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Australia's national science agency, the CSIRO, says it has begun the first stage of testing potential vaccines for COVID-19, with the testing process expected to take three months.

Australia's national science agency, the CSIRO, has joined the effort to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus that is threatening to spread around the globe.

Not-for-profit social exchange Infoxchange has developed a new program for the Victorian cities of Geelong and Wangaratta, to teach digital skills to disadvantaged youth and youth who are at-risk.

Telstra will begin working next month on the provision of mobile coverage in the Geelong rail tunnel, the company said in a statement today. A critical part of the work is expected to be completed by the end of June.

Mobile coverage on Victoria's five busiest regional rail lines is expected to improve with the government's Regional Rail Connectivity Project being accelerated.

Claiming to be "changing the broadband game with Instant Connect and 4G back-up", Telstra actually did it first on Valentine's Day this year, but Vodafone's solution is now available in five cities, at last.

The CSIRO and Victoria’s Deakin University say they have joined just a handful of companies around the world that can create carbon fibre from scratch, leading to what could be the next generation of carbon fibre that is stronger and of a higher quality.

The Pivot Summit 2015 is in Geelong on 28 October, yet launches tomorrow, 25 September at the RACV Club Torquay with speakers including Robert Scoble.

Ballarat’s Federation College has been chosen as the second pilot site for an IBM-supported school-industry partnership to help students enter the workforce job-ready.

The Geelong region lobby group ICT Geelong (ICT Cluster) has appointed digital entrepreneur Aamir Qutub as its new general manager.

Uber expects to deliver over 2 million rides tonight in what it expects will be its ‘busiest night ever’, so expect surge pricing and consider splitting your fare.

iiNet now offers its Geelong HFC customers broadband plans with download speeds up to 100Mbps.

Software company Sky Software, which provides cloud-based education solutions to the tertiary and private education markets, has secured $400,000 in funding from the Victorian Government to establish a Global Support Centre in the city of Geelong in Victoria.