Activities in Victoria

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

Hi folks,

The following message was on gov-net.

I am now totally amazed and confused that both DSS and 
the Victorian Government will be putting access point to the 
Internet in local libraries.  Will Victorian libraries get
two machines??

regards
brd

>Date: Thu, 6 Jul 1995 17:13:56 +1100 (EETDT)
>From: Derek Whitehead <derekw@slv950.slv.vic.gov.au>
>Subject: Greetings from VICNET, Victoria, Australia
>To: gov-net@nic.state.mn.us
>Sender: owner-gov-net@nic.state.mn.us
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> 
>It has been most interesting reading about what other governments are 
>doing.  The State of Victoria has established VICNET: Victoria's Network, 
>based at the State Library of Victoria.  Its URL is
>
>http://vicnet.net.au
>
>Have a look.
>
>VICNET is supported by the Victorian Government, and is aiming to provide 
>Internet access to the whole population of Victoria, whether they have 
>access to a PC or not.  We plan to do this through creating local access 
>points in public libraries and other community locations, where people 
>can come and consult the Internet.
>
>We are also working on creating as large a resource of networked 
>Victorian information as we can.  The Victorian Government has recently 
>adopted the policy that the whole of government home page on VICNET 
>should be the central focus for all networked Victorian Government 
>information.  There is also a whole of local government home page.
>
>If we can provide any more information, let me know.
>
>
>Derek Whitehead
>Director, VICNET
>State Library of Victoria
>328 Swanston Street
>Melbourne.  Vic.   3000
>Australia
>
>tel:  (03) 669 9989
>fax:  (03) 663 1480
>email:  derekw@slv950.slv.vic.gov.au
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