More culturally diverse food in the offing for public hospitals
The state's public hospital patients will have access to higher quality, more culturally diverse and locally sourced food, with new standards for our health...
For 100,000 families, free kinder service to the rescue
Almost 100,000 families across Victoria are benefitting from free kinder this year thanks to the Andrews Labor Government, saving parents thousands of dollars and...
Call for Victorians to open their homes to foster children
The Andrews Labor Government is encouraging more Victorians to open their homes and their hearts to foster children by making the fostering process easier.
Minister...
Grants now open to support dedicated carers
The second round of the $572,000 Supporting Carers Locally Grants Program are now open increasing support of carer health and wellbeing.
Grants of $20,000 to...
Daniel Andrews back home, to be off work for six weeks
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews returned home today (Monday) after being discharged from a six-day stay at the Alfred Hospital following a major fall.
Andrews released...
Free public transport for Moomba
Public transport will be free for everyone attending Moomba this weekend, as part of the iconic Melbourne festival’s revised COVIDSafe event.
Minister for Public Transport...
Vaccine rollout continues to ramp up across state
The Government is working with the Commonwealth to ramp up its coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination program across regional Victoria with the launch of hospital vaccination...
Victoria paving the way for ban on single-use plastics
The Andrews Labor Government will ban specific single-use plastics—like straws, cutlery, plates and polystyrene containers—across Victoria to reduce the significant amount of plastic waste...
Opening doors for Victorians to move into high-tech jobs
The Andrews Labor Government is backing Victorians to transition into high-growth digital career pathways with a new retraining program for 200 workers launching this...
Historic laws passed to decriminalise public drunkeness
People who are drunk in public will get the health support and help they need with laws to decriminalise public drunkenness passing Parliament today.
The Summary...