The Victorian Coalition Government has awarded $10 million to five innovative research projects that will deliver better outcomes for Victorians affected by mental illness.

Grants of up to $500,000 for community mental health services are now available under a $3 million Victorian Coalition Government initiative.

The Victorian Coalition Government’s $1 million Living Ballarat project enters the next phase today with the appointment of a Project Control Board and the announcement of a dedicated and well-known local leader as Chair.

The Victorian Coalition Government has met another election commitment by delivering legislation to encourage the installation of separate water meters on multiple occupancy properties.

The Victorian Coalition Government has delivered on its election pledge to establish an innovative new program to promote better oral health among children and pregnant women.

New laws passed by Parliament this week will strengthen the power of Victoria Police in dealing with under age drinking, Consumer Affairs Minister Michael O’Brien announced today.

Education Minister Martin Dixon has announced that 90 primary schools across Victoria will have welfare officers for the first time.

Plans for a community-based rapid HIV testing trial in Victoria have been unveiled by Minister for Health David Davis today.

Vulnerable children and young people in Victoria will now have a powerful new champion, with the Victorian Parliament today passing a Bill to establish a new Commission for Children and Young People.

Premier Ted Baillieu and Attorney-General Robert Clark have announced that the Coalition Government is today introducing legislation to Parliament providing for a statutory minimum sentence of four years’ jail for attacks involving gross violence.

The Victorian Coalition Government has delivered on its election pledge to build a new state-of-the-art ambulance station for the Grantville community.

The Victorian Coalition Government has today opened a $50 million fund to support the development of Integrated Water Cycle Management (IWCM) projects across Victoria.

Providing education, employment and housing opportunities for people with a mental illness will be the focus of a new initiative in Melbourne’s outer east, Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge announced today.

Providing education, employment and housing opportunities for people with a mental illness will be the focus of a new initiative in Bendigo and surrounding areas, Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge announced today.

Women accessing services at Upton House Adult Inpatient Unit at Eastern Health’s Box Hill campus will feel safer and better supported in a new area catering exclusively to the needs of women.

Eight community organisations across Victoria will be funded to support suicide prevention and mental health activities for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) young people.

Community Services Minister Mary Wooldridge today announced the successful providers delivering the Victorian Coalition Government’s new Springboard program for young people leaving state residential care.

The Victorian Coalition Government is inviting proposals from the state's hospitals and health services for funding to improve mental health facilities for women patients, Mental Health Minister Mary Wooldridge announced today.

Minister for Ports Denis Napthine was joined by Member for Hastings Neale Burgess today to officially open the new Hastings Jetty which will provide safer and improved access to Western Port.

A report examining alleged sightings and evidence of 'big cats' in Victoria is complete, concluding the existence of a living population is highly unlikely.