The university had the scoop on $5m in funding to research medical cannabis cultivation

The university announced Friday it leads a partnership which has won the money from the Commonwealth’s  $66m Regional Research Collaboration programme, which funds work at 11 regional universities. La Trobe qualifies because it has four campuses in regional Victoria.

Presumably the funding is from Round Two, which opened in February, but there is no word on any other grants (there were six in round one).

Regional Education Minister Bridget McKenzie did not announce the funding to Sunday afternoon, and then on the National Party website, presumably because caretaker conventions are in place.

Perhaps the Nats wanted LT U to get first go at the glory.