Victoria’s Commissioner to Southeast Asia is Brett Stevens, a former fish farmer, now hooked on life in chaotic, colourful Jakarta.
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Export and Trade
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Boston calling: meet Victoria’s third Business Ambassador
Victoria’s latest Business Ambassador, Professor Ian Meredith, is opening trade doors in the healthcare space across North America.
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Meet the Commissioner for Victoria to China – Tim Dillon
Engagement with China is very important to Victoria, both strategically and economically.
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Meet the Commissioner for Victoria to South Asia – Michelle Wade
We catch up with the Commissioner for Victoria to South Asia, Michelle Wade.
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Stawell in the limelight
On Easter Monday, the running of the 137th Stawell Gift again put western Victoria on the national stage, boosting local businesses big and small.
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Chinese thirsting for Victorian craft beer
China’s beer market is the world’s biggest, worth more than A$490 billion/year, and changing tastes mean there is fast-growing demand for craft beer.
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Export spotlight: Tapping China’s e-commerce opportunities
JD.com’s new Melbourne headquarters is helping Victorian businesses access more than 292 million new customers in China.
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Runway City: Melbourne Fashion Festival
The Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival is on until 18 March. We chat with the chair, David Briskin, about the festival.
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Victorian lamb on the menu in China
China’s expanding middle class is dishing up export opportunities for Victorian lamb producers.
The Hamer Scholarships Program
Five minutes with…Hamer Scholar – Tyson Murphy
Get your skates on and apply for the Victorian Government’s Hamer Scholarship Program.
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Indian biotech pioneer appointed second Victorian Business Ambassador
Introducing Victoria’s second Business Ambassador, Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.
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Sweet Success at the Confectionery House
Thomastown chocolate and honeycomb producer is creating jobs and expanding its production of sweets thanks to a Victorian Government grant.
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Victorian abalone pioneers win top export Agribusiness award
We spotlight a Victorian abalone operation that clinched gold at the recent Australian Export Awards (AEA).
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Sweet times ahead for Mildura chocolate maker
Read how a social enterprise in regional Victoria is thriving, thanks to a partnership with the Victorian Government and some tasty products!
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Victorian businesswomen get first-hand look into Asian markets
Victorian businesswomen are being helped to go global as part of a revamped Victorian Women in International Business program.
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How one Mildura almond nursery is branching out in a big way
Collaborating with a Spanish almond nursery is reaping rewards for one Mildura-based nursery.
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Victoria’s manufacturing sector records 12 months of growth
Victorian manufacturing has always been the heart of Australian manufacturing and a keystone of the Victorian economy.
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Taking Victorian cool climate wines to the world
Victorian Government funding is helping to put Victorian regions on the international wine appreciation map.
