Creative Victoria
Creative Victoria is a division within the department and is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of state-owned agencies that play a leading role in Victoria’s creative industries and cultural life.
Victoria's public cultural institutions
Screen agencies
Employment and Small Business
The Skills and Employment Group is responsible for employment initiatives (including Inclusion and Partnerships).
Small Business Victoria is responsible for Business Victoria and is part of the Industry, Trade and Investment Group.
Victorian Small Business Commission
Sport and Recreation
The Sport and Recreation branch oversees the work of Sport and Recreation Victoria. The branch provides policy, strategy, grants administration, investment development and industry support.
The Office of Women in Sport and Recreation
The Office of Women in Sport and Recreation works alongside the Sport and Recreation branch. The Office provides policy, strategy and industry support to increase the number of women and girls participating in sport and active recreation, from grassroots through to senior leadership roles.
Entities
Tourism and Events
Tourism and Events provides governance and strategic support for major Victorian tourism entities. The group oversees and manages the government’s relationship with these entities to ensure they deliver on strategic objectives and contribute significantly to Victoria’s visitor economy. Collectively, these entities play a key role in positioning Victoria as a world-leading tourism destination.
Entities
Global Victoria
Global Victoria primarily provides specialised support to high-value exporters across multiple international markets, and through its VGTI network. The group also provides resources for new and emerging exporters.
The group advocates for the best policy settings to ensure Victorian companies remain competitive in the global trading arena.
Global Victoria also supports international students and leads the Victorian Government’s efforts to support its international education sector, under the Study Melbourne brand.
Invest Victoria
Invest Victoria fosters long term economic prosperity by enabling business opportunities and job creation for Victoria. Responsible for leading new entrant Foreign Direct Investment and investment opportunities of significance as well as enhancing the business investment environment, developing and providing whole-of-government levers and strengthening the governance of investment attraction activities.
