I'm excited to provide a short preview of an upcoming report that we believe will greatly benefit our members. Our Housing Taskforce has been diligently working on a comprehensive document to help address the housing challenges faced by our community.

One in three adults in Australia say they are lonely, AIA Australia reports.

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) is a major contributor to Victoria’s economy. Over the last 25 years, the venue has hosted more than 20,000 events attracting millions of local, national and international visitors and generated billions in economic benefit to the state.

On Monday afternoon, Federal Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke introduced the Government’s “Closing the Loopholes” Fair Work Act Amendment Bill, which proposes significant changes to our industrial relations landscape.

According to Ezadiin Omar, an internship is “like an armour of confidence that you can wear or a medal you can carry with you on your resume”.

I was incredibly proud today as our President Adrian Kloeden hosted a lunch to celebrate the Victorian Chamber’s 25 years of involvement in supporting Apprenticeships in Victoria. It was an honour to be joined by so many members and esteemed guests at Crown Melbourne for Apprenticeship Support Australia’s (ASA) 25-year celebration luncheon, including our guest speaker, the Hon Brendan O’Connor MP, Federal Minister for Skills and Training.

As a leading rail manufacturer, Alstom builds the trams and trains that service metro and regional Victoria.

I’m coming to you this week from beautiful Bendigo, where today we hosted one of our important Regional Roundtables. Hearing directly from business and industry is the best way for us to really get to the heart of our members’ concerns and challenges.

With a vision to make Victoria the best place for businesses to start, grow and thrive, the Victorian Chamber wants to hear your goals and the support you need to achieve them.

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

We are gearing up for our highly-anticipated Victorian Chamber Presents: Victoria – the home of innovation event next week. Political and industry leaders, entrepreneurs and visionaries will come together to reveal future trends and explore strategies to foster innovation in the business landscape.

Prosperity in Victoria’s regions relies on equity and opportunity, Victorian Chamber Chief Executive Paul Guerra has told The Herald Sun Bush Summit 2023.

Melbourne Chamber member Westpac is urging Australians to be wary of fraudsters who are taking advantage of current cost-of-living pressures to rip off unsuspecting victims.

The Victorian and Melbourne Chambers of Commerce congratulate members and all businesses honoured at the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards for 2023.

Taking the temperature of the Victorian business community over the past few weeks, there is a distinctive chill in the confidence barometer. 

I was fortunate to catch up this week with an extremely impressive woman in Freda Miriklis, Chair of the Commonwealth Businesswomen’s Network (CBWN). The Victorian Chamber first cemented our connection with the CWBN in Geneva at the World Chambers Congress, where our Chamber Change program was a finalist in the Best Gender Equity Project category in the World Chambers Competition. It was great to discuss how we are going to collaborate with the CWBN to continue our work to help empower women in business.