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Mat Bowtell  

Meet the Phillip Island engineer delivering free 3D-printed hands to the world

by Regional Development Victoria | 4 Feb 2021

Phillip Island based engineer, Mat Bowtell, made an unusual choice after he was retrenched from the automotive industry – he decided to work for free.

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Meet Dr Kyla Finlay, Victoria’s Locust Commissioner

by Georgina Jerums | 28 Jan 2021

Locust plagues may sound biblical but they’re a real and present threat to Aussie farmers.

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Meet Victoria’s female cyber warriors

by Georgina Jerums | 22 Jan 2021

We profile three women working in cyber security in our state. 

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Swooping in to improve healthcare access in regional Victoria

by Regional Development Victoria | 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 Jobs 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

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Personal experience drives professional passion in Working for Victoria recruit

by Jobs 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.

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Keeping watch for plant pests key for biosecurity

by Georgina Jerums | 7 Dec 2020

Agriculture Victoria scientists are keeping our state’s $3.2 billion agricultural sector safe from plant pests. Here’s how.  

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.

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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.

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Weed spotters protect our native plants and ecosystems

by Agriculture Victoria | 20 Nov 2020

As 2020 is the inaugural International Year of Plant Health, we chat with ‘Weed Spotter’ Tricia Stewart about why protecting plants is vital.

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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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Brewing up a new business plan

by Georgina Jerums | 4 Nov 2020

Take a look at how Ballarat’s Red Duck microbrewery is riding out the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Here’s cheers: Grampians wineries throw open their virtual cellar door

by Georgina Jerums | 4 Nov 2020

Revenue dipped between 40 and 95 per cent at Grampians wineries during recent restrictions, but a virtual cellar door is helping to turn that around.

Federation University Gippsland  

The road back: a helping hand for Gippsland’s bushfire-affected businesses

by Georgina Jerums | 14 Oct 2020

Many Gippsland bushfire-affected businesses are getting back on their feet via a course at Federation University that will help them upskill & reskill

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Collingwood book business has designs to expand online

by Georgina Jerums | 13 Oct 2020

Podcasts and live author talks are just two of the ways a Collingwood book business is courting an online crowd.

Ron Gauci, CEO of the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA)  

Technology, the essential worker

by Georgina Jerums | 11 Jun 2020

We speak to a tech-industry expert to understand the essential role technology has played in ushering us through coronavirus (COVID-19).

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