Melbourne is entering the Second Step towards reopening.

This has been a challenging year for every Victorian student. But that’s particularly true for VCAL and VET school students – many of whom have missed out on practical hands-on learning.

The Victoria Nature Festival is going online these school holidays to encourage people to continue to reconnect with nature as the pandemic heightens appreciation for open green space and local wildlife.

The Victorian Government is strengthening food relief services across the state to ensure healthy food reaches Victorians in need, as safely as possible.

Young people across the state are being supported to stay connected and showcase their creativity with Victorian Youth Week moving online.

The Victorian Government is boosting Aboriginal-led family violence prevention and responses so that more Aboriginal Victorians can access culturally sensitive support when and where they need it.

More than 100 food businesses, farmers and suppliers across Victoria are keeping workers safe and supply chains going thanks to support from the Victorian Government, helping workplaces adapt to physical distancing and hygiene measures.

The Victorian Government is backing its commitment to achieving a level playing field in sport and active recreation, and supporting more women to take on leadership roles with funding for education and training.

The Victorian Government today announced the appointment of Alexandra Burt, Guillaume Bailin, Kimberley Swadesir and Melissa Stead to the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria.

Victorian secondary students will train for the jobs of tomorrow in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at a new specialist centre, under a partnership between the Victorian Government and the University of Melbourne.

The contributions made by Victorians who are preserving the state’s rich and diverse history are being celebrated and recognised.

The Victorian Governmentis supporting 29 Aboriginal organisations including Traditional Owner Groups to employ Aboriginal jobseekers and meet the increased demand for services created by the impacts of coronavirus.

Victorian kids will be kept busy making, baking and creating these school holidays, thanks to an array of online activities and events – accessible via the Victoria Together platform.

Survival cash injections for more than 100 beloved live music venues, grants to support music jobs on stage and behind the scenes as well as new planning controls to better protect venues will help the state’s world-famous music industry rebuild, recover and prepare for a summer like no other.

The Victorian Government is backing unprecedented revitalisation works in Melbourne’s iconic laneways, creating scores of new jobs and ensuring the city will be at its best when crowds return to the heart of the capital.

The biggest upgrade to Melbourne CBD’s sewer network in more than 120 years has reached a milestone with City West Water’s completion of tunnel boring works to install a 900 metre-long new sewer under Lonsdale Street.

The Victorian Government is making it easier for small business owners to get their security deposits back faster and making leases easier to understand, under changes to the Retail Leases Act passed in Parliament this week.

In the largest recruitment of specialists in the Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA’s) history, more than 70 officers will join the new Waste Crime Prevention Inspectorate to reduce waste crime.