Minister for Education James Merlino today officially opened a conference set to showcase the role school libraries are playing in driving Victoria’s digital future and helping students to be their best. The School Library Association of Victoria’s ‘It’s a Digital World’ conference will explore all..

Premier Daniel Andrews has joined star Victorian golfer Jarrod Lyle to announce a new charity event being organised by the PGA to raise money for the Royal Children’s Hospital. Mr Andrews will take to the Royal Melbourne Golf Course for the fundraising event, Fore The..

Artist Glenda Nicholls has taken out Victoria’s richest Indigenous art prize, the Deadly Art Award, at the 2015 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards for her life-size textile works, A Woman’s Rite of Passage. Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley was at the Art Gallery of Ballarat..

24 hour public transport is coming to Victoria. From 1 January 2016, the Andrews Labor Government will trial all-night public transport on weekends – delivering a key election commitment. Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan and Minister for Police Wade Noonan outlined details of the one-year Homesafe..

Consultation and planning has begun on the Melbourne Metro Rail project one of Australia’s largest infrastructure projects: two nine-kilometre underground rail tunnels that will transform Melbourne’s public transport system. The Andrews Labor Government is asking every Victorian to share their views and take part in..

An extra 25,000 students and their families will receive help each year to pay for school uniforms, shoes, books and stationery through State Schools’ Relief thanks to the Andrews Labor Government’s $15.6 million commitment. Premier Daniel Andrews today joined students, teachers and parents at Maryborough..

Geotechnical investigations on Swanston St and the project’s community engagement push has already begun!

Premier Daniel Andrews joined Treasurer Tim Pallas and the Minister for Ports Luke Donnellan at the Port of Melbourne today, calling on the Coalition to keep its promise and support the lease of the Port of Melbourne. Speaking at the Port of Melbourne Operation Control Centre, the Premier mapped out the opportunities that will..

The Minister for Health today announced that the Andrews Labor Government is investing more than $207 million in public dental services in 2015-16. The announcement coincides with national Dental Health Week, which runs until Sunday 09 August. This funding will provide dental treatment to over 332,000..

New laws introduced in Parliament today will make it easier to prosecute and investigate online child pornography offences in Victoria. Attorney-General Martin Pakula said easy access to the internet and advances in technology have made sharing and distributing child pornography online more prevalent, and these..

Year 10 students facing financial barriers to completing education and training will be able to apply for two $25,000 scholarships, created in honour of Lynne Kosky. The Lynne Kosky Memorial VCAL Scholarships will be available to students planning to study the Victorian Certificate of Applied..

Up to sixty-five of our best and brightest university graduates, from across a range of fields including law, economics and science, will bring their diverse skills to classrooms across Victoria next year as part of the Teach For Australia program. Minister for Education James Merlino..

Twenty-eight children from Debney Meadows Primary School today set off on their first-ever school camp thanks to a $148.3 million Andrews Labor Government fund which helps cover the costs of school activities for disadvantaged families. Member for Essendon Danny Pearson  joined parents and staff to..

Melbourne Museum’s popular children’s gallery is being redeveloped and renamed the Pauline Gandel Children’s Gallery. Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley today visited the Museum to announce the renaming and declared a new era for children visiting the gallery to learn through play. The gallery..

The Andrews Labor Government will establish a new $200 million Agriculture Infrastructure and Jobs Fund to drive economic growth, create jobs, boost exports and support Victorian farmers from paddock to port. Minister for Roads and Ports, Luke Donnellan today joined Member for Geelong Christine Couzens..

Farmers and regional communities in Western Victoria will benefit from a new $200 million Agriculture Infrastructure and Jobs Fund that will drive economic growth, create jobs and boost exports from paddock to port. Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford and Member for Buninyong  Geoff Howard today..

The Premier’s Jobs and Investment Panel, which brings together some of Victoria’s brightest business minds, met for the first time today. Premier Daniel Andrews, along with Treasurer Tim Pallas, Minister for Employment Jacinta Allan, Minister for Industry Lily D’Ambrosio and Minister for Small Business, Innovation..

Minister for Planning Richard Wynne has led a push for stronger rules around building product certification to improve fire safety, while at a national Building Ministers Forum held in Melbourne on Friday. Mr Wynne put fire safety in high-rise buildings on the forum agenda following..