Welcome to Victorians Abroad
 Our Government understands how important it is to stay connected with home when you are overseas. That is why we have launched this new initiative in partnership with Advance to keep Victoria’s expatriate network connected, informed and better able to promote our State as a wonderful place to live, work, visit and invest. Victorians Abroad will help people living overseas to stay in touch with everything from job opportunities, to business updates, to the AFL football scores. It is a valuable new resource for those thinking of moving back to Victoria, for Victorian companies thinking of exporting overseas, and also for international firms thinking of investing in our State.
I encourage all Victorians living abroad to join Advance, attend our networking events and find out how you can be an ambassador for Victoria – and promote Victoria to the world.
JOHN BRUMBY MPPremier of Victoria
about victoria
Living in Victoria
Melbourne continues to be voted one of the world’s most liveable cities. [More...]
Jobs in Victoria
 Interested in moving back to Victoria? We can help you link back into the local job market. [More...]
Moving back to Victoria
 Advice and assistance to make the move back to Victoria easier [More...]
Exporting from Victoria
 The Government offers a range of programs to help Victorian companies access overseas markets. [More...]
Investing in Victoria
Every year, leading international firms choose to establish new, or expand existing, facilities in Victoria . [More...]
Studying in Victoria
Find out more about Victoria's world class education system . [More...]
Visiting Victoria
Contact us
Contact your closest Victorian Government Business Offices or E-mail us
Supporting partners
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Ericsson chooses Victoria for Innovative new TV Centre
Scandinavian telecommunications technology giant Ericsson has chosen Victoria as the home of its major Asia-Pacific television centre in Docklands, Melbourne, reinforcing Victoria’s reputation as Australia’s leading centre for innovation and placing the state at the forefront of high-speed broadband development. [More...]
New Victorian cultural icon judged best in Australia
The Melbourne Recital Centre (MRC) and Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC) Theatre have taken centre stage, named the best building in Australia at the 2009 Master Builders’ National Excellence in Building and Construction Awards. [More...]
Melbourne ranked best sports city in the world
Melbourne, Victoria, has cemented its position as the sporting capital of the world, taking out the ‘Best Sports City’ award at the SportBusiness Sports Event Management Awards in London. [More...]
Victorian companies dominate top 10 BRW’s Fast 100
Victoria has dominated Australia’s Top 10 fastest growing companies in BRW’s Fast 100, showing resilience against the global financial crisis and out-shining the other states. [More...]
Australia the Only Economy to Record Positive Growth in 2009
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended Australia for its "enviable fiscal position" and found it to be the only advanced economy on track to record positive growth in 2009. [More...]
First Home Owners Boom in Victoria
 Combined with lower interest rates, the First Home Owners Boost has brought tens of thousands of first home buyers into the Australian market. [More...]
Melbourne’s Elizabeth Blackburn Wins Nobel Prize for Medicine
Melbourne educated Elizabeth Blackburn won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Medicine along with Carol Greider and Jack Szostak for a breakthrough discovery in stem-cell research. [More...]
New Superjumbo Daily Flight Lands in Melbourne
 The largest passenger aircraft in the world, the Airbus A380, touched down in Melbourne in the early hours of 30 September 2009, bringing 453 customers on board the 471-seat double-decker aircraft. [More...]
Second Melbourne Tram Joins San Francisco’s Historic Streetcar Fleet
 One of Melbourne’s iconic W-Class trams was presented to San Francisco as a gift to run on the city’s heritage streetcar service. The tram was welcomed to its new home on 7 October. [More...]
Bushfire Updates
 The Council of Australian Governments agreed in May 2009 for Victoria to lead the roll-out of the National Emergency Warning System (NEWS). [More...]
other news
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join victorians abroad
Membership is free and open to all expatriates, repatriates and alumni of Victorian universities. Join here.
upcoming events
Spring Racing Carnival
30 Sept - 18 Nov
Australia's largest sporting and social event showcasing 50 days of premier world-class thoroughbred racing and a party atmosphere unmatched at any other Australian sporting event.
Jersey Boys
4 July - 29 December
The story of how four boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time - The Four Seasons.
14 August - 22 November
Melbourne Museum is presenting the best of emerging Australian design in two new exhibitions, Design Now and the Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Awards Exhibition.
The National Gallery of Victoria will showcase eight independent fashion labels from the two countries.
17 October - 31 January
World premiere of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘ANATOMY to ROBOTS’ opens in Melbourne October 2009.
5 November - 5 December
Inspired by the 150th publication anniversary of The Origin of Species, Darwin’s evolutionary treatise, Super Human: Revolution of the Species turns the spotlight on collaborations between artists and scientists and the impact these investigations have on what it means to be human, now and into the future.
recent events
London: Victorians Abroad Networking Function
7 October - No amount of wet weather or tube delays could dampen the spirits of London's Victorian expatriate community who arrived at a South Kensington members club on a rainy October evening.
30 July - Advance and Victorians Abroad staged an intimate discussion with Biotech Science and Industry experts analysing the future of genetic engineering with leading Victorian Professor Alan Trounson in San Francisco.
Hong Kong: Victorians Abroad networking Function
29 July - 65 Victorians Abroad members attended this event in the Conservatory at Crown Wine Cellars. Michael Tse introduced some fantastic Victorian wines and the Victorian Government's Commissioner for China, Charles Brent, discussed the opportunities that Australia's new wine memorandum of understanding with Hong Kong offers the Victorian industry.
London: UK says G'Day to Victoria's Best
27 June - The best of Victoria went on show at the week-long G'Day UK event held in London in June. Victoria showcased its strengths in tourism, fashion and design, food and beverages and investment.
Victorians Abroad networks
Find out more about Victorians Abroad in your region.
Around Victoria
Check out what's happening around Victoria.
Australia China Business Week: from 20-23 October at the Crown Melbourne, bringing together leaders in business from China, around the State and across the global Victorians Abroad network.
Dinosaur Walk: until 31 Dec 2009, walk amongst skeletons of amazing animals from the past – from dinosaurs, flying reptiles and megafauna – in Melbourne Museum's latest permanent exhibition.
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