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COVID-19 Response & Recovery

We're showcasing the innovative and agile people and businesses who have adapted to working or doing business in the new environment created by coronavirus. They are inspiring, interesting and thought-provoking, highlighting stories of recovery.

Singer looking up with eyes closed. Midsumma Festival signage in the background  

Midsumma Festival highlights: celebrating diversity in Melbourne

by Georgina Jerums | 19 Apr 2021

A selection of six of the best events from a thoroughly stellar line-up, happening at Midsumma Festival between 19 April and 5 May.

Chris from Sailors Grave pouring his brew in a glass structure  

Sailors Grave sets sail on new adventure

by Editor | 15 Apr 2021

VIDEO: After the 2019 bushfires, the couple behind Sailors Grave brewery are finally about to realise their ambition of building a tourist destination

An image of Andrew Wang outside the hospital  

Skilled migrant healthcare worker made a difference on Melbourne’s COVID-19 frontline

by Georgina Jerums | 22 Mar 2021

Dr Andrew Wang is a medical professional with a skilled migrant visa working at Sunshine Hospital in Melbourne’s West.

Jarrod interviewing and looking though historical items  

Storytowns adds another dimension to regional Victoria with interactive audio tours

by Joss Roche | 11 Feb 2021

After years working in radio and travelling around the world, Jarrod Pickford returned to regional Victoria and realised his passion was storytelling.

Actor singing at the stage performance of Come From Away  

Come From Away raises the curtain in Melbourne to standing ovations

by Editor | 9 Feb 2021

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.

Bowl of cherries on wooden table  

A fruitful cherry season, in spite of the challenges

by Georgina Jerums | 8 Feb 2021

Koala Cherries did a massive pivot to get cherries to dining tables this summer.

Drone flying in the parkland  

Swooping in to improve healthcare access in regional Victoria

by Nick Adams | 18 Jan 2021

Where fast & safe medical testing has become more important than ever, now is the time to improve how we deliver medical supplies. Why not use drones?

Artist Kaff-eine working on a mural  

Street artist Kaff-eine creates art for heart’s sake in Melbourne's CBD

by Working for Victoria | 14 Dec 2020

Street artist Kaff-eine joins more than 150 creatives - designers, music producers, light specialists & more, being recruited to revive the city lanes

Image of Thanh Do  

Personal experience drives professional passion in Working for Victoria recruit

by Working for Victoria | 10 Dec 2020

Learn how a communications professional was placed in the frontline of getting crucial health information to non-English speaking communities.

Installation View - Piinpi: Contemporary Indigenous Fashion  

A regional art tour: 5 galleries to visit this summer

by Georgina Jerums | 10 Dec 2020

In the mood for a cultural fix over the holiday season? Look no further. These five regional galleries have you sorted.

Owners of the Noisy Ritual  

An East Brunswick winery starts pouring again

by Editor | 4 Dec 2020

Melbourne’s hospitality scene is once more flipping the sign in their windows to ‘open’ thanks to a Victorian Government's program.

student selecting some vegetables at foodbank  

Now open: free Melbourne supermarket for international students

by Georgina Jerums | 23 Nov 2020

For Melbourne’s international students experiencing hardship, a free supermarket is helping them get by.

Image of an industrial coffee machine  

A fresh brew: Abbotsford coffee operation gets a reset

by Georgina Jerums | 23 Nov 2020

With help from a free, online Business Victoria-supported course, Abbotsford’s Bureaux Coffee is getting through the pandemic.

Photo of Kylie Sambrooks - Your Memories  

From funeral items to PPE: how a Croydon business reinvented itself

by Georgina Jerums | 19 Nov 2020

Croydon’s ‘Your Memories’ has expanded to sell Personal Protective Equipment to funeral directors, helped along by a Business Support Fund grant.

Artist impression of the Gargarro Regional Botanic Gardens  

Sowing the seeds for Northern Victorian tourism

by Georgina Jerums | 16 Nov 2020

Gargarro Regional Botanic Garden is set to be a major attraction for the Goulburn Valley and Loddon Mallee region.

Outdoor tables, courtyard of restaurant  

Geelong café goes al fresco with its COVIDSafe Plan

by Cath Vallence | 12 Nov 2020

A Geelong café reveals how the COVIDSafe plan is helping business.

Image of relaxed products, towels, sun hat, and candles.  

Homewares store ramps up business with COVID safety on point

by Cath Vallence | 11 Nov 2020

Surf coast retailer embraces reopening with a COVIDSafe plan.

Illustration of character performing mediation or yoga on a computer  

Mental health course a lifeline for small business

by Georgina Jerums | 9 Nov 2020

The Victorian Government has teamed up with St John Ambulance to launch a Mental Health and Wellbeing Program to help businesses doing it tough.

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Victorians are responding to coronavirus (COVID-19) in innovative and inspiring ways, showcasing stories of recovery.

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