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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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Meet the Commissioner for Victoria to Southeast Asia – Brett Stevens

by Georgina Jerums | 10 May 2018

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

by Georgina Jerums | 7 May 2018

LaunchVic’s latest grant round – closing 24 May – aims to put Aboriginal entrepreneurs into the driver’s seat.

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Winning streak: manufacturing on the rise in Victoria

by Georgina Jerums | 1 May 2018

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

by Georgina Jerums | 24 Apr 2018

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

by Georgina Jerums | 19 Apr 2018

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

by Georgina Jerums | 16 Apr 2018

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

by Georgina Jerums | 10 Apr 2018

We catch up with the Commissioner for Victoria to South Asia, Michelle Wade.

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A chat with…bionic eye trailblazer, Dr Lauren Ayton

by Georgina Jerums | 9 Apr 2018

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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Melbourne on the cybersecurity frontline

by Georgina Jerums | 28 Mar 2018

We talk with CyberGym CEO Ofir Hason, whose company has helped to create jobs to help Victorian businesses fight cybercrime.

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A chat with… Donna de Zwart, CEO, Fitted for Work

by Georgina Jerums | 22 Mar 2018

Fitted for Work has helped over 28,000 women experiencing disadvantage find and keep work.

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Liberty Sanger on the pay gap

by Georgina Jerums | 19 Mar 2018

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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A chat with…Cara Hadzig, Rural Women’s Award Victorian Finalist

by Georgina Jerums | 14 Mar 2018

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…Jade Miles, Rural Women’s Award Victorian Finalist

by Georgina Jerums | 8 Mar 2018

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

by Georgina Jerums | 6 Mar 2018

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

by Georgina Jerums | 2 Mar 2018

It’s official: our state is the country’s leading tech hub.

The Hamer Scholarships Program  

Five minutes with…Hamer Scholar – Tyson Murphy

by Georgina Jerums | 26 Feb 2018

Get your skates on and apply for the Victorian Government’s Hamer Scholarship Program.

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Indian biotech pioneer appointed second Victorian Business Ambassador

by Georgina Jerums | 23 Feb 2018

Introducing Victoria’s second Business Ambassador, Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.

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Five minutes with … Mark Daniels, Executive Director, Social Traders

by Georgina Jerums | 19 Feb 2018

Mark Daniels is the executive director of the Melbourne-based not-for-profit Social Traders, which works closely with the Victorian Government.

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