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Medicinal cannabis flowers in Greater Shepparton

by Regional Development Victoria | 23 Jan 2023

Greater Shepparton will soon be home to the lawful production and supply of this plant with therapeutic benefits.

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Reservoir breathes new life

by Editor | 17 Oct 2022

VIDEO: Revitalising Reservoir will make one of Melbourne’s largest suburbs safer, greener, and easier to navigate.

Photograph of Adjunct Associate Professor Helen Frazer standing at a podium in front of a microphone smiling  

Transforming breast cancer screening with artificial intelligence

by Editor | 11 Oct 2022

Computers that can quickly and accurately identify cancer patterns have the potential to save lives and transform the breast screening process.

Side by side pf two photos - on the left is Lana Russel outside smiling on a sunny day, on the right is Lee Manning in front of an SES truck and holding her SES uniform  

Celebrating Australasian Women in Emergencies Day

by Agriculture Victoria | 10 Oct 2022

Today, on Australasian Women in Emergencies Day, we're honouring the valuable contribution of women in emergency management and disaster resilience.

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Reservoir’s Birds and Beans Cafe offers breakfast, lunch and training

by Editor | 6 Oct 2022

VIDEO: Students in Reservoir can ease into hospitality work at the Birds & Beans Community Training Café, thanks to a funding injection from the Victo

City of Ballarat Mayor Daniel Moloney  

An engine room for growth in regional Victoria

by Editor | 28 Sep 2022

A $30 million initiative between the Victorian Government and the City of Ballarat to create jobs and support the region’s economic growth.

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Commissioner pursues a fair playing field in tricky times

by Jobs Victoria | 30 Aug 2022

Fairness starts with listening for Victoria’s new Local Jobs First Commissioner, Moana Weir.

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Careers STEM from curiosity

by Lewis Hill | 17 Aug 2022

For National Science Week 2022, six scientists working across the resources sector highlight what inspired them and their careers.

Artist rendering of the exterior of the GovHub including facade artwork: Giramal (shield) Buri-Gutang Djaa (journey) by Natasha Carter  

One building, four storeys, many stories: when Traditional Owners and architects design together

by Regional Development Victoria | 6 Jul 2022

A collaboration led by Traditional Owners working with architects and designers will embed symbolic design features into Bendigo’s new GovHub.

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Broadening career horizons for Gippsland students

by Editor | 31 May 2022

Find out how an innovative program is helping students stay at school and improve their job prospects.

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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 with the Digital Pathways Program.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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Making history: meet Australia’s first female astronaut

by Georgina Jerums | 25 Jan 2022

Swinburne University space lecturer Kim Ellis will become Australia’s first female astronaut when she blasts off into space in 2023.

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