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 With stay-at-home orders repealed from today, Chief...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
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
$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...
October 14, 2021
O’Brien feared his career was over
TIM O’Brien admits he feared his AFL career was coming to an end before joining the Western Bulldogs as an unrestricted free agent. The 27-year-old...
October 14, 2021
Best Betts: Why Eddie joined Geelong
EDDIE Betts joining Geelong as a part-time coach caught many by surprise earlier in the week and the AFL great has revealed how it...
October 12, 2021
Victoria’s $2.5m for COVID medico recruits
VICTORIA will spend two-point-five million dollars to recruit up to one-thousand extra healthcare workers who are living overseas, to support the state's struggling health...
October 11, 2021
Victoria opens all COVID vaccines to over 60s
PEOPLE aged over sixty will be able to get any COVID-19 vaccine, including Pfizer and Moderna, at all of the the state's vaccination hubs. Health...
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