Australia's Work, Health and Safety (HSW) regulators will apply a common-sense educative approach to dealing with workplaces struggling to comply with their WHS duties because of COVID-19, providing they make "genuine attempts" to comply with them, a new national policy released by Safe Work Australia says.

The lifeblood of the City of Stonnington is the precincts, shops, cafes, retailers and hospitality venues that make Stonnington one of the best places to live in Melbourne. Iconic shopping and restaurant strips like Chapel Street, High St, Armadale and Toorak epitomise the lifestyle Melbourne is known for offering its residents.

Together with the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Victorian Chamber has secured an important change to the apprenticeship subsidy that makes the system fairer.

As we stay at home to reduce the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the isolation can be challenging. Wyndham City Council’s Economic Development team are offering a new initiative to their business community and to residents at large.

I write this week’s update with a heavy heart as I reflect on the devastating events that unfolded on Wednesday evening which saw the tragic loss of four Victorian Police Officers. These brave men and women passed away in the line of duty, serving their community, and serving all of us.

As the brightest minds in medical research across the world scramble to find a vaccine for COVID-19, one Australian company is leading the way.

April was a busy month for the Fair Work Commission as they continued their Modern Award 4 yearly review and introduced a number of temporary changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As announced by the Treasurer of Victoria, Tim Pallas MP, earlier this week, businesses struggling to make it through the Covid-19 crisis will greatly benefit from an additional $491 million in relief. This is a positive move by the Victorian Government and one that will assist business greatly. However, now that State, Territory and Commonwealth Governments are starting to relax some of the restrictions put in place to combat the coronavirus, it’s time for us to consider getting business up and running, safely, again.

Over the past week the Victorian Government has announced a range of new and expanded support for business

Well, we are officially on the road to recovery... May it be a quick journey! Today, following a meeting of the National Cabinet, the Prime Minister outlined a three-step plan and a national framework to achieve a COVID-safe economy and society by July 2020.

As Victorian schools prepare to reopen their classrooms, Wesley College Principal, Nick Evans, reflects on the College’s journey throughout the COVID-19 crisis and what the education institution has learned.

As many businesses take advantage of government incentives to endure the COVID-19 pandemic, SME Finance Group believe the majority of small to medium-sized businesses are still not reaping the benefits of a massive opportunity, and time is running out.

If you are a leader in any organisation, despite global fears and uncertainty, now is your moment of opportunity. Now is a time to ensure survival with more effectiveness than your enterprise might ever have done.

Let Victoria get back to work, safely, before it’s too late.

How do you bring out the best in the community in the face of the biggest public health emergency in living memory? As the COVID-19 crisis unfolded earlier this year, this challenge was the inspiration for a campaign of kindness from the City of Ballarat.

Mera chemicals in Sunshine West adapt to produce Hospital grade TGA compliant sanitiser.