Tag: Melbourne

Silicon Valley investor’s $50m AgTech fund targets ANZ

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Silicon Valley based AgriFood investor SVG Ventures will launch a $50 million venture fund targeting AgTech firms across Australia and New Zealand. SVG Ventures will establish an Australia and...

Victoria’s first electric bus depot to open this year

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Victoria’s first fully electric bus depot at a converted depot in Ivanhoe will be complete later this year as a part of the state government’s Zero Emissions Bus Trial....

Victoria invests $179m in innovation precinct

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A new centre of innovation will be established at the old Holden factory on the outskirts of the Melbourne CBD with $180 million in funding from the Victorian government....

Health dept stands by COVIDSafe app

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal Health department has stood by COVIDSafe at a Senate hearing, despite confirming it was yet to identify a new close contact in Victoria, where contact tracers stopped...

Melbourne rejects Apple at Fed Square

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Melbourne City Council has rejected Apple’s “completely undercooked” application to demolition part of Federation Square to make way for a “global flagship” store after receiving more than a thousand...

Vic opposition hits Apple store

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Victorian Opposition has finally made its position known on the state government’s plans for a “flagship” Apple store at Federation Square. It doesn’t like the idea. Nine months...

New Fed Square lobby group

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A new community group has launched on the back of the “incredible groundswell” of opposition to the Victorian Government deal to build an Apple store at Federation Square. The...

Melbourne’s startup action plan

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The City of Melbourne has released its plan to grow and nurture the local startup community, nearly a year to the day since its crosstown rival unveiled a similar...

Victoria brings 500 Startups to Aus

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Victorian government has spent more than $2.5 million to bring one of the largest startup accelerators in the world to Australian shores. The investment in Silicon Valley-based accelerator...
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