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Some of these stories and associated images and/or video listed on these pages were produced before physical distancing regulations were introduced in Victoria.

Two women standing side by side in a shoe shop  

Improving digital capability helps retail businesses grow

by Office for Suburban Development | 10 May 2022

Businesses across Melbourne’s South-east have been upskilling and modernising their operations during the pandemic.

Atal Samad  

Empowering the next generation of international students

by Global Victoria | 2 May 2022

Atal Samad came here as an international student in 2013. He now works at Global Victoria, helping international students build careers in Victoria.

Tarantula Nebula by Astronomical Society of Victoria  

The sky’s no limit

by Regional Development Victoria | 27 Apr 2022

The Astronomical Society of Victoria’s all-abilities telescope is making the cosmos more accessible.

 

Strengthening care for children

by Regional Development Victoria | 27 Apr 2022

A pioneer program in the Wimmera Southern Mallee sets the benchmark for the future of regional healthcare in Victoria.

Latrobe Community Health Service’s dental prosthetics laboratory in Churchill  

Coming up smiles in the Latrobe Valley

by Regional Development Victoria | 19 Apr 2022

A dental prosthetics lab in the Latrobe Valley is helping students start their careers as dental technicians, providing vital services to locals.

Ripe Cheese stall at the Queen Victoria Market  

Business mentoring program central to the maturing of Ripe Cheese

by Editor | 11 Apr 2022

Hakim Halim is a Singaporean Asian cheesemonger who founded Ripe Cheese at the iconic Queen Victoria market, and whose online business is now growing.

Station Pier  

Keeping pests out of Victoria’s ports

by Agriculture Victoria | 4 Apr 2022

VIDEO: A new surveillance program within the Port of Melbourne and Station Pier is set to provide an early warning for introduced marine pests.

Paul Kelly performing at Rural Recharge in East Gippsland  

East Gippsland comes together after two long years

by Regional Development Victoria | 31 Mar 2022

VIDEO: After a few tough years, East Gippsland finally comes together over two big nights featuring Australian legend, Paul Kelly.

Dairy cows wearing heat and health monitoring collars. Image: Jo Holloway, Semex.  

Keeping cows healthy with fitbit technology

by Editor | 30 Mar 2022

Find out how a dairy farm is innovating in the Goulburn Valley to improve health and productivity.

Abhi and Smit (centre L-R) have enjoyed working on a new tech project with Sonia and Erin (outside L and R) from startup, Mountoken  

At the cutting edge of tech

by Editor | 24 Mar 2022

Working with a startup has been an exciting experience for students taking part in SummerTech LIVE.

Stuart Hearn’s mural at the Port of Echuca Discovery Centre  

Discovering Echuca’s past

by Regional Development Victoria | 21 Mar 2022

Stuart is a Yorta Yorta man, father of four and while he’s just started on his art journey, his contribution to the story of Echuca’s past is big.

Photograph of Andrea Evans-McCall  

Bringing global lessons to the Bass Coast

by Regional Development Victoria | 16 Mar 2022

Andrea Evans-McCall’s Churchill Fellowship is bringing her a step closer to changing education in Gippsland and removing barriers to employment.

Collage photographs of Brigit Heller, Thablay Khinshwe, Deb DeCarli and Vanessa Kearney  

Regional women, champions in their field

by Regional Development Victoria | 7 Mar 2022

Meet some extraordinary women across regional Victoria helping #BreakTheBias this International Women’s Day.

Clarke Street Pop-Up Park  

Clarke Street Pop-Up Park brings West Footscray community together

by Declan Boffa | 1 Mar 2022

Clarke Street Pop-Up Park has helped West Footscray Neighbourhood House - and volunteers like Chuping Yu - to tackle social isolation.

Exterior photograph of Dividing Creek Honey Farm  

Cattle farmer puts his honey where his mouth is

by Regional Development Victoria | 23 Feb 2022

A South Gippsland farmer is turning his passion for bees and their crucial role in food supply and the environment into his core business.

Person wearing scrubs laying on a hospital bed on top of a heated blanket, surrounded by medical equipment  

Geelong’s Care Essentials goes the distance

by Regional Development Victoria | 15 Feb 2022

Care Essentials' commitment to health currently has Geelong on the international map as exports of their warming blanket continue to build.

Pepo Farms staff lined up in a pumpkin field wearing matching shirts  

Pepo Farms: Turning change into opportunity

by Editor | 10 Feb 2022

In a business planning session some years ago, Pepo Farms identified a hypothetical pandemic as a risk. The reality has seen it provide new outcomes.

Boronia Community Breakfast program volunteers  

Free breakfasts helping the Boronia community access vital support services

by Anders Furze | 8 Feb 2022

A community breakfast program is connecting Boronia locals with support services and each other.

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