This Father’s Day, the Andrews Labor Government is recognising the important, lifelong role dads play in their children’s lives, delivering a $2 million election commitment to create more dads groups across Victoria.
The Andrews Labor Government is working with the vital social and community services sector to promote secure jobs and build the workforce which delivers critical services to Victorians who need them most.
Since the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System handed down its findings, the Andrews Labor Government has opened new services, delivered hundreds of new mental health beds and recruited thousands of dedicated professionals into the mental health workforce.
The Andrews Labor Government is making Victoria’s tram network more modern, reliable and accessible – launching a plan to deliver a $3.8 billion investment in new trams, accessible stops and better travel across Melbourne.
Victoria’s emergency triple zero service will undergo a significant transformation to improve governance, accountability and oversight under new legislation introduced today by the Andrews Labor Government.
The Nazi salute and other gestures and symbols used by the Nazi Party will be banned in Victoria under new reforms to prevent hateful conduct and address the harm it causes in the community.
Victoria has been formally admitted to the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA) as its first sub-national.
Victorian taxi passengers will soon have more certainty about what they pay when hailing or catching a cab from a rank – and more confidence they can get a taxi when they need one – when drivers become required to use the taxi meter for unbooked trips.
More communities will be able to harness the power of rooftop solar generation – improving their energy reliability and lowering their bills – by connecting to a neighbourhood battery delivered by the Andrews Labor Government.
The Andrews Labor Government is driving up Victoria’s zero emission vehicle boom, with 214 new chargers including fixed and transportable chargers to be installed across Victoria.
The Andrews Labor Government is helping more casual and contract workers access sick and carer’s pay, increasing the number of jobs covered by the Victorian Sick Pay Guarantee and extending the pilot until March 2025.
The Albanese and Andrews Labor Governments are set to divert an extra 50,000 tonnes of Victoria’s food and garden waste from landfill each year.
Students in the Education State have topped the nation in this year’s NAPLAN results – recording ongoing improvement at both primary and secondary levels as Victorian students thrive at school.
The Andrews Labor Government is providing certainty on the future of the Loy Yang A power station, delivering energy security and supporting workers as Victoria transitions to more affordable and reliable renewable energy.
International students at participating education providers will be able to experience the best of Victoria at a fraction of the cost thanks to a new travel pass that underlines our standing as Australia’s top study destination.
The search for Australia’s best books is now on with entries open for the 2024 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards – with a new award focusing on children’s literature.
Hundreds of competitors from across the vocational training sector have gathered in Melbourne to showcase their skills at the nation’s largest trade competition, made possible by the Andrews Labor Government.
More than 600 stonemason industry workers have had a comprehensive health assessment as part of nation-leading action to protect Victorian workers from deadly silicosis.