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Coalition announces $1 billion boost to regional business

Regional businesses will benefit from today’s Liberal Nationals Coalition announcement to provide $125 million a year over eight years for grants for projects that will grow jobs in regional Victoria.

14 November 2018

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Commitment for new V/Locity carriages – a win for local jobs

Geelong and Ballarat lines will welcome extra 54 V/Locity carriages, as the Andrews Government announces that if re-elected, it will commit $340 million for 18 new trains for two of the state's busiest regional lines.

14 November 2018

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Businesses are missing out - let's ignite collaboration

Australia is last on the list of OECD countries when we measure business-research collaboration.

02 November 2018

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Geelong City Deal commitments a big win for Victoria

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) welcome the Morrison Government’s announcement of funding for the Geelong City Deal, including upgrades to the Shipwreck Coast and the Geelong Convention Centre.

29 October 2018

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Anti-business sentiment is a bad deal for Victoria - Opinion piece by Chief Executive, Mark Stone AM

Shop floors around Victoria risk becoming battlegrounds if the current anti-business approach continues. Instead of being able to grow jobs in Victoria through more cooperation between businesses and employees, the Victorian business community finds itself under attack from unions and confronted by a spate of new and unwelcomed industrial relations laws. Among them are changes to portable long service leave, and labour hire licensing.

23 October 2018

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Grand Final holiday misses the mark

Thousands of businesses will face a huge bill to pay their staff not to come to work this Friday, as the AFL grand final eve public holiday remains part of Victoria’s calendar.

27 September 2018

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Victoria now worst performer on payroll tax threshold

Victorian small businesses are paying a tax they wouldn’t have to pay if they were operating anywhere else in Australia. Victoria’s $650,000 payroll tax threshold is now the worst in the nation, after South Australia’s recent payroll tax cut.

12 September 2018

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New renewable generation to benefit business, create jobs

Victorian consumers will benefit from a massive injection of new electricity generation with 900 megawatts of new capacity, enough to power 650,000 homes, to be built across the state.

11 September 2018

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Gearing up to improve Victoria's transport system

The Victorian Government will have a suite of effective and integrated transport solutions available to improve Victoria’s transport system, after today’s release of the Victorian Chamber’s Transport Taskforce Report: Gearing up for Success.

03 July 2018

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Labor to cost labour hire industry

Victorian businesses operating in the labour hire industry will be confronted with extra costs under the Andrews Labor Government’s new Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018.

21 June 2018

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A pure gold contribution to Victoria's tourism industry

After 15 years of remarkable leadership, Jeremy Johnson is retiring from his role as Sovereign Hill Chief Executive Officer.

01 June 2018

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Time to celebrate Victoria’s manufacturing excellence

Members of the business community gathered in Melbourne last night at the 2018 Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards to celebrate and recognise the leadership and innovation of Victorian companies.

29 May 2018

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Victorian Chamber welcomes funding for Mordialloc Bypass

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomes the State Government’s announcement of a further $75 million to upgrade the Mordialloc Bypass, connecting the Mornington Peninsula Freeway with the Dingley Bypass.

09 April 2018

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Additional 27 VLocity diesel railcars to be built in Victoria

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce are pleased that an additional 27 VLocity diesel multiple unit railcars will be built in Victoria.

22 December 2017

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Victorian Chamber expects compliance with Supreme Court order to end blockade at Webb Dock

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry expects an immediate end to illegal industrial action at Melbourne’s docks impacting thousands of businesses.

13 December 2017

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Victorian Infrastructure Plan

The Victorian Government recently released the Victorian Infrastructure Plan, its response to Infrastructure Victoria’s inaugural 30-year infrastructure strategy.

10 November 2017


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