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Agriculture Victoria’s Fire Preparedness Toolkit can help you develop or review your pre-season planning.

H5 bird flu is present in wild birds in Victoria. Bird flu cannot be controlled in the wild.

Victorian farmers and regional communities will have better tools to manage future drought conditions.

Macedon Ranges Shire Council is inviting local community groups to apply for grants under the Australia Day Grants program, with applications now open and closing on 21 September.

More than 100 schools will receive grants to continue providing Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) in 2027.

A proactive water flow onto the Gunbower Forest floodplain is aimed at building resilience in native waterbird populations at a time when they need it most.

More than $4.5 million will help kinders upgrade buildings, playgrounds and buy equipment so every child can fully participate.

H5 bird flu is present in wild birds in Victoria. Bird flu cannot be controlled in the wild.

Victorian farmers and regional communities will have better tools to manage future drought conditions.

Victoria is facing one of its warmest and driest spring outlooks in some time, increasing the risk of an earlier and more active fire season across parts of the state.

And it did. I pulled twelve months of Google Trends data for Victoria and it tells the story plainly enough. From September last year right through to the end of March, search interest in "el niño" sat at zero. Flat, for seven straight months. Then in the second week of April, it jumps from nothing to the highest spike in the entire dataset, virtually overnight. That's not a slow build of curiosity. That's a headline landing on a Tuesday and search interest across half of Victoria climbing by Thursday.

Minister for Small and Family Business Natalie Suleyman has announced two new grant programs that will deliver up to $10,000 in funding for local business associations and trader groups. 

A Cudgewa dairy farmer and dedicated community volunteer has become the first ever woman to be crowned Footy's Favourite Farmer.

Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny has announced developments of up to four homes on a block will now get their applications assessed in just 10 business days.

A proven mentoring program that has already helped more than 500 First Nations young people will be expanded.

A Melbourne startup is developing a needle-free IVF treatment to transform patient care globally.

Land for housing across Victoria is being unlocked, fast tracking the delivery of thousands more homes.

The state government is delivering a spring works blitz to cut congestion and keep Victoria moving. 

Pothole-related search terms have risen most over the past 12 months across regional Victoria including "pothole compensation Victoria", "report pothole", "pothole claim", "road damage claim" But the sudden uptick was in “comprehensive car insurance” in relation to the pothole search which surged around February 22 when a massive tropical moisture system crossed the border that day and subsequent heavy weather went into early March. Severe weather updates from the Bureau of Meteorology warned of heavy downpours. This system eventually dumped historic, record-breaking rain across northern and central Victoria (e.g. over 180 mm in places like Ouyen and Sea Lake)

The state government says it is right that Victoria recognises the service of former senior public officials with dignity and respect.

New traffic and pedestrian lights, signalised turning lanes and improved lighting are now in place at the Graham Street and Hayes Street intersections with the highway, making the daily commute safer for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists in Shepparton.

Grants of up to $40,000 will be delivered to 13 organisations to ensure all Victorians can access support closer to home.