Thousands of Victorian children are starting at Three-Year-Old Kindergarten from this week, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government’s landmark early childhood education reform.

The Andrews Labor Government is inviting organisations that support veterans to apply now for grants of up to $50,000 to spruce up their buildings and facilities.

The Andrews Labor Government has formed a partnership with Elbit Systems of Australia to establish a Centre of Excellence for Human and Machine Teaming in Melbourne that will drive the research, development and commercialisation of defence technologies.

The Andrews Labor Government continues to lead the world in its response to combustible cladding with a ban on high risk cladding products on new multi-storey buildings coming into effect yesterday.

Victorians now have 450 extra train services every week, as the biggest timetable change since the opening of the City Loop comes into place from today.

Following continued low community transmission and exposure risk, from 6:00pm tonight the last red zone in New South Wales will now transition to an orange zone, allowing anyone from New South Wales with a permit to enter Victoria.

The Andrews Labor Government is investing funding to level the playing field for women and girls in sport and active recreation.

The Andrews Labor Government is giving regional and rural Victoria better access to emergency care with a $14.8 million funding boost for Ambulance Victoria.

The Andrews Labor Government is continuing to invest in Victoria’s fastest-growing communities, with applications open for the highly successful Growing Suburbs Fund.

The Andrews Labor Government is modernising and upgrading libraries across the state, with councils now able to apply for dedicated new funding.

Victorians are urged to prioritise safety as students, parents and school communities return to the roads and public transport network for Term One.

Work to create a business case for the establishment of a landmark National Centre for Inflammation Research in Clayton is nearing completion.

Victorians are being urged to ‘prepare to survive’ as the weather heats up, with a campaign underway to promote safer behaviour and lifejacket wearing among boaters and paddlers.

The Andrews Labor Government is taking another step towards making renting fairer for all Victorians, with new rules to ensure every rental property meets basic standards.

A state-of-the-art virtual reality training program that simulates dangerous fire scenarios such as house fires, grassfires and plane fires, while teaching real life firefighting skills, is set to be rolled out across the state.

Victorian school students will learn about the impact of violence and coward punches through a series of Be Wise Education presentations, supported by the Andrews Labor Government.

Daniher’s Way has been unveiled in the shadows of the MCG, recognising the enormous contribution of football legend and FightMND campaigner Neale Daniher to Victoria.

More Victorians will be able to return home safely from Sydney this week with updated health advice allowing some border restrictions to be downgraded.