The Victorian Government is giving Victorians the tools they need to safely travel again as the state continues on the pathway to COVID Normal, with updated technology to help Victorians back onto the transport network.

The Victorian Government is supporting creative businesses across the state to find COVIDSafe ways to welcome back audiences and earn revenue through new grants for arts and cultural organisations.

The Victorian Government is helping African communities deliver creative projects that get people active, interested and inspired.

The first eastern section of the Metro Tunnel is now complete, after a second tunnel boring machine (TBM) has broken through at the tunnel’s eastern entrance at South Yarra.

The Victorian Government is preparing for drivers’ licence tests to resume by providing extra assessment centres, beginning online testing for learners and cheaper testing for Victorians impacted by the suspension during the pandemic.

A secondary school teacher fostering cultural inclusion on the sports field, a principal driving education in the jobs of tomorrow and a primary school leading the way in student wellbeing are among the finalists acknowledged by the Victorian Government in this year’s Victorian Education Excellence Awards.

More than 3,500 high-ability Victorian students at government primary and secondary schools will start an educational extension program in Term 4 to reach their full potential.

The Victorian Government is backing community sport and recreation infrastructure across the state with applications now open for the second round of the $100 million Community Sports Infrastructure Loans Scheme.

Years 7-10 students will join their peers back in the classroom with the final stage of the return to face-to-face learning to occur this month.