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- 2025
- January
- February
- March
- Huifu Payment expands to Australia, with new headquarters in Melbourne
- Expanded facility putting the heat on crop research
- Polybee establishes ANZ HQ in Melbourne, leveraging local capabilities to drive agricultural innovation
- Boosting efficiency and competitiveness: Strengthening Victoria’s grain supply chain for future growth
- Energy Dome to bring innovative CO2 Battery technology to Victoria to support renewable energy transition
- The future is ready for take-off at the Avalon Airshow
- Melbourne secures 2027 Global Hepatitis Summit, strengthening its leadership in medical research
- April
- May
- Victoria supporting future cancer research leaders
- New cystic fibrosis research centre established in Melbourne
- Melbourne to host leading diabetes congress in 2026
- Victoria fast-tracks battery storage project for a sustainable energy future
- Fishermans Bend Precinct construction begins, unlocking innovation and global investment
- JD Logistics expands in Victoria with high tech distribution facility
- June
- Newest supercomputer to deliver medical miracles
- Fluence expands Australian headquarters in Melbourne, advancing Victoria’s clean energy leadership
- Victoria’s record food and fibre exports continue to lead nation
- Victoria powers ahead with Australia’s largest hydrogen refuelling station
- Melbourne ranks #1 in Australia for liveability – and #4 in the world
- Victoria advances major critical minerals project as global demand surges
- July
- Premier ag tech event returns to Victoria in 2026
- Victoria backs breakthrough paediatric cancer research to accelerate biotech innovation
- Global Power Generation battery project is fast tracked via Victoria’s Development Facilitation Program
- Taking Melbourne International Games Week to the next level
- 2024
- January
- February
- Deloitte says Victoria to lead states in economic growth
- Helping our game developers press play on their dreams
- Melbourne Food and Wine Festival spicing up the city
- Investing in world-first tech for vaccine development
- Victoria unveils first all-electric bus depot
- Recycling solutions turn Victoria's trash into treasure
- Growth opportunity and new jobs for Victorian medtechs
- Bolstering native food markets through blockchain
- March
- April
- More grain by train thanks to freight investment
- Sky’s the limit for the future of sustainable air travel
- Melbourne's unparalleled access to lucrative markets offers an attractive location for businesses seeking international growth
- New South Korea flights take off from Victoria
- World-leading cancer treatment centre opens its doors
- Latest jobs numbers reveal more Victorians in jobs than ever before
- Backing new renewable energy technology
- Maximising innovation partnerships in Melbourne - a guide to success
- May
- June
- New Sony Pictures film gives Victoria a starring role
- Local games industry levels up with return of Play Now
- Charting the path forward for Victoria’s freight future
- New direct flights to Melbourne from China opens business opportunities
- Medsalv’s opens its remanufacturing facility in Deakin University’s ManuFutures
- July
- August
- September
- October
- State-of-the art freight processing facility set to open at Avalon Airport
- Victoria launches Australia’s first Hydrogen Hub
- BrightNight taps development program to accelerate energy hub in south-west Victoria
- Global tech giant Sonata Software chooses Melbourne for new Centre of Excellence
- Victoria to host 2025 APAC Wind Energy Summit - cementing Victoria as an international leader in renewable energy
- Terang Big Battery: Powering Victoria's Renewable Future
- Melbourne to be home to new visual effects academy
- Global sporting summit returns to Melbourne
- Podium expands APAC HQ in Melbourne, growing Victoria’s highly skilled digital sector
- November
- Yurringa Energy launches as Australia’s first First Nations-owned retail energy provider
- Victoria’s finger on the pulse with new research
- The CNRS expands presence in Melbourne with new International Research Lab
- Victoria secures gas storage to support energy transition
- It’s official: Kabaddi is coming to Victoria
- Fever expands in Melbourne, enhancing our vibrant year-round entertainment calendar
- Victoria's SEC powers renewable energy growth with groundbreaking investment
- December
- Moderna opens world-leading vaccine facility in Victoria
- Ongoing investment boosts rail freight, advancing Victoria's transport and trade networks
- Victoria’s Economic Growth Statement: Driving investment through innovation and opportunities
- Victoria is giving business the certainty they need to invest, unlock growth and drive innovation
- Victoria to host world's first quantum diamond foundry
- Unlocking industrial land in regional Victoria
- 2023
- January
- February
- March
- Future of zero-emission flying on show at Avalon
- International Women's Day - Cracking the Code in Foreign Investment
- Steady hand keeps Victoria’s economy strong
- New Tel Aviv – Melbourne direct flights
- Victorian Government releases its Offshore Wind Energy Implementation Statement 2
- Partnership to boost medtech innovation and healthcare in Victoria
- April
- Leading AI-based investment advisory platform to open Oceania HQ in Melbourne
- Cremorne Digital Hub enters new phase - boosting Victoria’s global tech status
- Latin American’s largest airline returns to Victoria with direct flights to Melbourne
- Electric vehicle lab puts Kangan Institute in driver’s seat
- Victorian Connected Health Innovation and Commercialisation Centre to fast-track health innovations
- Australia’s largest wind farm is coming to Victoria
- May
- Victoria and South Africa to partner on next generation mRNA vaccines
- Victoria’s State Electricity Commission begins search for pioneer investment
- Undersea survey from Victoria’s coast to kickstart Australia’s offshore wind revolution
- Victoria sets one of the world’s highest emissions reduction targets
- June
- Singapore energy startup makes a move to Victoria
- More Singaporean Companies Eye Innovative Victoria
- H3 Dynamics and Kite Magnetics to build most advanced hydrogen-electric propulsion system for aviation
- Canadian clean energy innovator picks Melbourne
- Digital Games Tax Offset to transform Australian industry
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- Local manufacturing driving Victoria’s net zero future
- Victoria leads charge to net zero freight emissions
- State of the States – Victoria on top in national rankings
- Support for Victorian medical research powers on
- Cutting-edge agricultural research facilities opened in Bundoora
- Backing the next-generation of mRNA drug discovery – and jobs
- Mumbai to Melbourne flights set for take off
- Accelerating growth in local manufacturing
- Celebrating 10 years of advancements in genomic medicine
- Helping local tech scaleups to expand
- December
- SEC to power one of the world’s biggest batteries
- Trade Bien: A stronger Victoria-France partnership
- BioNTech partnership to deliver next generation cancer care
- Backing Victorian medtech boosts brain health, grows jobs
- Abolishing commercial stamp duty to benefit business
- Remaking medical equipment builds jobs, boosts environment
- Certainty and clarity for rail freight operators
- Victoria’s first all-electric bus depot meets major milestone
- 2022
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- World-leading aircraft manufacturer Bombardier chooses Victoria
- Kiwi games studio launches new HQ in Melbourne
- Breakthrough investment for technology to support aviation electrification
- Singapore healthtech leader opens HQ in Melbourne
- Irish games studio redoubles its investment downunder
- Ebusco offers new way of zero-emissions travel for Australia
- BioNTech enters Australian market bringing R&D to Victoria
- Global IT solutions provider chooses Melbourne for expansion to Asia Pacific
- November
- December
- 2021
- January
- February
- Defence technology investment a coup for Victoria
- Global science and tech leader boosts Victorian presence
- A new hub to cement Victoria as a clean energy leader
- Monash chemical engineers in algae-to-hydrogen breakthrough
- A boost for Victoria’s AI tech leadership
- Energy Innovation Fund
- Female engineer trailblazer in spotlight
- Taking Victoria’s digital games sector to the next level
- French company powers on with Victoria’s Big Battery
- March
- Plan to boost Victoria’s renewable hydrogen industry
- New hub to boost advanced manufacturing and innovation in Victoria
- World first hydrogen project kicks off
- A boost for bio and tech innovation in Victoria
- Global animation studio to call Melbourne home
- Supercharging research and innovation in Victoria
- Strategic partnership with Swinburne Uni to boost investment
- Hydrogen the key to a decarbonised economy
- Global venture capital firm Antler set to launch in Melbourne
- Celebrating our success in diversity
- Global company builds presence in Melbourne
- New facility to power Victoria’s waste and resource recovery sector
- Victoria’s first hydrogen production and re-fuelling facility unveiled
- April
- Growing Victoria’s thriving agrifood sector
- Leading Latin American manufacturer selects Victoria for new manufacturing facility and global HQ
- Global fintech sets up Melbourne office
- Helping to make Grazeland a sweet success
- Works underway for new state-of-the-art office development
- Melbourne to be home to the Southern Hemisphere's first mRNA manufacturing facility
- Victoria secures Australia's first marrow failure biobank
- Celebrating King’s Day
- Victorian unis top the class in sustainability rankings
- Victoria’s health and medical research sector delivers
- May
- Victoria’s clean energy economy ripe for investment
- Victoria takes centre stage in international drama series
- Global collaboration boosts search for new antimalaria drugs
- E-commerce giant invests in Victoria
- Major deal propels Victorian engineering
- Supercharging Victoria’s Screen Industry
- A global investor’s guide to the 2021-22 Federal Budget
- Global engineering provider FEV establishes office in Melbourne
- A boost to traceability in agriculture
- Climate change strategy – interview with Mark Rodrigues
- Governor of Victoria receives hydrogen-powered vehicle demo
- Securing Victorian Institute Of Infectious Disease
- Leading online employee centric success platform invests in Victoria
- Fishermans Bend receives budget boost to drive innovation
- Climate Change Strategy interview with Greg Combet
- Application open for R&D Cash Flow Loans
- Fast tracking Victoria’s mRNA manufacturing capability
- CSIRO launches Hydrogen Industry Mission
- June
- Monash signs MoU with ENGIE to accelerate Net Zero Initiative
- Swinburne teams up with Amaero on coatings research for engines
- Leading health tech startup to call Melbourne home
- Cutting edge tech to boost genomic and inflammation research in Victoria
- World renowned scientists lead mRNA Victoria Advisory Group
- Cold storage logistics giant to expand operations in Victoria
- Victoria to make Australia’s first COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for clinical trials
- Securing a safer, more secure and prosperous cyberspace
- Freight vehicle network expansion boosts Victoria’s connectivity
- World-first discovery could fuel the new green ammonia economy
- July
- August
- New Victorian commissioners appointed to USA, Canada and Latin America
- Melbourne Connect links industry with leading-edge researchers
- International call out for innovative renewable projects
- Western Victoria powers up for investors
- Major US firm posts a first in Melbourne
- Australia-first supercomputer lets global research fly
- Melbourne boost for international research focus
- Tech giant NCS lands in Melbourne
- Sustainable research first creates opportunities for investors
- September
- October
- November
- The only way is up for aerospace innovation in Victoria
- Melbourne’s new incubator offers biotech startups an added advantage
- Global defence company navigates its systems integration facility to Melbourne
- Victoria Makes Australia’s First mRNA Vaccine Candidate
- New Trade and Investment Commissioners to the Americas
- December
- Victoria announces Australia’s largest mRNA research grant program
- World’s fastest growing cryptocurrency platform sets up in Melbourne
- Victoria to become home of mRNA vaccine manufacturing
- Melbourne to host major international tech events
- All roads point to Melbourne for French tech company
- German tech firm follows the sun to Melbourne
- 2020
- Jan
- Feb
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- Dutch tech company finds success in Melbourne
- New LaunchVic Board a boost for the startup sector
- CoSec Corporate Services joins Invest Victoria Advisory Network
- Landmark investment helps a company grow
- Halcyon Knights joins Invest Victoria Advisory Network
- Absolute Immigration joins Invest Victoria Advisory Network
- Polyglot Group joins Invest Victoria Advisory Network
- August
- Hall & Wilcox joins Invest Victoria Advisory Network
- The Hassett Group joins Invest Victoria Advisory Network
- Global fintech giant finds a new gear in Victoria
- YBF Ventures joins Invest Victoria Advisory Network
- Victoria’s science and engineering capabilities are out of this world
- Victoria – a destination for science excellence
- Melbourne leading the way with AI
- Powering investment opportunities in Victoria
- September
- Australian British Chamber of Commerce joins Invest Victoria Advisory Network
- Melbourne secures investment from world leading telehealth platforms developer
- Melbourne the place for women in tech
- Solar project to help power Victoria’s economy
- Successful acquisition marks another growth milestone for French tech company VISEO
- Harvesting success in Victoria with an Australian HQ
- Victoria at the forefront of mosquito research
- October
- Victoria’s growing startup sector a win for global investors
- Solar farm project powers Victoria’s renewable energy industry
- Award recognises tech investment success
- Hammond Taylor joins Invest Victoria Advisory Network
- Strategic partnership with CSIRO a boost for investment
- Amazon Australia expands Victorian footprint
- November
- Big battery to help power Victoria’s renewable energy sector
- CSL commences manufacture of University of Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine Candidate in Melbourne
- Lights, camera, action for Victoria’s creative industry
- A new centre to boost Melbourne’s Parkville biomedical precinct
- Melbourne secures world leading influenza vaccine facility
- Hydrogen industry-led research project powers on
- A new hub to drive Victoria’s recycling revolution
- Budget boost for AgTech in Victoria
- New bus fleet to boost zero-emissions in Victoria
- Global tech and engineering consultancy invests in Melbourne
- Export consulting and global logistics company chooses Melbourne for its Australian HQ
- A boost for Victoria’s world class infrastructure and connectivity
- Budget powers Victoria’s new energy sector
- A breakthrough for innovation in Victoria
- December
- 2019
- Jan
- Feb
- March
- April
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- New San Francisco - Melbourne direct flights
- Construction starts in Victoria on hydrogen project gasification facility
- Melbourne is Australia’s most innovative city
- $520m Superannuation Growth Fund Headquarters to be based in Melbourne
- Victorian manufacturing helping 1000 787 Dreamliners soar
- Drilling down towards a low-emissions future
- December
- Indian tech giant reinvests in Melbourne
- Victoria growing strongly as the country’s medicinal cannabis leader
- World first liquid hydrogen carrier ship launched
- Global AI leader invests in Melbourne
- Investing in Australia's leading tech city to drive better health outcomes
- Australian first centre to power Victoria's quest for hydrogen leadership
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