VIDEO: The Mallacoota bushfires destroyed Carol & Paul family business, but a grant from the Victorian Government helped them get back on their feet.
Owners of the Mallacoota's Greek Soul Food in front of their portable food business..
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Engineers inspecting core samples
Higher ground: how three Victorian women are making their mark in the resources sector
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’re giving a shout-out to three women who are ground-breaking…. in every sense of the word.
Bowl of cherries on wooden table
A fruitful cherry season, in spite of the challenges
Koala Cherries did a massive pivot to get cherries to dining tables this summer.
Artist Kaff-eine working on a mural
Street artist Kaff-eine creates art for heart’s sake in Melbourne's CBD
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
Learn how a communications professional was placed in the frontline of getting crucial health information to non-English speaking communities.
Artwork created by the Torch
Carving out a brighter future
Morwell’s new GovHub building has teamed up with Correction Victoria’s The Torch program to create artworks with a difference.
Artist impression of the Gargarro Regional Botanic Gardens
Sowing the seeds for Northern Victorian tourism
Gargarro Regional Botanic Garden is set to be a major attraction for the Goulburn Valley and Loddon Mallee region.
Outdoor tables, courtyard of restaurant
Geelong café goes al fresco with its COVIDSafe Plan
A Geelong café reveals how the COVIDSafe plan is helping business.
Illustration of character performing mediation or yoga on a computer
Mental health course a lifeline for small business
The Victorian Government has teamed up with St John Ambulance to launch a Mental Health and Wellbeing Program to help businesses doing it tough.
Summer from from Mt Buller in Victoria's High Country
High hopes of a new career for a High Country local
Meet Annabel, one of the many young people who moved to regional Victoria to pursue a rejigged career during the pandemic.
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Securing jobs for Victorians who are ready to get back to work
Having found a full-time job herself, see how one community leader in Victoria’s Ethiopian community is helping others find work through.
Adam working with Miepol
Working for Victoria delivers a new job – and new joy – for Adam
After a heartbreaking start to 2020 for Adam, things are finally turning around.
Nicholas in front of the secondbite truck
A second bite of the employment apple
Amid widespread job loss and uncertainty, a Victorian Government employment program matches the newly unemployed with businesses.
Lucy in her protective cleaning gear
Government pandemic response helps Victorians return to work
Thousands of Victorians have returned to work as part of the Working for Victoria initiative.
Kate Cornick, CEO of LaunchVic.
LaunchVic’s Kate Cornick: tapping the entrepreneurial spirit
VIDEO: LaunchVic recently announced support to help startups during this challenging time. We spoke with its CEO late last year about its role.
photo of the local pelican
Rebuilding Mallacoota’s abalone plant after the bushfires
VIDEO: Work is underway to rebuild Mallacoota’s iconic abalone processing plant, which was destroyed by bushfires in January.
Tracey Evans
Taking steps towards the future through Victoria’s first Treaty
Tracey Evans is one of nine executive directors of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria. Learn about her hopes for Victoria's first Treaty.
Employee at Yarra View Nursery working with the plants
Yarra View Nursery growing opportunities for people living with disability
VIDEO: We visited Australia’s largest social enterprise nursery, where a Victorian Government procurement program is blooming.
