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New report highlights safety hazards in the home for older Victorians
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- Tuesday, 06 September 2011
More than 66,000 elderly Australians are taken to hospital in a typical year after suffering a fall. This figure is part of the latest Safe and Sound report from Archicentre released today by Housing Minister Wendy Lovell.
Funding to boost natural disaster resilience across Victoria
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- Tuesday, 06 September 2011
Communities across Victoria will benefit from more than $6 million in funding to improve preparedness for natural disasters, Commonwealth Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Victorian Deputy Premier and Minister for Emergency Services Peter Ryan announced today.
Primary school-made prosthetic legs a step ahead in science education
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- Tuesday, 06 September 2011
Canterbury Primary School students are literally walking into the future thanks to an innovative science teaching program with Monash University.
Chief Psychiatrist to investigate mental health services
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- Tuesday, 06 September 2011
The Coalition Government has asked the Chief Psychiatrist to investigate mental health services, Mental Health Minister Mary Wooldridge announced today.
Statement from the Minister for Ports
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- Monday, 05 September 2011
Victorian Boaters will not be forced to pay exorbitant fines or licensing fees as the Boating Industry Association of Victoria (BIAV) has incorrectly claimed.
Victoria Tourism Week set to celebrate industry’s excellent contribution
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- Monday, 05 September 2011
Victoria Tourism Week 2011 starts today with a three-day national conference on excellence and leadership in the industry at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Gene discovery an ancient cure for modern diseases
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- Monday, 05 September 2011
Victorian scientists have resurrected the gene of an ancient species of Australian marsupial dead for 60 million years and discovered a new natural antibiotic that could provide a modern day cure for scores of human diseases and mastitis in dairy cows.
Victorian training awards 2011 winners announced
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- Friday, 02 September 2011
Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter Hall has congratulated the winners of this year's Victorian Training Awards at a glittering ceremony at Crown Palladium.
Coalition funding hits the right note with Wangaratta Festival of Jazz
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- Friday, 02 September 2011
Tourism and Major Events Minister Louise Asher announced the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz will receive $42,500 from the Victorian Coalition Government through Tourism Victoria's Events Program.
Keeping hunger at bay in Bendigo and beyond
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- Friday, 02 September 2011
Bendigo Foodshare has done an incredible job in distributing more than 82 metric tonnes (82,000 kg) of food in just six months, Community Services Minister Mary Wooldridge said today as she officially opened the organisation's new distribution centre.
