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Georgina Jerums

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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San Francisco calling: Victorian software giant sells for $US1.6 billion

by Georgina Jerums | 23 Aug 2018

Launched just a decade back, local software company Aconex sold recently for $US1.6 billion. We chart its rise.

 

AI thriving in Victoria

by Georgina Jerums | 21 Aug 2018

Victoria is a national leader in artificial intelligence and our economy is reaping the rewards.

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Silo Art Trail: Drive through Australia’s largest outdoor gallery

by Georgina Jerums | 17 Aug 2018

For a road trip with a quirky art angle, head to the 200 km Silo Art Trail in the Wimmera Mallee.

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Top four reasons to do business with Latin America

by Georgina Jerums | 14 Aug 2018

Keen to break into Latin America? We show you how.

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Get your business moving with the Small Business Bus

by Georgina Jerums | 13 Aug 2018

Could your business do with some free one-on-one advice? Then jump aboard the Small Business Bus.

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Alba Cheese continues to make its mark in Tullamarine

by Georgina Jerums | 26 Jul 2018

WATCH THE VIDEO: Some of the best business ideas are built on age-old family traditions.

Aerial view on skyscrapers of Financial District of Santiago, capital of Chile under early morning fog  

Latin American trade spotlight: Santiago office update

by Georgina Jerums | 23 Jul 2018

Check out the latest trade opportunities in Latin America.

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International uni students and Victoria Police connect with a soccer friendly

by Georgina Jerums | 18 Jul 2018

WATCH THE VIDEO: Sport is a great icebreaker, as proved by a game at Melbourne City Football Club between Victoria Police and international students.

Neon lights at Shinjuku which is one of Tokyo's business districts with many international corporate headquarters located here  

Trade tips from Adam Cunneen, Victorian Commissioner to Japan & Korea

by Georgina Jerums | 17 Jul 2018

Adam Cunneen, Victoria’s Commissioner to Japan and Korea reveals his top advice when seeking to trade and invest within such diverse markets.

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STEM spotlight: rural students win big at ‘Robotics Olympics’

by Georgina Jerums | 9 Jul 2018

Wangaratta secondary students have beaten 600 other teams to take out one of just six highly-coveted 2018 Service Awards at the ‘Robotics Olympics’.

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A chat with…the Victorian Commissioner to Japan and Korea, Adam Cunneen

by Georgina Jerums | 5 Jul 2018

Adam Cunneen shares an insider’s view on how Victorian businesses can best engage with the two countries.

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Farm focus: $12 million digital agriculture trial underway

by Georgina Jerums | 28 Jun 2018

A Victorian Government digital agriculture initiative to trial Internet of Things technology is looking to help future-proof Victoria’s farming.

Greenhouse of medicinal cannabis. The farmers in white suits pruning the crop  

Victoria set to become the nation’s medicinal cannabis hotspot

by Georgina Jerums | 20 Jun 2018

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

by Georgina Jerums | 15 Jun 2018

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

by Georgina Jerums | 14 Jun 2018

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

by Georgina Jerums | 7 Jun 2018

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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Melbourne’s fight against eye health crisis

by Georgina Jerums | 23 May 2018

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

by Georgina Jerums | 14 May 2018

Johnson & Johnson Innovation is teaming up with one of Victoria’s top research institutions, Monash University. We find out why.

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