Engineer Tara Halliday, one of three women who has received a 2019 Women on Boards scholarship, is helping to reduce our environmental footprint.
Mining & Resources
Sarah Callil photo
Engineering change: a chat with Sarah Callil
With experience in the mining, oil and gas industries, engineer Sarah Callil is an “agent of change.”
Panoramic view from Mt Buffalo towards the Victorian Alpine valley
What lies beneath: Victoria’s alps are getting bigger
New geological research confirms that thanks to New Zealand, the Victorian Alps are rising.
Loretta Fallaw.
Mining for diversity: meet Loretta Fallaw
A new mining scholarship aims to help more women, such as Loretta, gain a seat in boardrooms.
Breaking the ground for the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain trial.
Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel commends world-first hydrogen plant in Victoria
Victoria is set to be a global player in hydrogen energy through its new Latrobe Valley coal plant trial.
Farmers walking on their land
A new resource to help landowners and mineral explorers
A new pilot program allowing for improved negotiation between landowners & mineral explorers has been welcomed in regional Victoria.
Jane Burton Portrait
Digging it: Meet one woman in mining who’s making her mark
Mining has traditionally been a male-dominated sector, but here’s one woman who’s levelling the playing field.
Group of people with the gold nugget
Welcome Stranger: History points to golden future
John Deason & Richard Oates are not household names but perhaps they should be. 150 years ago this month, they made a discovery that still makes news.
David on the left and Paul on the right looking at the camera
Melbourne’s mining credentials on display
VIDEO: Australia's largest mining event was on in Melbourne. We speak to a team of technology makers whose new product could change mining.
Infographic: Quantity of production - 57.4M tonnes, Value of construction activity in Victoria
Earth Resources industry booming in Victoria
What is an ‘earth resource’ and why does it matter to Victoria? A new snapshot of the industry details the answer, as well as other lead findings.
scientist explaining the process on the map on the wall
Science takes to the sky in south west Victoria
New technology allows Victorian geologists to get closer to the rocky centre of gas exploration.
Scientists Tiffany Bold and Charlotte Iverach with Geological Survey of Victoria Director, Paul McDonald
Victorian Gas Program helping break gender stereotypes
Life for a woman working in the geoscience sector 40 years ago was, quite literally, like entering a minefield. Today the industry is now different.
Dr Amanda Caples
Five minutes with … Victoria’s Lead Scientist, Dr Amanda Caples
Dr Amanda Caples, appointed as Victoria’s Lead Scientist in mid-2016, walks us through her career and shares her love for all things science.
Dr Amanda Caples poses with Ken Sherry, Anthony Hurst and David Whittam
Gas report drills down into the detail
The first update into a three-and-a-half-year study of Victoria’s gas reserves and resources is now available.
A large green field on a sunny day with blue skies
New agtech project for Victoria to harvest smart farm data
Victoria’s reputation as Australia’s most innovative agriculture state reinforced by a new partnership between Bosch Australia and Monash University.
Melbourne city at night time
Victoria’s trade strategy to drive export and investment
Victoria’s new trade statement identifies global trends in a drive to get businesses to seize international trade breaks.
Ian Harper smiling towards the camera
Victoria to benefit from all things mining
While mining had us thinking it had run its course, it turns out it hasn’t run out of steam yet. It’s still paying major dividends for Victoria.
Elizabeth Lewis Gray smiling towards camera
Gekko Mining Services
Gekko is a Victorian firm that is blazing an international trial in the rapidly growing mining equipment, technology and services (METS) sector.
