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Combine this reputation with the state’s natural competitive advantages, such as excellent access to water resources, a variety of soil types and a temperate climate, and the result is world-class agriculture and food processing sector.
Programs proudly sponsored by DPI include:
For information about Victoria's world-class produce region by region, visit the Promoting Victorian Produce pages.
For more information about Victoria's agriculture and food, visit:
- Naturally Victoria - Improving investment in Victorian agriculture / food industries
- AgBio21 -The AgBio 21 Strategy sets out the strategic initiatives to be undertaken in order to develop Victoria's biotechnology research base in the agricultural production and food processing (AgriFood) sector.
Consumer Information
Food Careers
- Food Safety Supervisor Training (external link) - This site looks at food handling skills and competencies.
- Office of Training and Tertiary Education (external link) - The Office of Training and Tertiary Education (OTTE) sits within the Victorian Department of Education & Training (DE&T), which is comprised of Office of Departmental Services, Office of Portfolio Integration, Office of School Education, Office of Training and Tertiary Education and Office for Youth.
- Food Industry Training Board - The VFITB is the peak advisory body on matters relating to relating to training and education in the food, wine, beverage and pharmaceutical industries in Victoria.
- Short Courses Victoria (external link) - Short Courses Victoria will let you search for the course you want, and find a course provider near home. With thousands of short courses listed, the site will give you a brief overview of the course and the necessary contact details.
Food Inspection/Regulation
- Food Info Australia (external link) - A website designed to provide the food industry with access to up-to-date industry and government information on a range of issues including trade, regulation, safety and quality, R&D and technology, government assistance and industry events.
- Food Law and Policy Australia (external link) - provides links to sites focused on food safety, food standards, food laws, commerce and distribution.
Food Processing
- Australian Canned Foods (external link) - This site provides information on: Steel can manufacture, how food is canned, food can usage, handling and storage,quality assurance & food canning safety, commercial cookery, varieties and manufacturers, manufacturers contact details, steel can recycling and the environment, history of canning, recipes and health & nutrition.
Food Promotion
- Australian Pork Limited (external link) - is concerned with expanding the market share for Australian Pork by implementing profit enhancing marketing programs.
- Organic Federation of Australia (external link) - The Organic Federation of Australia now offers an increasing range of news and trade services to the Organic Industry, particularly in Australia. Services include suppliers directory, various news services such as the "organic trade bulletin" and the "weekly organic news".
- Wine Australia (external link) - has been set up by the National Wine Centre and the Australian Wine & Brandy Corporation to improve access to Australian wine industry information.
Food Safety
- Food Safety Victoria (external link) - The Food Safety Unit is a section of the Rural and Regional Health and Aged Care Division within the Department of Human Services. It is responsible for food regulation in Victoria through administration of the Food Act (1984) and, as a consequence, the Food Standards Code.
- Food Law and Policy Australia (external link) provides links to sites focused on food safety, food standards, food laws, commerce and distribution.
- The Australian Food Safety Web (external link) - provides a range of information focused on HACCP and quality assurance, scientific findings, the organisations involved, industry issues, the media, consumer education, regulations and links to other useful sites.
- Food Safety and Hygiene (external link) - is a bulletin published for the Australian food industry.
- Biotechnology (external link) - The site explores biotechnology as a means to Victoria's future prosperity.
Investment Attraction
- Invest in Victorian Food (external link) - The site outlines why Victoria is a location of choice for a food manufacturing industry.
- Agribusiness pages - Agribusiness information from the Department of Primary Industries, Victoria. Includes; markets, trade shows, factsheets, and statistics.
Nutrition Information
- Nutrition Australia (external link) - is a non-profit community-based organisation which aims to provide scientifically based nutrition information to encourage all Australian to achieve optimal health through food variety and physical activity.
- Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing (Nutrition pages) (external link) - The Nutrition and Physical Activity Section of the Population Health Division in the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing is responsible for a number of issues including nutrition and healthy Eating, overweight and obesity and physical activity.
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