4 April 2018
Latrobe Valley Businesses Tap E-Commerce Markets
March 20, 2018
The Andrews Labor Government is helping Latrobe Valley businesses affected by the closure of the Hazelwood power station and Carter Holt Harvey saw mill tap into the massive e-commerce market to find new customers. Minister for Small Business Philip Dalidakis today visited Morwell workwear business Ausworkwear & Safety – one of more than 50 local […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Small Business
Multi-Million Dollar Boost To Startup Skills And Services
March 20, 2018
The Andrews Labor Government will invest $2.9 million in educating thousands of Victorian startups though the state’s startup agency, LaunchVic. Sixteen service providers have been selected to run the education programs, with up to 2,000 places available to Victorian startup founders and their staff. The programs will vary in length and format, and include short […]
Victoria Boosting Trade And Investment With South Asia
March 15, 2018
The Andrews Labor Government is attracting new investments from top technology players in India with major software group Ramco Systems today announcing it will set up a state-of the-art innovation centre in Melbourne. Ramco, which already has its Oceania headquarters in Melbourne, will set up a Workforce Innovation Centre developing new technologies in artificial intelligence, […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Trade and Investment
Victoria, The Ag Tech Hub Of Australia
March 13, 2018
Victoria’s farmers have been given a digital boost with the Andrews Labor Government today announcing $15 million to enhance agricultural technology on farm. Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford made the announcement at the inaugural AgTech Summit in Melbourne, which will be a game-changer for Victoria’s $13 billion industry. The Labor Government is ensuring Victoria is […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Agriculture
New Victorian Hearing Aid Tech Is Music To All Ears
March 5, 2018
The Andrews Labor Government is backing local, world-first technology that will give Victorians – particularly those in regional areas – better access to more convenient, affordable hearing aids. The Facett hearing aid device allows users to test their hearing and manage their personalised settings in their own home via a computer or mobile device with […]
Mildura Sprouts Victoria’s First Agtech Hub
February 28, 2018
Australia’s leading national agtech innovation hub, SproutX today opened its doors in Mildura in a move that is set to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs across the Mallee region. SproutX is a Victorian-based AgTech business accelerator and national collaboration network. The organisation was established in 2016 to fast-track development of innovative ideas and technologies, […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Agriculture
Premier Talks Economy And Defence Jobs With US Leaders
February 23, 2018
Economic partnerships with business and the defence industry will be the main topic of conversation this week as Premier Daniel Andrews meets with leaders in the United States of America. During the three-day visit to Washington DC and New York Mr Andrews will promote Victoria’s economic and innovation credentials and strengthen international ties between the […]
Categories: Media Release, Premier
Protecting Australia And Boosting Regional Jobs
February 2, 2018
The Andrews Labor Government is partnering with BAE Systems in a bid to secure a multibillion-dollar land military vehicle project and create defence manufacturing and supply chain jobs in regional Victoria. Minister for Trade and Investment Philip Dalidakis today visited the Wodonga facility of Parker Hannifin Australia with Member for Indi Cathy McGowan. The company […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Trade and Investment
Manufacturing Jobs Just What The Doctor Ordered
January 10, 2018
Victoria’s manufacturing sector has received a healthy boost from a new state-of-the-art facility in Dandenong South that will create 150 new full-time jobs over the next three years. Nutribiotech, a leading nutritional supplement producer with factories in China, Korea and the US, has chosen Victoria as the location for its fourth global manufacturing facility thanks […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Trade and Investment
Fixing More Mobile Blackspots Across Regional Victoria
January 10, 2018
The Andrews Labor Government has abandoned the Commonwealth Mobile Black Spot Programme in favour of its own system which chooses mobile tower locations based on merit and necessity rather than political interests. The Labor Government will use the $11 million it planned to invest in the third round of the Commonwealth program to build new […]