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Victoria offers a diverse and dynamic economy with strong economic fundamentals and excellent access to national and Asia-pacific markets.

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Melbourne and regional Victoria offer world-class strengths across key industries.

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      • 2025
        • January
          • Victoria advancing women’s health research with opening of new grants program
          • Kite Magnetics to establish advanced manufacturing facility, strengthening Victoria’s position as a leader in clean technologies
        • February
          • Mulford Plastics is expanding its manufacturing facility in Melbourne, strengthening market reach and growth
          • New direct Los Angeles flights boost North American business access to Victoria
        • 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
          • Oscar-winning visual effects company Wētā FX expands in Victoria
          • Victoria powers ahead with next steps for Australia’s first offshore wind industry
          • Victoria is growing a skilled wind energy workforce
        • 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
          • 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
          • Victoria leads next-gen medical breakthroughs backed by mRNA fund
          • Melbourne has unveiled Australia’s first accredited manufacturing facility for targeted cancer treatment
          • Victoria backs innovative women’s health research with new R&D grants
          • Hong Kong Airlines to touch down in Melbourne
          • Victoria lands $130M Mondelēz distribution hub, powered by food sector strength
          • QingCi Games chooses Melbourne for new games studio, leveraging local capabilities for global expansion
        • August
          • Victorian screen tech pioneer XM2 showcases global growth and innovation
          • Victoria streamlines quarry approvals, unlocking new investment opportunities
          • Melbourne: A thriving hub where education, talent, and innovation fuel business success
          • Victoria releases Freight Plan to supercharge growth and investment
          • New BioNTech Clinical Trial Platform to Improve Clinical Trial Access for Cancer Patients
          • Amazon Australia expansion strengthens Victoria’s supply chain and logistics
          • Victoria’s start-ups tackle energy challenges, fostering innovation potential
          • Go-Ahead sets sights on Australia and New Zealand with Melbourne HQ launch
          • Victoria accelerates renewables projects via the Development Facilitation Program
          • Victoria drives healthcare innovation with opening of Monash Velos Accelerator
        • September
          • Victoria’s wind resources power major investment with 400-MW Mt Fyans approval
          • 6,000+ global leaders are coming to Melbourne for high-impact global business events
          • Victorian Government backs medical researchers to develop safer childhood cancer treatments
          • Tilt Renewables opens major battery energy storage project in Victoria
          • Deal signed in China to build more tram parts in Victoria
          • Victoria’s biggest renewable battery given the green light
        • October
          • Victorian launches 5-year Wine Strategy to unlock global trade and investment opportunities
          • Victoria and Singapore strengthen ties to boost investment
          • Med tech innovator establishes Asia-Pacific headquarters and expands R&D engineering hub in Melbourne
          • Victoria fast-tracks $453M battery project, reflecting new opportunities in renewable energy investment.
        • November
          • Global food giant Farm Frites chooses Victoria for its $300 million APAC HQ and manufacturing facility
          • UK sports tech leader establishes Asia-Pacific HQ in Melbourne
          • Victoria strengthens it digital infrastructure with new global subsea fibre link
          • Walkinshaw Group opens state-of-the-art automotive manufacturing facility in Melbourne
          • Victoria’s biomanufacturing excellence recognised on the global stage as CSL wins ISPE Facility of the Year Award
          • The Southern Hemisphere’s first cell-based vaccine manufacturing facility opens in Melbourne, Australia
      • 2024
        • January
          • Farmers, manufacturers drive record food and fibre exports
          • Boosting pandemic preparedness with research grants
          • New cellular lab to back Victorian blood cancer research
        • 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
          • World-leading global animal health company makes Parkville home
          • Faster approvals provide certainty for investors and Victoria’s growing renewable energy industry
          • Celebrating multicultural communities across Victoria
          • Victoria’s strong economy driving nation-leading jobs growth
        • 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
          • Victoria welcomes new Consulate General of France
          • Victoria invests in an innovative World View
          • Unlocking the potential: 5 things to know about AI in Melbourne
          • Southeast Asia Commissioner to boost economic growth
          • Backing Victorian business by abolishing stamp duty
        • 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
          • Medical researchers driving innovation and saving lives
          • Jobs flying high as Jetstar route takes off from Avalon
          • Making more life-saving medical products market ready
          • Backing the next generation of life-saving treatments and jobs
        • August
          • XOCEAN Anchors in Melbourne, Pioneering Sustainable Ocean Exploration
        • September
          • Victoria's green energy revolution offers a lucrative opportunity for investors
          • Offshore Wind Consultants Taps into Victoria's Growing Clean Energy Market
          • Victoria: A Global Hub for AI-Driven Medical Innovation
          • Indian BPS leader Firstsource establishes ANZ headquarters in Melbourne
        • 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
          • Melbourne set to become Australia’s largest city
          • Singaporean tech innovator signs on for AI Hub in Victoria
          • Amazon launches AWS Melbourne Region
        • February
          • Victoria's food and fibre exports hit record high
          • Victoria’s first all-electric bus depot meets major milestone
          • Australia's food capital nabs Middle East conglomerate
        • 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
          • Building global links to grow digital healthcare
          • New industry R&D fund to boost innovation and productivity
          • Victorian-based businesses boost digital capability thanks to SummerTech Live program
        • August
          • Innovation hub in Geelong expands Victoria’s manufacturing credentials
          • Amazon Australia announces Amazon Robotics fulfilment centre for Victoria
          • Vamos! Spanish green tech company sets up in Melbourne
        • September
          • Global AI unicorn expands to Melbourne
          • LATAM returns to Melbourne
          • Melbourne Food and Wine Festival plates up in regional Victoria
          • New milestone for Victoria’s breakthrough mRNA vaccine facility
        • October
          • Victoria's economy continues to grow
          • Record breaking freight train delivers the goods
          • Landmark national skills agreement between Victorian and Commonwealth governments 
          • Victoria to benefit from more non-stop flights from China
        • 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
          • Victoria charting new frontiers with the arrival of the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier
          • Indonesian tech company opens its Technology Hub in Melbourne
          • Victoria’s innovation agenda attracts Israeli AI experts
          • Melbourne, the incubator for biomedical breakthroughs
        • February
          • Boosting Victoria’s Rapid Antigen Tests supply
          • Victoria leading the way in renewable hydrogen solutions
          • Fintech unicorn gallops into Melbourne
          • London social media agency heads to Melbourne
          • Industrial automation expert Geek+ steers straight to Melbourne
          • SoftBank gives Melbourne the thumbs up
        • March
          • American multinational chooses to invest Melbourne again
          • The time is right for Swedish edtech company to set up in Melbourne
          • New research centre in Geelong makes good use out of waste
          • Victoria strengthens ties with Pfizer to boost skills and advance research
        • April
          • Melbourne ranked the best place to study Pharmacy and Pharmacology
          • Europe’s largest public research centre sets up HQ in Melbourne
        • May
          • Major US airline to boost connections with Melbourne
          • Ernst & Young draws on the Ballarat talent mine
        • June
          • American e-learning platform sets course for Melbourne
        • July
          • Smart retirement innovators join Melbourne fintech sector
        • August
          • Victoria to house Australia’s first mRNA vaccine manufacturing capability
          • Victorian Government releases Advanced Air Mobility Industry Vision Statement
          • Hydrogen tech innovator moves global HQ to Melbourne
        • September
          • Global AI specialist sets up APAC HQ in Victoria
          • New Therapeutics Centre to fast-track life-saving treatments from Melbourne
          • Backing Net-Zero Minerals Revolution
          • International Investment Report 2021-22
          • Global tech unicorn opens Oceania headquarters in Melbourne
        • 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
          • Global leader in Digital Asset Management opens APAC HQ in Melbourne
          • Construction begins on Victoria’s breakthrough mRNA vaccine facility
          • Equity investment fund set to attract global companies
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