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Town by town snapshot – Castlemaine

Castlemaine is approximately 20.2 square kilometres and has 43 parks covering nearly 9.6 per cent of total area. The population of Castlemaine in 2011 was...

Restrictions changes welcomed

The Real Estate Institute of Victoria has welcomed the Victorian Government’s recent decision to ease restrictions on private property inspections. REIV CEO Gil King said...

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 begin...

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...

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...

Ocean sailing champ learnt skills on lake

A DUAL winner in America’s Cup sailing showdowns, Strathfieldsaye’s Glenn Ashby first learnt his craft on nearby Lake Eppalock. From those early years on the...

Full digital edition, 7 October

MBH digital edition, 7 October

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

$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...

Suburb by suburb snapshot – Harcourt

Harcourt is approximately 28.5 square kilometres and has seven parks covering nearly 1.2 per cent of total area. The population of Harcourt in 2011 was...

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...

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 and...

Full digital edition, 30 September

MBH digital edition, 30 September

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...