Long-serving public servant Adam Fennessy has been named as the new Victorian Public Sector Commissioner.

Victoria will implement mandatory testing for all returned travellers in hotel quarantine.

Three new board members have been appointed to the Game Management Authority (GMA), bringing new skills and experience to the independent regulator.

The Victorian Government today announced it would contribute $1.5 million to the establishment of Australia’s first multimillion-dollar accelerator and investment fund for Artificial Intelligence (AI) scaleups.

Travellers and accommodation operators will benefit from on-site temperature testing over the school holidays, with infrared thermometers being distributed across the state to help keep Victorians safe.

Youngsters can catch a new hobby these school holidays with the stocking of more than 35,000 catchable size rainbow trout into almost 80 lakes across Victoria thanks to the Andrews Labor Government.

The Victorian Government has paved the way for more than $1 billion worth of job-creating building projects to get started and help kickstart the economy.

Secondary school students in Melbourne’s north-west and the Central Highlands will soon have access to the school-based mental health support they need, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government.

We don’t want to have to move to local lockdowns. We know the impact that would have on businesses and on families. But we do need to get a comprehensive sense of how this virus might be spreading – and we need Victorians’ help to get us there.