Prahran Square is the City of Stonnington's $60+ million transformation of the old Cato Street car park in Prahran. When complete, the project will deliver around 10,000 square metres of multi-functional urban parkland sitting above 500+ car parking spaces.

Wyndham City’s large-scale solar project was recognised earlier this year, taking top honours with the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) Victoria 2018 Leadership in the Public Sector, Sustainable Communities and Environments Award.

Baw Baw Shire Council is the first council in Gippsland to sign up to a new initiative that will make it a lot easier for local businesses to do business.

Qantas, the ‘flying kangaroo’, has bounded into Bendigo, bringing with it our region’s first-ever commercial passenger service to the harbour city.

And so begins the new Financial Year. Reflecting on our advocacy work, the Victorian Chamber is proud to have been influential in securing several pro-business policies that will benefit members by lowering the cost of doing business and creating new business opportunities.

Victoria’s world-class wine industry has received some much-needed backing with the announcement of $2 million of funding to support the growth of the state’s wineries, increase visitors to wine regions, boost exports and support local jobs.

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is pleased to advise the Fair Work Commission has released the Final Determinations for the 2019 National Minimum Wage Order.

Whether you’re a start-up or an established small business, if you’re looking to protect and grow your business it’s important to get your head around the basics of intellectual property (IP) and avoid potential problems down the track.

The Melbourne Chamber of Commerce (MCC) is constantly on the lookout for new opportunities.

Are you confident that your business would pass an inspection by the Fair Work Ombudsman or WorkSafe? Workplace reforms underway mean that soon Victorian business owners and operators could be sent to jail. To double check your compliance obligations please get in touch with our expert team of business advisers on 03 8662 5333 – they’re standing by to answer member inquiries.

High gas prices remain a critical issue for domestic gas users and could see more businesses move or close on the east coast, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s recent Gas Inquiry 2017‑20 Interim Report.

If you are a foreign company looking to do business in China there are many unfamiliar and complex areas to navigate. One that many companies don’t know about is trademark registration, and even some of the world’s highest profile companies have been caught out when someone else had registered their trademark first.

The July 2019 Wage Information Draft Version documents are now available for a majority of the modern awards, the documents are located on the award subscription pages of the Victorian Chamber’s website.

A casual sawmill employee has successfully appealed a Fair Work Commission (Commission) finding he had been fairly dismissed following his refusal to use a clock in system which used biometric fingerprint scanning.

Last week, the Andrews Government delivered the first budget of its second term. Following consistent advocacy by the Victorian Chamber, we were pleased to see the 2019-20 budget include an increase in the payroll tax threshold to $700,000 by 2022-23, and cuts to the regional payroll tax rate to 1.21 per cent over the same period.

On Thursday 30 May, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) announced an increase of 3% to the National Minimum Wage, payable from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2019.