State Government Minister for Mental Health Ingrid Stitt last week announced funding for projects that promote diversity, eliminate stigma and discrimination, and ensure young LGBTIQA+ Victorians are safe, empowered and celebrated. Four projects in regional Victoria will receive support, including the Over the Rainbow project in Mount Alexander Shire, which connects young LGBTIQA+ people with…
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Mosquito virus found in Northern VIC
A confirmed human case of Japanese encephalitis (JE) has been identified in a resident of northern Victoria, the first case of JE in Victoria this mosquito season. JE virus has also been detected through environmental surveillance in northern Victoria along the Murray River, and in mosquitoes and feral pigs in New South Wales this summer.…
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Nominate for outstanding Aboriginal achievements
Nominations are now open for the Victorian Aboriginal Honour Roll, which celebrates Aboriginal Victorians whose achievements have created a better future for all Victorians.
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Library News: 1 August 2025
Goths, Gothic and Victorian Gaslight era novels This weekend Maldon celebrates the Goldfields Gothic Festival of Dark Ideas. So, we thought it might be worth digging a little deeper into all things Goth and Gothic and their connection to the literature of the Victorian Gaslight era. The Goths were a Germanic tribe made famous by…
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