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.

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.