa Connors, Rural Women’s Award Victorian Finalist
Meet Melissa Connors, one of three Victorian finalists for the 2018 AgriFutures™ Rural Women’s Award.
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Victoria’s technology revolution: Square Australia’s Ben Pfisterer weighs in
It’s official: our state is the country’s leading tech hub.
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Victorian lamb on the menu in China
China’s expanding middle class is dishing up export opportunities for Victorian lamb producers.
The Hamer Scholarships Program
Five minutes with…Hamer Scholar – Tyson Murphy
Get your skates on and apply for the Victorian Government’s Hamer Scholarship Program.
