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Articles and resources about how governments are providing and accessing services via mobile devices such as mobile phones and pdas in the state of Victoria, Australia.
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- Better Health Channel - iPhone and iPad mobile application
- The Department of Health's Better Health Channel has launched a free iPhone and iPad app to help Victorians take control of their health and wellbeing anytime, anywhere. The mobile app builds on the quality information Victorians have come to expect from the award winning Better Health Channel, by delivering only the best health and medical advice. The app delivers comprehensive, reliable and easy to understand information – all of which has been quality assured by medical experts. The Better Health Channel app enables Victorians to search, find and browse health information as well as locate an extensive range of health services.
Added: 27 September 2011
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- Better Health Channel App - version 2 now available
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The Better Health Channel iPhone and iPad app has been developed, by the Victorian Government's Department of Health, to empower many Victorians to:
- Take control of their health and wellbeing by accessing quality assured and up-to-date health information and Victorian health services anytime, anywhere
- Establish and maintain healthy behaviours and lifestyles, and
- Make better informed health decisions.
Version 2 builds on the success of the first release (including being awarded the No. 1 Medical app at the Australian 2012 mobile awards) by providing the full compliment of Better Health Channel information.
Added: 12 December 2012
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- How to use Vote Victoria iPhone App
- Vote Victoria is an application to help voters find where to vote and to keep an eye on election results during the 2010 Victorian State Election.
Added: 23 November 2010
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- Information Victoria - online developments for and with citizens - Serve You Right, Melbourne, September 2011
- Paper presented by Amanda Finnis, Manager Online Strategy, eServices Unit, Information Victoria, Department of Business and Innovation, at the Serve You Right Conference, Melbourne, 15-16, September 2011. Mobile access to our websites on the up and up for vic.gov.au. Overview of what Information Victoria is doing with mobile government app development, citizen engagement and the redevelopment of the main entry point to Victorian Government.
Added: 27 September 2011
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- Mobile Government in Victoria
- Victoria Online Seminar series held Friday 18 May 2012. Over 70% of Australians own an internet-enabled mobile phone, with tablet computer penetration expected to reach 40% in 2012. Increasingly, citizens expect government to be available through these channels, whether for service provision, information or feedback. How can government effectively use mobile platforms to meet policy goals? This month's Victoria Online Seminar presented the experience and lessons from Victorian government mobile projects.
Added: 22 May 2012
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- New iPhone Application for Victorian State Election
- Australia's first election application Vote Victoria was launched today (18 November 2010) to assist Victorians with election information, postal voting, voting locations and elections results for the State government election being held on Saturday November 27, 2010.
Added: 18 November 2010
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- Vic Roads - Road Mode Mobile App
- VicRoads has developed Road Mode, a new road safety app for android phones to minimise driver distraction. Assistant Treasurer Gordon Rich-Phillips said almost 90 per cent of respondents to the Coalition Government's Road Safety Survey said that texting while driving should lead to tougher penalties. When enabled, the Road Mode app will put a mobile phone on silent and send a text message to anyone who tries to call or text that mobile, telling them the person is driving and will respond when it is safe to do so.
Added: 28 February 2013
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- vic.gov.au has now gone mobile
- Visitors to www.vic.gov.au, the Victorian State Government's portal, who use smartphone devices will now be automatically directed to the mobile version at http://m.vic.gov.au.
Added: 15 February 2012
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- VicEvents Mobile App May 2012
- Paper presented by Vanessa Scott to Mobile 2012 Conference @ CeBIT Australia 24 May 2012 chronicling the development of the Victorian Government's Events mobile app - where it started and where it is now and the future.
Added: 30 May 2012
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- Victorian Government develops VicEvents Android, iPhone & iPad app
- VicEvents provides a list of thousands of Victorian events in one simple app.
Added: 31 October 2011
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- Victoria SES goes mobile
- Victorian State Emergency Service, 2 May 2013. "Victoria State Emergency Service (SES) has launched its new mobile website, putting emergency information in the hands of every Victorian. One third of visitors accessing ses.vic.gov.au during an emergency use a mobile device and the trend is increasing. The new SES website features a responsive design that automatically sizes itself based on the screen it is viewed on, creating a clearer, quicker browsing experience for users of mobile phones and tablets. The site offers a range of information aimed at helping Victorians prepare for the threat of flood, storm, earthquake and tsunami in their community..."
Added: 7 May 2013;
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- PlanningVIC app now available on Android
- Victorian Government - Department of Planning and Community Development, 29 April 2013. "DPCD has released Android and mobile-web versions of the PlanningVIC: Planning Property Report app. The unique mobile app allows users to search for and generate planning property reports for any property in Victoria and has proved so popular that the application has been expanded to other platforms..."
Added: 1 May 2013;
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- Get Me To Class - Android App
- By Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. "Get to class on time, every time! Get Me to Class is the latest student travel app for Victorian tertiary students! Simply select your favourite campus and building locations from the list of Victoria's 52 top Universities, Colleges and TAFES, and Get Me to Class will find the best public transport option for you!..."
Added: 9 April 2013;
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- Get Me To Class - iTunes App
- By Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. "Get to class on time, every time! Get Me to Class is the latest student travel app for Victorian tertiary students! Simply select your favourite campus and building locations from the list of Victoria's 52 top Universities, Colleges and TAFES, and Get Me to Class will find the best public transport option for you!..."
Added: 9 April 2013;
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- Get me to class app
- Mornington Peninsula Shire, 28 March 2013. "A new smart phone app to assist students catching public transport to class was released during university enrolment 'O' week in February. The app, available on both iPhone and Android is the only one of its kind in the world. The app allows students to link their class timetable with the Public Transport Journey Planner, the app will then, intuitively, plan their journey across all days. With the hit of a button, students will know when they must leave home, which bus, train or tram to catch to reach their classes in time. Aimed at tertiary students, the app will also have additional features built in such as a ‘Tram Tracker’ style countdown, ability to input other stops (gym, work etc.) and GPS tracking in case they are in an unfamiliar area. The app will adjust and modify their journey and lead them to the nearest transport stop..."
Added: 9 April 2013;
Page views: 244
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- S.A.R.A. - Sexual Assault Report Anonymously
- South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault. "Sexual assault and harassment is a problem that affects many Australians. People do not report because they think the incident was minor, they are too embarrassed or they do not want police involvement. This app will allow you to report a sexual assault anonymously to the South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault. A summary of anonymous data will be sent regularly to the police to enable them to better identify trends and target problem areas. By doing this we hope to make our community a safer place for everyone..." Available for iPhone, iPad and Android.
Added: 19 March 2013;
Page views: 137
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- App to Report Sexual Assault Launched in Australia
- By Sumedha Jalote. FutureGov, 15 March 2013. "The South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault (SECASA) in the state of Victoria, Australia, launched a mobile app allowing women to report rape and other sexual attacks anonymously. SECASA is a member of Victoria's Centres against Sexual Assault Forum, a collective of non-profit rape crisis centres offering free, confidential 24 hour emergency care for victims of sexual assault. Funded completely by the State Government of Victoria, SECASA works closely with the Department of Human Services and the Department of Justice, and provides services within the Southern Metropolitan Region of Victoria..."
Added: 19 March 2013;
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- Vic BARK application for smartphones
- Department of Primary Industries - March 2013. "The Victorian Breed Assistance Resource Kit (Vic BARK) mobile application provides authorised officers under the Victorian Domestic Animals Act with assistance to assess and record dog information. The 'Assessment Tool' feature provides officers with the ability to record details about any dog/s involved in an incident/breed assessment. The tool saves a CSV file to the mobile device which can be retrieved by connecting the device to a computer..."
Added: 12 March 2013;
Page views: 179
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- The CFA app that has fires raging across Bass Strait
- by Melissa Fyfe. The Age, 20 February 2013. "Victoria's heavily promoted smartphone application for fire warnings is considered flawed within the IT industry, was not fully tested before this fire season and is difficult to use in the place it is needed most - outside cities. Fire Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley has revealed the government will review Victorians' use of digital fire warnings and will rebuild the FireReady app, stripping out unnecessary functions and returning to the ''fundamentals'' of what people need in emergencies..."
Added: 20 February 2013;
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- Victorian Government Game hunting application for smartphones
- Department of Primary Industries, 5 December 2012. "Game Victoria's new smartphone application helps hunters check when, where and how they can legally hunt game. The free application features colour illustrations and information on game deer, duck and quail, along with information on bag limits, season dates and permitted hunting times. For those on a hunting trip, the application includes a GPS locator to direct you to the closest, or any nominated, State Game Reserve..."
Added: 10 December 2012;
Page views: 484
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- Weeds of Murrindindi - iPhone App
- By Department of Sustainability and Environment. Version 1.0, 8 November 2012. "... The weeds listed in this App are those representing the highest overall environmental risk, as identified by Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) and Parks Victoria staff..."
Added: 12 November 2012;
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- New mobile website to help Victorians buy safer cars
- Media Release, From the Assistant Treasurer, Sunday, 14 October 2012. "Victorians looking to buy a new or used car will be able to find out how safe their preferred option is immediately, thanks to a new mobile website. Assistant Treasurer Gordon Rich-Phillips said the development of the mobile website was prompted by figures which showed a concerning number of young men don't consider safety features when buying a car... The How Safe is Your Car mobile optimisation developed by the TAC gives consumers a fast and easy way to check the safety ratings of a range of new and used cars. 'By visiting www.howsafeisyourcar.com.au on a smartphone Victorians now have immediate access to up-to-date safety ratings on a range of vehicles,' Mr Rich-Phillips said..."
Added: 18 October 2012;
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- CFA on your mobile - wins an 2012 Australian Mobile Award
- Winners of the 2012 Australian Mobile Awards were announced on Friday 31 August 2012. The CFA mobile website and CFA FireReady smartphone application allow you to easily access timely and accurate information on just about any mobile device with internet access. The Smartphone app is available as CFA FireReady for Android, Blackberry, iPhone / iPad, and for Windows Phone. This comprehensive application puts CFA and Department of Sustainability & Environment (DSE) bushfire information at your fingertips, enabling access to up-to-date bushfire warnings and advice when you're out and about...
Added: 10 September 2012;
Page views: 438
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- CFA FireReady - Country Fire Authority
- CFA FireReady - Country Fire Authority / GRIDSTONE Pty Ltd. 2012 Australian Mobile Awards. "Victoria's Country Fire Authority required an application to make the monitoring of emergencies more accessible and interactive for the public. They also wanted the local community to be able to share media and events with the CFA in the hopes of delivering more informative incident responses. The result is a mobile emergency solution had to work across all major smartphone platforms, that empowers users to receive crucial updates quickly and more efficiently than ever thought possible. It also allows people to communicate and share vital incident details with CFA HQ and Volunteers..."
Added: 10 September 2012;
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- Better Health Channel iPhone & iPad app - Victorian Department of Health
- 2012 Australian Mobile Awards. "Since 1999 the Better Health Channel has provided health consumers with quality assured, reliable and easy to understand information and has consistently been ranked Australia's No.1 health and medical information website. A logical extension of that success resulted in the development of the Better Health Channel iPhone and iPad app which empowers health consumers to take control of their health and wellbeing anywhere anytime. The app raises consumer literacy about health conditions and their management, thereby leading to more informed and confident health decisions. It also provides convenient location based discovery to an extensive range of Victorian health service providers..."
Added: 10 September 2012;
Page views: 119
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This category last updated: 7 May 2013
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