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October 8, 2021

Masks for schoolkids as COVID cases soar

CHILDREN in grades 3 to 6 will eventually have to wear face masks to class in an effort to lower COVID-19 transmission as schools...

October 7, 2021

Victoria pop-ups to boost disability vaccinations

VICTORIA will establish ten dedicated COVID-19 vaccination pop-up hubs in hotspots to boost coverage among people with disabilities. The State Government has pledged $5 million...

October 7, 2021

Western United drop Lakeside plan

SOUTH Melbourne's bid to keep Western United out of Lakeside Stadium has succeeded, with the A-League Men club dropping plans to play games at...

October 7, 2021

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October 7, 2021

Bombers hint at draft plans

ESSENDON GM of football Josh Mahoney has hinted at what the Bombers are planning to do with their first-round pick in the 2021 AFL...

October 7, 2021

Wallabies make it four straight

THE Wallabies have made it four wins on the trot with a comfortable 32-17 victory over Argentina at Cbus Super Stadium last Saturday. Dave Rennie’s...

October 7, 2021

Wallis due for crunch talks

MITCH Wallis is due for crunch talks with Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge early this week as he weighs up his future. Amid confusion over...

October 4, 2021

VCE students among new COVID-19 cases

DOZENS of final-year Victorian students have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of returning to classrooms for annual tests. Victoria reported 1377 new local cases, the...

October 3, 2021

Victoria ICU patients ‘begging’ for vax

INTENSIVE care nurses have made an impassioned plea for Victorians to get vaccinated, with COVID-19 patients in hospital set to soar this month. Victoria reported...

October 2, 2021

$200m for lockdown-hit Vic construction

VICTORIAN businesses impacted by the construction industry's two-week shutdown will be given almost two-hundred-million dollars in financial support, as the sector prepares to reopen. Victoria...

October 1, 2021

Vaccine mandated for authorised workers in Victoria

ALL Victorian authorised workers will be required to have at least their first COVID-19 vaccination within two weeks to keep working on site. Premier Daniel...

September 30, 2021

Victoria cuts COVID-19 Pfizer dose intervals

THE time between Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses will be halved to three weeks in Victoria, as the state recorded one-thousand-four-hundred-and-thirty-eight new locally acquired infections...

September 30, 2021

Gordon graduates and Saltair Spa are a perfect match

WITH the unique opportunity to transform a mood and guide a client into a relaxing experience, the role of a beauty therapist is highly...

September 30, 2021

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September 30, 2021

Rutten outlines Dons improvement

ESSENDON coach Ben Rutten has outlined the area within his team where he would like to see improvement. The Bombers played finals footy in 2021,...

September 30, 2021

Could be facing a major reset?

TIM Watson and Garry Lyon have forecast significant changes at Geelong this off-season. Assistant coaches Corey Enright and Matthew Knights departed the Cats to St...

September 30, 2021

Dogs’ hopes ‘vanished in the blink of an eye’

THE Western Bulldogs' terrific 2021 season came crashing down in Saturday’s 74-point grand final loss to Melbourne at Optus Stadium. In defeat, coach Luke Beveridge...

September 30, 2021

United’s stadium proposal rejected

SOUTH Melbourne has rejected Western United’s proposal to play home games at Lakeside Stadium this upcoming A-League season. The Victorian National Premier League club “vigorously...

September 28, 2021

5 body care tips to stay healthy during the pandemic

The pandemic has raised numerous health awareness to ensure everyone’s in their best shape. With the virus’s existence, everyone can be a...

September 27, 2021

Cash to speed up Victoria’s COVID vaccine rollout

GENERAL practitioners and community pharmacies in Melbourne suburbs hardest hit by COVID-19 will be able to apply for grants of up to ten thousand...

September 26, 2021

Victoria records 779 cases, two deaths

Restrictions will ease slightly across Victoria from Wednesday, when the state is forecast to have vaccinated 80 per cent of its population with at...

September 26, 2021

Can we do more on social housing? YES! We can!

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

  Dear Editor, While I appreciate the thoughtful comments expressed Michaela Settle’s opinion piece published in the Ballarat Times 2 September,...

September 25, 2021

Victoria logs 847 virus cases, one death

VICTORIA has recorded eight hundred and forty-seven new locally acquired COVID-19 cases and another death from the virus as authorities urged football fans to stick...

September 24, 2021

733 COVID cases, protester tests positive

VICTORIA has recorded seven-hundred and thirty-three new COVID-19 cases, including a man who attended an anti-lockdown protest, and another death, as the state prepares...