Searching Victoria Online

There is a blue search box on every page of Victoria Online in the top right area of the page. The standard search box is set to search all of Victoria Online.

Once you have performed a search you will see that the options in the search box have changed. Now you can choose to search either all of Victoria Online, or you can refine your search within the set of results. Simply select the appropriate radio button.

If you have used the left-hand navigation on Victoria Online to browse to a particular topic e.g. About Victoria & Tourism, Education, Law & Justice) you will see that the search box offers different options again. Now you can choose to search all of Victoria Online or search only the section you are in. Once again, select the radio button that suits your needs.

Search Tips

Type your search in the Search box and click the 'Search' button or just press Enter. You can type:

• a word:
  • rates
  • holidays
• several words - note that all the words you enter will be searched for but will not necessarily be next to each other in the result:
  • interest rates
  • rates moreland
  • public holidays
  • backpacking holidays
• a phrase - by using quotation marks, all the words you enter will be searched for in that exact order:
  • "interest rates"
  • "public holidays"
  • "Department of Transport"
  • "long service leave"

More Tips for Searching:

• Victoria Online searches against all the words you enter (it uses a default "and" between words)
• Start with words that are broadly related to your search, then add more if you get too many results
• Don't worry about using lower-case or upper-case as the results will be the same
• You can use wildcards or include/exclude words in your search
• Depending on where you are on the site, you may be able to limit your search