Licence types. There are two categories of tobacco licence: Retail licence: For any business where there are retail sales of tobacco to members of the public in Victoria, including from vending ...

Tough new controls and penalties relating to the supply of tobacco products are being introduced in Victoria, beginning 1 July 2025. From 1 July 2025, tobacco retailers and wholesalers must apply for ...

Victoria is growing, and so is the need for affordable housing. Victoria’s Housing Statement, The Decade Ahead 2024-2034, focuses on five key areas to tackle housing supply and affordability in ...

Four-Year-Old Kindergarten is becoming Pre-Prep, starting with 6 local government areas in 2025. There is no difference between the program offered for Four-Year-Old Kindergarten and Pre-Prep.

We work with the Victorian Government and the community to support the analysis, design and implementation of best-practice regulation. The Victorian Government acknowledges Aboriginal Traditional ...

The law in Victoria states that children must attend school from the age of 6. To enrol in government school, a child must turn 5 before 30 April of the year they start school. There can be exemptions ...

The Premiers’ Reading Challenge begins on the first Monday in March each year and ends on the first Friday in September. 2025 Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open. The Challenge encourages children ...

Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme is an important part of the work that is transforming Victoria’s waste and recycling system. Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic) increases the recycling ...

From 1 July 2025, the Fire Services Property Levy will be replaced by the Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF).. It will help support a broader range of emergency services and for the first ...

When you lodge an application, you must have all the necessary documents. The most common cause for delays is incomplete applications. If your application has missing or incomplete documents, LCV will ...

In December 2024, the Premier of Victoria, Jacinta Allan, announced several measures to address social cohesion challenges and to strengthen community harmony. One of the measures announced was ...

We're making it easier for Victorians to use interpreters and translators and access government services.