A Victorian community pays tribute to former CFA volunteer who campaigned for a new community hub following the 2018 St Patrick Day bushfires.
Exterior photograph of the Garvoc Community on a sunny day
Construction & Infrastructure
View of Greensborough Hockey Club Pavillion
Building community through sport in Greensborough
Find out how a new multi-purpose pavilion is transforming hockey and connecting community.
Neil with his FC Holden purchased in 1998, nearly identical to his first Holden purchased in 1965.
Holden’s history and legacy lives on in Gippsland
The story behind the Trafalgar Holden Museum in central Gippsland started off with one man and his shed of Holden heritage motor cars.
Side by side photo of library bookshelves. On the left is the old lighting and darkened bookshelves, on the left is the new lighting and brightly lit shelves
The future is bright at the Mechanics’ Institute in Prahran
In 2021 the Victorian Government announced $100,000 in grants from the Public Libraries Funding Program for the 10 Mechanics’ Institutes offering libr
Overhead view of Shimroth Thomas, international student graduate and founder of Melbourne start-up Phycoforms, and a series of the building materials he made
Seaweed offers new sustainable building approach
A Melbourne start-up designing building materials using seaweed residue as a replacement for cement is in the early stages of testing and development.
Artist rendering of the exterior of the GovHub including facade artwork: Giramal (shield) Buri-Gutang Djaa (journey) by Natasha Carter
One building, four storeys, many stories: when Traditional Owners and architects design together
A collaboration led by Traditional Owners working with architects and designers will embed symbolic design features into Bendigo’s new GovHub.
Collage photographs of Brigit Heller, Thablay Khinshwe, Deb DeCarli and Vanessa Kearney
Regional women, champions in their field
Meet some extraordinary women across regional Victoria helping #BreakTheBias this International Women’s Day.
Overhead view of Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, 2021. Image courtesy of Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.
Quarries a stepping-stone for new parks and facilities
Many of Melbourne’s most loved gardens, cycling tracks and fishing spots were once quarries producing the materials that built the suburbs around them
Jamieson Asbock at the new Rawson Skate Park
New skate park in Rawson a hit with the locals
The small Baw Baw community of Rawson has been the driving force behind a new skate park that local kids and visitors to the region will love.
Artists, Matt Adnate, Levi Geebung, Tom Day and Campbell Roberts
Memory of Gunditjmara people soars high above Heywood
Heywood’s famous sky-high water tower has transformed into a towering tribute recognising Gunditjmara war heroes.
Image of the new outdoor gym equipment in Talbot
Tiny Talbot is big on active community
New outdoor gym equipment in Talbot in Victoria’s north-west is being taken up enthusiastically by the community, improving health and connections.
Image of Lindsay Wakefield
Going up: Moe lift business goes global
Moe GP Lindsay Wakefield has morphed into a market-leading manufacturer, selling custom lifts to the US, Japan, South East Asia and the Middle East.
Samaritan House project upon completion image credit to FormFlow
The small homes making a big difference
A Geelong-based manufacturer, a university and a men’s crisis accommodation are paving the way in creating sustainable housing.
Australia’s oldest wooden tall ship has returned to Victoria Harbour, Docklands.
Safe harbour: Alma Doepel drops anchor in Melbourne
After 10 years and 80,000 hours of painstaking restoration, Australia’s oldest wooden tall ship has returned to Victoria Harbour, Docklands.
The facade of the Prahran Mechanics Institute building
Mechanics’ Institutes evolving with their communities
From humble Scottish beginnings to landmarks around big cities and country towns, Mechanic’s Institutes have been around for over 200 years.
Image of Banksia home which are being manufactured and shipped to Senegal for a German Foreign Aid project
Campbellfield business hits a home run during the pandemic
Dr Jackson Yin’s kit home business pivoted online during lockdown, thanks to a $50,000 Business Victoria innovation grant.
Truck on a construction site on a turntable
How a Bendigo family engineering business has the world in a spin
From a revolving restaurant in Qatar, to a Las Vegas casino bar, to a Tehran telecommunication tower, Australian Turntable Company has gone global.
Soccer players training with bright lights
Funding boost lights up Waverley City Soccer Club
Waverley City Soccer Club will have a new home ground advantage for the growing number of football participants within the community.
