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- Working & Employment
- Finding a Job Information, tips and links to help you find a job in Melbourne or regional Victoria.
- Occupations Career information for skilled migrants. Our job guide has industry overviews, what you'll earn, how to find a job, licensing and registration info and industry contacts.
- Starting a Job Before you start to work in Victoria learn about your rights and responsibilities as an Australian employee.
- Get Connected, Get a Job A wide range of industry associations and professional associations are available to help you find a job and meet other professionals in Victoria, Australia
- Victorian Industries Information on Victoria's industries, including the work industry in Melbourne. Profiles on industry size, job guides and industry contacts for finding work in Victoria.
- Visas & Immigrating
- Skilled Visas An overview of the migration visas available to skilled professionals and tradespeople interested in migrating to Australia.
- Business Visas An overview of the migration visas available to business professionals and owners interested in migrating to Australia.
- State Sponsorship The Victorian Government sponsors visas for skilled and business migrants interested in living in Victoria, Australia.
- Occupation Lists See the Victorian State Sponsorship list to find out if your occupation is in demand and eligible for state sponsorship by the Victorian Government.
- How to Migrate Find out about the process of how to migrate to Victoria, Australia. Victoria's Skilled and Business Migration Program offers assistance in a number of ways.
- FAQs About Skilled Sponsorship & Visas Answers to migrant questions about skilled sponsored visas offered by the Victorian Government in Australia.
- Living in Victoria
- Melbourne & Regional Victoria Information and interactive maps of Melbourne and the different regions of Victoria, Australia.
- Cost of Living Information on the cost of living in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Useful for people looking to live and work in Melbourne and regional Victoria.
- Housing & Property Information on accommodation, housing and property in Melbourne and regional Victoria.
- Transport & Driving Information on transportation in Victoria, including public transport, driving, car hire and car purchase.
- Education & Childcare Information on education in Victoria, including kindergarten, primary school, secondary school, universities and training.
- Health & Medical Information on the healthcare system in Victoria, Australia, including information on finding a doctor and paying for healthcare.
- About Victoria General information and facts about Victoria and Australia including the government, entertainment, sports, banking, media and communications.
- Relocation Checklist Relocation checklists to use for migrants who move to Victoria. Checklists for preparing for departure and arriving in Victoria.
- Running a Business
- Why Victoria? Reasons for starting and running a business in Victoria, Australia.
- Going into Business in Victoria Information about starting up a business in Victoria.
- Banking, Tax & Legal Requirements Information about banking and taxes for businesses in Victoria.
- Business Support & Networks Information about the support available to businesses in Victoria.
- About Us
- Our Department Information about the Victorian Government's Skilled and Business Migration Program, which manages the Live in Victoria website.
- News & Events The latest news and events from the Skilled and Business Migration Program covering topics for skilled migrants, business migrants and migration agents.
- Services We Offer About the Skilled and Business Migration Program's services for prospective skilled and business migrants, Victorian employers and migration agents.
- Publications Links to downloadable publications and forms about immigrating to Melbourne or regional Victoria.
- Contact Us Contact details for the Skilled and Business Migration Program including address, phone numbers and email addresses, and a general enquiry form.
- Glossary of Acronyms & Abbreviations A list of acronyms and terms that relate to migrating to Victoria, with definitions and relevant links.
Media
In Australia there is an open and diverse media system. There are countless sources of information. Australians have free access to public radio and television stations, and can purchase extra television channels through cable television.
Radio
There are a number of radio stations available throughout Victoria. There are two bands of radio, FM and AM. The FM dial has mostly commercial stations playing popular and classical music. AM radio has alternative music options, talk and community stations.
There are also a number of community radio stations that broadcast in ethnic community languages, including:
- 3ZZZ (92.3FM) - Ethnic Public Broadcasting Association of Victoria, broadcasting in 40 different languages and representing over 60 ethnic groups
- 3CR (855AM) - community radio broadcasting programs in 18 different languages covering music, current affairs, women’s issues and more
- SBS (1224AM and 93.1FM) - broadcasting news and current affair programs in 68 languages.
Television
Melbourne has both free-to-air and pay (cable) television.
Free-to-air television in Australia is currently being converted to digital, which is already available in Melbourne and progressively being with implemented in regional centres. Free-to-air TV is offered by:
- Commercial networks providing both analog and digital TV - Seven Network, Nine Network, Network Ten
- Digital only networks - Southern Cross, Prime and WIN
- ABC - Australian Broadcasting Corporation, which is the national, publicly funded network
- SBS - Special Broadcasting Service, part publicly-funded and specialises in foreign language programming
- Channel 31 - privately owned community network.
Cable or pay TV provides additional channels for a monthly fee. About one quarter of the Australian population subscribes to pay TV.
Newspapers
Daily newspapers in Australia are mostly published within a single state. In Victoria, there are three major daily newspapers - two metropolitan papers, The Age and the Herald Sun, and one national newspaper, The Australian. You can read free versions of these newspapers online:
All regional areas have their own local newspapers which can be daily or weekly such as the Ballarat Courier, Geelong Advertiser and the Bendigo Advertiser. Many local newspapers are home delivered free of charge. There are also many foreign language newspapers available throughout Melbourne.
Newspapers.com.au has an alphabetical listing of Victoria's regional and metropolitan newspapers.
