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Community facilities across Victoria are reaping the benefit of solar and battery installations thanks to the Andrews Labor Government’s Solar on Public Buildings Program.

The Andrews Labor Government is supporting people with Down Syndrome and other intellectual disabilities to skill-up and secure paid employment.

More Victorians will have access to the skills they need for the job they want, with funding for an extra 10,000 places across the TAFE and training system for people looking to reskill after the pandemic and move into healthcare and other in-demand jobs.

As winter approaches and schools begin to close doors and windows, the Andrews Labor Government is more than doubling the number of air purifiers in schools to keep students and staff safer and slow the spread of coronavirus.

More women will have the chance to enter the freight and logistics sector thanks to a new Andrews Labor Government employment project providing a direct pathway to critical roles.

Global online retail giant Amazon will establish its first dedicated Australian sort centre in Melbourne, creating hundreds of new jobs and building the strength of Victoria’s logistics sector.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that 16,500 extra jobs were created in Victoria in February, boosting the total number of people in work across the state to 3.48 million.

From today, pop-ups hosted in store carparks will open at the following Bunnings locations and will be open daily until Sunday, 27 March including in Mill Park – 761 Plenty Road, 8.00am to 12.00pm

The Andrews Labor Government is prioritising relationships with First Nations Victorians with a new guide for Victorian councils when engaging with Aboriginal communities.

On National Close The Gap Day, the Andrews Labor Government is supporting Aboriginal children in Victorian kindergartens to shine, encouraging greater participation in kinder and embedding Koorie culture into early learning programs across Victoria.