The Melbourne Newsroom

As part of the Victorian Government’s $631 million Ready for Tomorrow plan to secure the future prosperity of Rural Victoria, the Government has contributed $2.5 million towards the establishment of a unique new research centre - the International Centre of Excellence in Water Management and Farming Efficiency - at the University of Melbourne Dookie campus.

The University of Melbourne has a range of academic experts available to comment on the 2010 budget announcements. 

Improved local government based violence prevention plans are more in need than ever before, according to the final results from a new University of Melbourne study.

"It's not rocket science, it's not a matter of allocating tremendous new resources, but simply using the resources that are already there effectively."