The start of daylight saving and the burst of sunshine has put a welcome spring in our step after a long and challenging winter.

The Victorian Government has introduced new energy storage targets and funding for renewable energy projects across the state.

A friend of mine is fond of saying that when the lion kills, the jungle feeds. It’s the same with Melbourne’s central business district. When the CBD is strong, all of Victoria benefits.

Congratulations to Geelong Football Club on a brilliant season and a brilliant win. It may not have been a game to remember but the AFL Grand Final was a moment to celebrate the return of one of our iconic events to Victoria.

It’s Grand Final week in Victoria and you can feel the electricity in the air! For the first time in three years the Grand Final is back in Melbourne where it belongs and oh, how we’ve missed it.

Business needs to be front and centre of the upcoming Victorian election campaign because it’s business that will power Victoria’s future.

With the State election now coming into view, we are delighted to launch the Victorian Chamber’s 2022 State Election Platform, Powering Victoria’s Future.

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has revealed its 2022 State Election Platform: Powering Victoria’s Future.

Victorian businesses have thrown their overwhelming support behind a 10-year economic plan to power Victoria’s future.

There was no better way to kickstart spring than having the State Government lift the work-from-home recommendations and the introduction of shorter isolation requirements for COVID-positive patients and those in low-risk settings.

The Federal Government’s Jobs and Skills Summit in Canberra has adopted a number of recommendations contained in a joint Victorian communique by business, universities and other key industry and sector groups.

Well, it’s been quite a week! Today is the start of the Federal Government’s Jobs and Skills Summit in Canberra.

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has put forward recommendations to the Jobs and Skills Summit to build a skilled workforce for the future, increase labour participation and boost productivity.

I don’t know about you, but it does seem like there is a lot going on at the moment. I’ve been to a fantastic meeting with members in Mildura, and also managed to get to Canberra and back for a series of meetings with the Australian Chamber in the lead up to the Jobs and Skills Summit.

The Melbourne Chamber of Commerce was honoured to host the Ukraine Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Vasyl Myroshnychenko, for the Ukraine Independence Day Breakfast with special guests.

Next month’s Jobs and Skills Summit in Canberra shapes as a generational opportunity to address the most important issue facing Australia’s economy.  An opportunity that, if tackled properly, can transform not just the way we work but set us up for global success for generations to come.