Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 11th May 2022 - The historic transfer will be the largest parcel of private land to be returned to traditional owners in Victoria.The iconic Neds Corner Station conservation reserve is set to be …
Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 20th June 2019 - Lightweight, single-use plastic shopping bags are set to be banned from all Victorian food and retail stores, with conservation groups labelling the move as a first step in the long…
Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 25th October 2018 - The announcement of a mental health royal commission by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, if re-elected next month, is a historic moment, a sector leader says. Andrews made the announcement…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 21st December 2017 - Victoria’s first Social Impact Bond (SIB), which launched on Thursday in a bid to deliver a targeted program to end long-term homelessness in 2018, will depart from the traditional…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 5th September 2017 -
The Victorian government has become the first Australian state to introduce legislation in a bid to have its renewable energy targets enshrined in law, but the move has received a…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 22nd August 2017 -
The Victorian government has introduced legislation for new long-term tenancy agreements but advocacy groups have warned the move only “tinkers around the edges” instead of looking…
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 5th July 2017 -
The Victorian government has cut contracts with NSW-based disability services provider Lifestyle Solutions after an independent review identified a number of concerns in relation…
Wendy Williams, Friday, 28th April 2017 - A new census has been launched to find Victoria’s “hidden” family violence workers.The census, which is a result of the Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence, gives workers…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 27th April 2017 -
The Victorian government is looking to divest a number of disability services to the non-government sector in the next step of the roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme…
Wendy Williams, Friday, 31st March 2017 - Disadvantaged high school students are being given a taste of what it means to work in government through a new partnership that aims to ensure future job seekers from underprivileged…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 16th February 2017 -
The Victorian government has released what it describes as Australia’s first-ever strategy for social enterprises to strengthen the sector and create more employment opportunities…
Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 8th February 2017 - The Victorian government faces new legal action, led by the Human Rights Law Centre, to stop children being detained in Barwon prison.In the Supreme Court challenge, launched on …
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