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The Andrews Labor Government is backing Victoria’s agriculture businesses with a $31.2 million investment that will bolster initiatives for Victorian food and beverage producers.  The...

Victorians in the Northeast will soon have a new TAFE campus in central Benalla that will address skill shortages and improve access to education and training, following funding support from the Andrews Labor Government.

The Victorian Government is investing more than $8 million through the Waste to Energy – Bioenergy Fund to boost 24 projects, including the improvement of a major dairy business that aims to convert cheese whey waste into biogas to be used to power its dairy manufacturing plant.

The Andrews Labor Government is supporting the state’s workforce with the launch of a new 10-year clean economy plan that will potentially create targeted training and skills programs in the manufacturing, engineering, electricity, and construction sectors.

The upcoming State Electricity Commission (SEC) Energy Jobs and Skills Forum to be held on 29 June aims to create thousands of jobs to deliver Victoria’s renewable energy future, as announced today by the Andrews Labor Government.

Singaporean energy startup SunGreenH2 has opened a new research and development (R&D) and manufacturing facility in Clayton, creating more than 30 high-skilled jobs in Victoria and enhancing the state’s renewable energy sector. 

Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio has released the Victorian Offshore Wind Energy Implementation Statement 2, which outlines how Victoria will leverage industry-led investment in offshore wind for the first tranche of projects that will deliver at least 2 gigawatts (GW) by 2032.

Construction on Australia’s first hospital-based biomedical engineering research centre, the Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery, has begun, housing specialist 3D printing and clinical simulation laboratories.

Minister for Manufacturing Sovereignty Ben Carroll announced the opening of nominations for the 21st Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards, the state's largest celebration of Victoria's leading manufacturers. 

The Victoria State Government’s status as a worldwide player in the quantum technologies sector continues to grow with the Andrews Labor Government’s $8 million investment in Quantum Brilliance through the state’s investment arm Breakthrough Victoria.