The Victorian Government is making it easier and safer to move around Rutherglen’s historic town centre, with pedestrian‑safety upgrades set to begin this month following a $1.3 million investment.
The state government is supporting young people from refugee backgrounds to access vital road safety education and supervised driving experience through a new pilot program delivered by the Salvation Army as part of the TAC L2P initiative.
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) says National Apprentice Week is the time to highlight the urgent need to expand apprentice training if Australia is to address ongoing housing shortages and meet future housing demand.
Child and Family Services Ballarat (Cafs) is encouraging individuals and families across the Central Highlands region to seek support early if they are feeling overwhelmed by financial stress, following new research released by The Salvation Army.
Hepburn Shire Council is offering residents a reusable product voucher to reduce the upfront costs associated with purchasing reusable nappy, period and incontinence products
Macedon Ranges Council, in partnership with the Goldfield Libraries and Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group, has announced the return of ChangeMakers Macedon Ranges: a two-week festival of climate and sustainability events.
It's not every day an opportunity shop says it does not want any more donations of clothing, furniture, books, pretty much everything.
But it's not every day a bag of goods infested with bed bugs is dropped off.
Putting their local area to good use, the Musk CFA brigade recently transported 50 rolls of hay to the Harcourt Relief Station.
CFA secretary John Franklin said the majority of the grass was donated by Rijk Zwaan of Musk from one of their surrounding paddocks with farmer Trevor Brown cutting and rolling it with help from Jed Neville and the rest of the brigade.
The state government is helping the Latrobe Valley attract the key workers it needs to enable greater community access to essential health and aged care services, with new worker housing in Newborough completed.
Hundreds more Victorian children will soon be given the chance to learn, explore and play in nature, with the state government expanding the highly popular Bush Kinder program.
Bendigo local and women’s cricket trailblazer Barbara Rae has been immortalised in bronze, with a new sculpture in her honour revealed as part of the state government’s Victorian Women’s Public Art Program.
