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New opportunities on track for people with a disability

by Office for Suburban Development | 15 Jun 2021

VIDEO: A new horse-riding centre has opened as part of a program that gives people with a disability the opportunity to ride horses.

Laura, the owner of the Little Bumble business is smiling and standing in infront of a Little Bumble signage.  

From Little Bumble to big buzz

by Editor | 10 Jun 2021

Business mentoring helps Little Bumble beeswax food wraps business grow from local hobby to national success.

Harry holding a bucket of coffee beans ready to be roated. He is standing next to a coffee roaster.  

Rutherglen bakery rises above the challenges

by Georgina Jerums | 25 May 2021

Valentines Bakery strengthened its business with a Victorian Government Regional Jobs Funds grant, helping it to expand.

2 primary school aged students planting herbs in the garden.Teacher on the left providing advice on how to remove seedlings from container.  

Growing connection in the next generation of gardeners

by Office for Suburban Development | 24 May 2021

Young green thumbs will grow their gardening knowledge as part of a new program, Connecting Junior Gardeners.

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Agriculture Victoria farm walk supports recovery at Wairewa

by Agriculture Victoria | 19 May 2021

Pasture walks connect fire-affected farmers and communities and offer support and information to help them recover.

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Future-proofing food from pests and climate change

by Agriculture Victoria | 18 May 2021

Scientists at Agriculture Victoria are investigating the links between climate change, pests and food production.

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In the driver’s seat: how mechanic Alice Anderson drove through gender barriers

by Georgina Jerums | 17 May 2021

In 1919 at the tender age of 22, Kew local Alice Anderson entered the history books by opening Australia’s first all-female car garage.

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Greening Victoria, one student research project at a time

by Georgina Jerums | 11 May 2021

Check out the ground-breaking research by two international students living and studying in Melbourne.

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Rural Assistance Commissioner Peter Tuohey taking the pulse of rural recovery

by Georgina Jerums | 6 May 2021

Helping Victorian farmers face challenges such as droughts, floods and bushfires are all in a day’s work for this experienced man of the land.

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Sarah Styles is out to Change Our Game

by Editor | 5 May 2021

Sarah Styles has always loved sport, and now she gets to take her passion to the next level at the Office for Women in Sport & Recreation.

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Murray River dreaming: Artworks set to transform Wodonga’s riverfront

by Georgina Jerums | 3 May 2021

VIDEO: Mick Bogie is constructing a larger-than-life platypus sculpture for the Burraja Art Trail, a five-kilometre path lining the Murray River.

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Treasure of goldrush artifacts unearthed at Bendigo GovHub site

by Editor | 29 Apr 2021

VIDEO: An extensive archaeological dig on the site of the Bendigo GovHub project has uncovered thousands of items from the city’s rich goldrush past.

Jason amongst the field  

Award-winning research scientist has finger on the pulse

by Agriculture Victoria | 28 Apr 2021

Jason Brand uses his passion for pulses to inform award-winning research that benefits growers and agronomists.

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Turning up the dial on fruit production

by Agriculture Victoria | 26 Apr 2021

In a world first, scientists in Victoria’s Goulburn Valley take inspiration from sundials to reap rewards for fruit growers and consumers.

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Researchers fast heading towards carbon neutral dairy farm

by Agriculture Victoria | 20 Apr 2021

Scientists aiming for the world’s first carbon neutral dairy farm in West Gippsland find new ways to use excess energy the farm generates.

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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 Regional Development Victoria | 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

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A Super Full Moon rising for Melbourne’s nocturnal winter festival

by Georgina Jerums | 8 Apr 2021

When the moon rises above the horizon from 26 May to 6 June, the city of Melbourne will come alive after dark with a new winter festival.

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