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New authority and strategy for Latrobe Valley mine rehabilitation
The rehabilitation of the Latrobe Valley’s brown coal mines will be steered by experts and locals through the creation of a new authority and a strategy to guide rehabilitation planning and works over the coming decades.
Digital Opportunities Roadshow online success
Small Business Victoria, in partnership with the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry launched the Digital Opportunities Roadshow in Ararat in February this year.
Mount Buffalo to become year-round tourism destination
The Victorian Government is investing in the future of Mount Buffalo as a 12-months-a-year tourism destination through support for new “eco pod” accommodation.
Working for Victoria helping the bushfire recovery
Dozens of people left jobless by the coronavirus pandemic will be recruited to work in bushfire recovery efforts, helping Victorians affected by two very different types of emergencies.
Building big to create jobs and drive our state’s recovery
The Victorian Government has announced $2.7 billion to build the projects that matter to Victoria – and create the jobs that matter to Victorians.
Working for Victoria’s cleaning blitz
Hundreds of extra cleaners will hit local streets across regional Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne in a four-week blitz to help slow the spread of coronavirus and support jobs.
Funding for sport, tourism and cultural icons
The Victorian Government is supporting Victorian sport, tourism and creative industries, with a $150 million Experience Economy Survival Package to support sporting clubs and competitions across the state
Providing roles for those who need them through Working for Victoria
Almost 1300 people who were looking for a job due to the coronavirus crisis (COVID-19) have already been placed in roles through the Victorian Government’s $500 million Working for Victoria Fund.
New AFL game and Chinese festival announced for June
The Victorian Government has secured the AFL Round 12 game between St Kilda and Port Adelaide which has been relocated from Shanghai to Melbourne and will harness the occasion to celebrate the local Chinese community.
Supporting our native food and botanicals industry
The Victorian Government will partner with the Federation of Victoria Traditional Owner Corporations to support the development of a native food and botanicals industry in Victoria and support local jobs.