The Victorian Coalition Government's first two Work and Learning Centres will be established in Geelong and Carlton to help vulnerable Victorians get a job and build a better future.

The treatment of people with a mental illness will be improved through a major research fund unveiled today by Mental Health Minister Mary Wooldridge.

The Victorian Coalition Government has established a new advisory committee on wild dogs to give local community groups more input into controlling marauding packs of wild dogs.

The Victorian Coalition Government is delivering on its commitment to reduce the prevalence and severity of problem gambling with the introduction of legislation into Parliament today to establish the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation.

Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter Hall has appointed two experts to conduct public consultations on the Essential Services Commission's inquiry into the VET fee and funding model following tabling of the report in Parliament by Minister for Finance Robert Clark.

The Victorian Coalition Government has introduced new laws into Parliament to make Victoria Police the lead agency for the enforcement of laws relating to the sex work industry and to reduce unlawful conduct.

The Victorian Coalition Government has launched a new grants program to enable local communities to conduct work that will protect and enhance their local environment.

Children across Victoria will benefit from a State Government $1.6 million initiative to make learn-to-swim classes more affordable, Minister for Sport and Recreation Hugh Delahunty, announced today.

Foxes and wild dogs now have a price on their head, with the Victorian Coalition Government's fox and wild dog bounty set to start on Saturday.

Minister for Youth Affairs Ryan Smith has announced that rural and regional community radio stations can now apply for grants of up to $5,000 each to provide training and mentoring for young people enabling them to produce live-to-air shows as part of the Be Heard! program.

Minister for Local Government Jeanette Powell today announced the establishment of the interim Local Government Ministerial-Mayors' Advisory Panel with the appointment of five mayors drawn from the five council groupings in Victoria.

The Victorian Coalition Government has delivered on its commitment to invest $4 million over four years to upgrade Scouts Victoria and Girl Guides Victoria facilities across the state.

Minister for Youth Affairs Ryan Smith and Member for Gembrook Brad Battin today announced that Scouts from across the state will benefit from improved facilities and a new high ropes course at the Scouts Activity Centre Gilwell Park.

The Victorian Coalition Government is providing more support than ever before for young rural leaders, with the Victorian Young Farmers (VYF) to receive funding to the tune of $400,000 over the next four years.

Victoria's smallest rural kindergartens are now receiving new grants of up to $20,000 each to improve access to pre-school education in rural regions.

Students, parents and teachers of Traralgon South can now feel safer with a $20,000 Coalition Government grant to install much needed lighting in the local primary school car park.

The Victorian Men's Sheds Association has received a $100,000 funding boost to help enable its network of sheds to work together on projects that support men in difficult times, Community Services Minister Mary Wooldridge announced today.

Minister for Roads and Member for Polwarth Terry Mulder today announced that electronic speed limit signs outside the Timboon P-12 School had been switched on.

Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith today announced that Landcare groups across Victoria can now apply for one of the Victorian Coalition Government's 60 new Landcare facilitator positions.

Victoria will soon have Australia's first independent Road Safety Camera Commissioner after new legislation passed through Parliament this week.