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Ultra Violette Skincare co-founders Ava Matthews and Rebecca Jefferd  

Ultra Violette is building a female-led global beauty brand

by Global Victoria | 16 Jan 2023

Beauty aficionados and co-founders, Ava Matthews and Rebecca Jefferd, are on their way to building a global skinscreen brand.

Front view of a display home surrounded by lush trees  

Off-grid housing project promotes sustainable living

by Regional Development Victoria | 16 Dec 2022

A new sustainable, off-grid living project in Bass Coast is aiming to change homeowners’ perceptions about new builds, while creating local jobs.

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.

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.

Shippy's cafe: a popular spot along the Murray.  

Ship to shore: Mildura’s famous shipping container café is moving

by Regional Development Victoria | 13 Jan 2022

Mildura’s riverfront isn’t the only place going through a transformation. Meet Michael Shipsides, owner of Shippy’s café.

Susie Arambasic  

Embrace the festive spirit: buy local

by Georgina Jerums | 16 Dec 2021

Victorians are supporting small businesses across the state over the festive season and beyond.

Andrew Cox (Photo supplied by MLA)  

Putting Victorian red meat on international tables

by Global Victoria | 9 Dec 2021

Andrew Cox, who heads up international markets at Meat and Livestock Australia, speaks about new markets while managing the impact of the pandemic.

Image of Lindsay Wakefield  

Going up: Moe lift business goes global

by Georgina Jerums | 1 Dec 2021

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.

Image of Susan Oliver  

Send me an angel: how Susan Oliver AM is backing Victorian business

by Georgina Jerums | 26 Nov 2021

Susan Oliver is a leader in the field and a passionate and committed supporter of women-led startups, helping to drive success.

Emma Bamblett and Megan Van Den Berg  

Kinya Lerrk takes Aboriginal Victorians on a sensory journey to Country

by Editor | 16 Nov 2021

With help from a grant from the First Peoples’ Business Support Fund, two artists have repivoted their business to trade through the pandemic.

Kamal Grewal, Manjinder Grewal, Aman Grewal.  

Farming their way - the Grewal family makes history in the Mallee

by Agriculture Victoria | 15 Nov 2021

Twenty years ago, four brothers arrived in Australia from India. Today they head up a major agricultural enterprise in the Victorian Mallee.

Jockey raising his arms and happy that he has won the melbourne cup  

Victoria races back to life

by Editor | 4 Nov 2021

The state is back open for business with the long weekend marking the return of major events in Victoria.

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

by Georgina Jerums | 7 Oct 2021

Dr Jackson Yin’s kit home business pivoted online during lockdown, thanks to a $50,000 Business Victoria innovation grant.

Image of 3 people showing their craft goods  

Women’s business incubator fostering new beginnings

by Regional Development Victoria | 14 Sep 2021

Women from culturally diverse communities are being empowered through a business incubator, funded by the Victorian Government.

Truck on a construction site on a turntable  

How a Bendigo family engineering business has the world in a spin

by Georgina Jerums | 2 Sep 2021

From a revolving restaurant in Qatar, to a Las Vegas casino bar, to a Tehran telecommunication tower, Australian Turntable Company has gone global.

Image of Karliegh in the farm paddock with her three dogs.  

Farmer wants a bookkeeper

by Agriculture Victoria | 22 Jul 2021

How online learning is helping Victoria’s young farmers secure their future in agriculture.

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.

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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