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October 24, 2021

Melbourne to reunite with Vic regions

MELBURNIANS will be able to enter regional Victoria before next weekend as part of further eased COVID-19 restrictions when the state hits its eighty...

October 23, 2021

Victoria records 1750 cases, nine deaths

VICTORIA has added a further one-thousand-seven-hundred-and-fifty new infections to its COVID-19 caseload, all but two of them locally-acquired. The state has also recorded nine more...

October 22, 2021

COVID cases expected to surge as lockdown ends

VICTORIANS have been warned COVID-19 case numbers could hit fresh highs as Melbourne reopens after its sixth lockdown. With stay-at-home orders repealed from today, Chief...

October 21, 2021

COVID-19 restrictions saved hundreds of lives says health official

AUTHORITIES have praised Victorians for saving hundreds of lives and potentially preventing tens of thousands of COVID-19 cases, ahead of the lifting of Melbourne's...

October 21, 2021

Full digital edition, 21 October

October 21, 2021

Exum waived by Rockets

AUSTRALIAN Boomers guard Dante Exum is an NBA free agent after being waived by the Houston Rockets. Exum, 26, had recently signed a $20 million...

October 21, 2021

Dons float options for key piece

ESSENDON list manager Adrian Dodoro believes 2020 top ten draft pick Zach Reid could one day make a “pretty good forward,” despite being drafted...

October 21, 2021

Dogs delist duo

THE Western Bulldogs have farewelled Ben Cavarra and Will Hayes after both were not offered contracts for 2022. The club announced the news late last...

October 21, 2021

Aloisi ready for Western United challenge

IF John Aloisi's tenure at Western United proves a success he won't be considering it third-time lucky, but the result of making the most...

October 20, 2021

Authorities firm on hospitality vax mandate

VICTORIAN authorities are standing by a mandate for hospitality workers to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before Melbourne's pubs, cafes and restaurants reopen, despite...

October 20, 2021

Find space to breathe in Pomonal

Home to a diversity of attractions and striking landscapes, the majestic Grampians region is an idyllic place to find endless adventures and a space...

October 20, 2021

New departures for river cruises released

Get onboard with PS Emmylou special limited Koondrook & Barmah expeditions.

WITH the Murray River expected to remain high longer allows navigation beyond...

October 19, 2021

‘Typo’ in Vic rules vexes entertainment

MELBOURNE entertainment venues won't be able to open to fully vaccinated patrons indoors when lockdown ends, because a COVID-19 rule change contained a "typo". When...

October 18, 2021

Grants to support businesses trading outdoors

BUSINESSES and councils can apply for a share in a fifty-four-and-a-half million dollar fund to move towards outdoor trading as Victoria emerges from its...

October 17, 2021

Victoria ends lockdown five days early

VICTORIA will end its sixth long-running lockdown five days earlier than planned, as the state races to its seventy per cent fully vaccinated target. Premier...

October 16, 2021

Take the wheel and discover somewhere new

AFTER another difficult year filled with stretches of isolation and restricted movement, getting behind the wheel to discover somewhere new that provides space to...

October 16, 2021

Ron Iddles in Rochester

IF you are like good cop Ron Iddles, and you want the truth, come and see his real story in real life at Iddles...

October 16, 2021

Playtime books in our Ballarat store

It’s Children’s Week 2021 between Saturday, 23 and Sunday, 31 October!

The Independent Bookstore in Ballarat will be running some great promotions to...

October 16, 2021

COVID-positive 15yo among seven deaths

A COVID-positive teenage girl with other health conditions has become the youngest Victorian to die during the current outbreak. The state’s COVID-19 commander Jeroen Weimar...

October 15, 2021

Border restrictions with NSW to relax

FULLY vaccinated people from NSW will be allowed to enter Victoria without quarantining from next week. The southern state recorded 2179 new COVID-19 cases and...

October 14, 2021

Full digital edition, 14 October

October 14, 2021

$500m fund to help homebuyers

THE State Government is launching a new program aimed at helping people buy their first home. Running to $500 million, the Victorian Homebuyer Fund will...

October 14, 2021

Ashes series given green light

THE England and Wales Cricket Board has given “conditional” approval for the Ashes series to go ahead as scheduled. The conditions of the tour -...

October 14, 2021

Who will top Essendon’s 2020 draft haul?

It was a bleak picture for Essendon during last year’s trade period. Few were predicting the success that would come in 2021 after finishing 13th...