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Library on the lawn

25-02-2022

Library on the Lawn Festival, an end of summer event program hosted by State Library Victoria, returns bigger and better this month with a huge line-up of free activities and entertainment for Victorians of all ages.

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Road rule refresher

25-02-2022

As more Victorians return to the roads, a new road rule education tool has launched online to help everyone brush up on their road safety knowledge.

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Giving clubs a sporting chance

25-02-2022

Victorian community sports clubs are being encouraged to register as an activity provider to make it more affordable for families across the state to get into community sport.

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Still floating ideas, after all these years

25-02-2022

Fantasyland is a carousel that sits out the back of Tom Henderson’s place. It seats four, with two people propelling it by cranking an arm up and down.

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Victorian Biosecurity Reference Group appointed

24-02-2022

Helping to strengthen Victoria’s biosecurity system for the future will be the key focus of the inaugural Victorian Biosecurity Reference Group when it meets for the first-time next month.

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Women in sports media

24-02-2022

Women looking for a career in sports broadcasting will receive professional development and training to elevate their voices in the industry, thanks to the State.

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Sunshine supercharged

24-02-2022

Sunshine Station will be expanded to add a new regional platform by 2029, as part of its transformation into a transport superhub and the key connection point for the regions, Melbourne CBD and the airport.

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Expert voices to oversee the pandemic response

24-02-2022

The Minister for Health has today appointed a panel of independent experts to provide oversight and advice as part of Australia’s most transparent and accountable pandemic management framework.

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New Bendigo Court Hub

23-02-2022

The construction of Bendigo’s new $152.4 million regional court hub has passed the halfway mark, with the new facilities set to provide regional Victoria with even greater access to critical justice services. Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes visited the project site today to inspect progress on the modern, multi-jurisdictional regional courts.

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Funding for rainbow groups

23-02-2022

Organisations and groups who serve Victoria’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and queer communities will be able to apply for further funding to help them grow, as part of a new round of grants for LGBTIQ+ groups.

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Securing our wood supply

23-02-2022

The federal government will invest more than $86 million over five years to support the establishment of new plantations to lock-in future wood supply.

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Helping Basin communities

23-02-2022

The Australian Government has announced more successful grant recipients under the $20 million Murray–Darling Healthy Rivers Program, which is helping Basin communities to get out on the ground and restore their rivers and wetlands.

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Independent voices to oversee the pandemic response

22-02-2022

The Minister for Health has today appointed a panel of independent experts to provide oversight and advice as part of Australia’s most transparent and accountable pandemic management framework.

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Regional bid for the 2026 Commonwealth games

22-02-2022

The Victorian Government has signed a Heads of Agreement with the Commonwealth Games Federation and Commonwealth Games Australia to enter exclusive negotiations to bring the 2026 Commonwealth Games to the state – with a vision to deliver a model of Games unprecedented in the competition’s history.

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Hundreds more Hospo jobs

22-02-2022

More jobs are on the menu for Victorians looking for work in the hospitality sector, as the Andrews Labor Government boosts the number of workers in our pubs, restaurants and cafes.

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Healthy Rivers grants creating a healthier Mallee

22-02-2022

The Australian Government has announced more successful grant recipients under the $20 million Murray–Darling Healthy Rivers Program, which is helping Basin communities to get out on the ground and restore their rivers and wetlands.

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Money for boaties

21-02-2022

Up to $2 million in funding will be made available for boat ramp managers to undertake significant structural maintenance, making getting out on the water easier for all Victorians.

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Creaks and groans lead to paranormal career

21-02-2022

AROUND 18 months ago Dolly Adamson and her family moved into a century-old house in Kyneton. Not long after that the weirdness commenced, the shadows flickering in the corners, the creaks, the groans. All those little things that suggest that your new home harbours something more than you may expect or even wish for.

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Stories of Us – coming to CresFest 2022

21-02-2022

QUESTION: What do poet Banjo Paterson, singer Simon McDonald of Springmount, photographer Daisy Harriett Llewelyn and the people of Creswick have in common?

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New vegie foodie award

21-02-2022

BEST vanilla slice award? How many hundreds of bakeries lay claim to that prize. But there is a new prize in town for the cafés and pubs of the Macedon Ranges, The Edgy Veg award.

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End of pine plantation at Miners Rest

20-02-2022

IT CAN be hard taking down a Christmas tree at the end of December… but imagine taking down over 100 pine trees at the end of an era.

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Sadie after forever home

20-02-2022

BEAUTIFUL Sadie is now looking for her forever home after a life saving, crowd-funded operation. Sadie is a purpose-bred golden retriever born with a hereditary genetic condition issue known as ectopic ureter(s).

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Caro at Convent

20-02-2022

WALKLEY Award winning Australian columnist, author, novelist, broadcaster, documentary maker, feminist and social commentator Jane Caro will be at The Convent in Daylesford on Saturday, March 5.

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Nathan is getting ready to ChillOut

19-02-2022

WITH just a month to go, ChillOut director Emma Ireland chatted with ChillOut ambassador ABC weather reporter Nate Byrne.

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