An exclusive Victorian Chamber event has heard how Victoria is fostering the development of self-driving trucks and other initiatives to maintain its mantle as the home of Australian innovation.

Melbourne Chamber members Melbourne Polytechnic and Jayco Australia were among the major winners at the 69th annual Victorian Training Awards.

The Victorian Chamber is excited to offer our most popular training programs at four new locations around Melbourne’s east and south-east, starting in September.

The Victorian Chamber’s Chief of Staff Chanelle Pearson will join the judging panel for the prestigious Recalibrate Gender Equity Awards 2023 presented by Business in Heels.

According to LaunchVic CEO Kate Cornick, the average business founder is 42 years old, “so it's never too late to start a startup”.

According to the Reserve Bank of Australia, “any market economy will function much more effectively if the population is knowledgeable, forward-looking and financially literate”.

Melbourne has been crowned Australia’s top city for international students and moved up one spot in the world rankings to fourth place behind London, Tokyo and Seoul.

Victorian businesses to equip workers with cutting-edge digital skills for the future through Digital Jobs for Manufacturing

Applications are open to offer hands-on experience for hundreds of technology students and recent graduates, in turn helping ease the skills shortage in Victoria.

Mandatory climate reporting is coming. Almost every Australian business, no matter its size, will be impacted by these changes.

Consultation is underway to determine how Australia’s largest businesses and financial institutions disclose their impacts on climate change – and how this will have a flow-on impact on small, medium and family enterprises (SMFEs).

Yarra Valley Water (YVW) is undertaking key energy initiatives to prepare for the future and become net-zero.

A new research and development (R&D) fund has been established to help Victorian industry innovate, create new products and compete internationally.

CSIRO is boosting Australia’s advanced manufacturing capability through free research and development support to businesses developing new products or services.

The Victorian Government has released a 10-year clean economy plan to create training and skills opportunities for workers, businesses, and industry as the state moves towards net zero by 2045.

Businesses and other stakeholders are being asked to help shape Victoria’s innovation policies to best transform ideas or research into new commercial opportunities, businesses or industries.