Japanese encephalitis (JE) has been detected in Northern Victoria. JE virus can cause a rare but potentially serious infection of the brain and is spread to humans through bites from infected mosquitoes. Find further information and how you can take precautions by clicking the link below.
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As a social enterprise, Community Business Connect (CBC) takes a community conscious approach to delivering services to assist local communities navigate IT and telecommunications challenges.
A minimum of 50% of any profits generated are returned to the community via the funding of AgBiz Assist Social Programs, donations and other charitable endeavours to support regional people, businesses and communities.
Community Business Connect was awarded grant funding for its flagship Rural Connectivity for Recovery and Resilience Project in the wake of the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires. This has enabled the distribution and installation of no-cost Mobile Signal Boosters to eligible residences in low coverage areas in Alpine, Towong and Indigo Shires.
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