Chris Edwards, Vision Australia Chief Mission Officer explained that Vision Australia is concerned by the announcement by Victorian government banning the use of smart glasses in schools across the state in 2027. Edwards said that smart glasses have shown to be an important piece of assistive technology for people who are blind or have low…
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Australia Post breaks ground on a multimillion-dollar parcel facility in Gippsland
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Australia Post has broke ground on a multimillion-dollar parcel facility in Gippsland, marking a significant investment in regional Victoria that will strengthen its network and support the continued growth of eCommerce across the Latrobe City. The new Gippsland Parcel Facility will bring together Australia Post and StarTrack operations from Moe, Morwell and Traralgon into one…
BUS ADVOCATES IN MELBOURNE’S WEST WELCOME ‘FAST, FREQUENT GRID’ ANNOUNCEMENT FROM VICTORIAN GREENS
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Western Suburbs communities wait for Liberal and Labor response as Victorian Greens announce election commitment to grid-based bus reform across suburban Melbourne. Yesterday the Greens released their Victorian state election platform, promising to spend $270 million to ‘progressively reform buses into a fast, frequent grid, across suburban Melbourne, and upgrade local buses in regional Victoria’.…
Brady Group Opens Brady Hotel Elizabeth Street
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Brady Group has officially opened Brady Hotel Elizabeth Street, a 211-room hotel designed to give business and leisure travellers a comfortable, well-connected base and a more local introduction to Melbourne.
Fewer than one in four homes across Greater Melbourne are connected to their local public school
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Fewer than one in four homes across Greater Melbourne are connected to their local public school by a safe cycling route, a new study has found.Melbourne is often considered one of Australia’s most bike-friendly cities, with its relatively flat landscape and conditions favourable to cycling. But a new study suggests having cycling infrastructure does not…
The Policewoman, in cinemas nationwide from 5 November.
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Narelle Fraser spent 27 years with Victoria Police, 15 of them as a detective across the Rape and Homicide Squads and the Missing Persons Unit, investigating some of the most disturbing murder, child abuse, and sex offences of the time. In the new documentary The Policewoman, in cinemas nationally from 5 November, she revisits the…
Nutbush for Hope at the Horsham Agricultural Show
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Regional Victoria is preparing to dance for a cause, with the unmistakable moves of the Nutbush spreading across communities ahead of a major fundraising celebration at the Horsham Agricultural Show. Nutbush for Hope will bring hundreds of people together at the Horsham Showgrounds at 1.00 pm on Sunday 27 September, marking 10 years since Horsham…
2026 MIFF Award Winners Announced
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The winners of the 2026 MIFF Awards have been announced, celebrating the very best of this year’s festival program across a prize pool of more than $300,000 – from bold new voices in world cinema, to trailblazing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander screen creatives, to the local directing talent shaping the future of Australian film.…
SASVic is calling on the AFL to donate to sexual assault services and acknowledge failed leadership
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The peak body for specialist sexual assault services, SASVic, is calling on the AFL to donate to the services that provide support to victim survivors of sexual violence. The AFL has failed to create a culture that condemns men’s violence against women. The sector is sadly not surprised to see players in the news once…
Brie Larson Film Skeletons in the final stages of production
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The Carroll Labor Government is supporting an upcoming Hollywood blockbuster while backing hundreds of Victorian jobs. The film Skeletons, starring Academy Award winner Brie Larson, is in the final stages of production at the former studio of Neighbours in Nunawading. The film has created around 635 jobs and injected more than $21.5 million into Victoria’s…