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Minister for Environment and Climate Action Lily D’Ambrosio has announced that the management of Kyabram Fauna Park will be taken over by Zoos Victoria, supported by a $3 million grant.

Three hundred 300 forest firefighters are being recruited to help keep Victorians safe over the upcoming fire season.

Hepburn Shire Council has released a tender for construction of the Creswick Trails Network, a major milestone for the multi-million dollar project, which will see 60km of mountain bike trails built in and around the Regional Park, State Forest and plantation lands of Creswick.

Minister for Mental Health Gabrielle Williams has unveiled the Regional Mental Health Workforce Incentives program, which aims to attract and retain workers in state-funded mental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) services across rural and regional Victoria.

We mean 'farm advisor' to be anyone involved in providing advice to farmers (from agronomists, accountants, bank managers and rural supplies companies).

Applications are now open in regional Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne for the $20 million Living Local Fund.

Property owners whose fence lines are encroaching onto a road reserve in Lancefield will no longer need to move the existing fences as part of the footpath construction process.

More Aboriginal athletes will be winning on the field, court and track with grants to boost participation and cover the costs of things like uniforms, equipment and travel to sporting carnivals.

Stock Sense is teaming up with several expert speakers to present at a FREE workshop on a range of sheep and goat health, welfare, and biosecurity topics.

Details about Agriculture Victoria events can now be found in one spot on our website. Log on to agriculture.vic.gov.au/events to find out what's on.

A wetter-than-normal month in many areas has seen soil moisture rapidly increase particularly in the south-west and west Gippsland.

Victorian fox and wild dog collections continue.  Electronic funds transfer (EFT) is the preferred method of payment, so please bring your EFT details to the collection centre.

Are you considering stock containment yards as a way of dealing with current and future climate variability?

Entries are now open for the WorkSafe Awards – Commitment to workplace health and safety on a farm – until 15 July.

Calling all small-scale and craft producers!

Restrictions are now in place to prohibit the movement of bees from New South Wales into Victoria.

Every year, in some regions of Victoria, there are emergency events involving livestock, such as bushfires, floods, and emergency animal diseases.

The State Government is boosting regional tourism and jobs while fostering Victoria’s unique native wildlife, with a fourth site for Zoos Victoria.

The State Government is providing a boost to the environment and local Ballarat jobs by recycling hundreds of tonnes of plastic waste and repurposing it into transport projects across the state.

The State Government is helping Victoria’s up and coming sporting stars boost their competition with grants supporting athlete development as well as travel and accomodation costs.

A municipal monitor will be appointed to the Horsham Rural City Council to help guide good governance and help forge its strong future.

The state’s new liquor regulator, Liquor Control Victoria, has today been established and will play a vital role in helping reduce liquor-related harm and ensuring the liquor industry continues to receive the strongest regulatory oversight.

The village of Mount Macedon has been announced the inaugural winner of the Tiny Town category at the Victorian Top Tourism Town Awards 2022 held at the RACV Healesville Country Club and Resort on Wednesday 6 July.

Safe driving rewards and easier registration and licensing are among benefits being delivered to motorists across the state, with the transformation of VicRoads to streamline interactions for millions of Victorians.