September 20, 2021
Victoria gets 300,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines
HUNDREDS of thousands of Moderna vaccine appointments will soon be available to Victorians, as the state speeds up its vaccination efforts. Today, Victoria recorded its...
September 19, 2021
Vic roadmap unveiled, 507 new virus cases
PREMIER Daniel Andrews today unveiled Victoria's "cautious" roadmap out of lockdown, as the state recorded 507 new virus cases and another death, bringing the...
September 18, 2021
Melb lockdown protesters clash with police
POLICE have used capsicum spray to subdue protesters at an anti-lockdown rally in Melbourne that has so far seen several arrests. About 1000 demonstrators have...
September 18, 2021
The key to a happier retirement
WHEN it comes getting older, there are certain things we know contribute to a joyful retirement. But it’s social connection that the experts agree...
September 18, 2021
Reality in retail for shoppers
BY BRADLEY SHAW MANAGING PARTNER/OWNER THE INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE WITH the full impact of COVID-19 developing over the coming months and perhaps years, small businesses struggle to sustain...
September 18, 2021
All 2021 BJFNL award winners
Robert Allan Medals Under 17 senior - Joel Freeman (Bacchus Marsh) - 15 votes Under 15 senior - Samuel Lalor (Bacchus Marsh) - 15 votes Under 13...
September 17, 2021
First vaccine milestone achieved in Victoria
VICTORIA has reached its first vaccination milestone but authorities are increasingly concerned about a rise in cases across Melbourne's southern and eastern suburbs. After a...
September 16, 2021
Gyms, pools can reopen in regional Vic
REGIONAL residents outside of Ballarat will enjoy additional freedoms for hitting seventy per cent single dose vaccination. Gyms and outdoor and indoor pools can reopen...
September 16, 2021
Veteran’s manager on client’s delisting
PLAYER manager Scott Lucas has shed light on Essendon’s decision to delist veteran midfielder David Zaharakis. The 31-year-old was not offered a new contract by...
September 16, 2021
Ricciardo breaks F1 drought
AUSTRALIAN Daniel Ricciardo has won the Italian Grand Prix as McLaren secured a stunning one-two finish in Monza on Sunday. It was Ricciardo's first Formula...
September 16, 2021
Rampaging Dogs secure grand final berth
THE Western Bulldogs have set up a mouth-watering grand final with Melbourne in a fortnight’s time after they too proved a class above, smashing...
September 15, 2021
Ballarat lockdown, Shepparton released as Victoria’s outbreak ‘not at peak’
BALLARAT will go back into lockdown for a week due to a rise in cases, as health authorities warn the state's latest outbreak is...
September 12, 2021
Top job on local jabs
-LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor, Local vaccine rates currently exceed the state and national average in the Ballarat and Hepburn regions. In the City...
September 11, 2021
Victoria reports 450 new COVID infections
VICTORIA’S young and unvaccinated remain the most vulnerable as the state reported four-hundred-and-fifty new cases of COVID-19. More than 42,760 COVID tests were taken during...
September 10, 2021
Free sustainability upgrades for homes and businesses
AUSTRALIAN Energy Upgrades are helping locals access free efficient upgrades and installation to their homes and businesses. The Geelong-based energy specialists supply hot water heat...
September 10, 2021
Victoria records 334 COVID-19 cases, one death
VICTORIA has recorded three-hundred-and-thirty-four new locally acquired COVID-19 cases and one death, as lockdown lifts for most of the state's regions. Today, COVID-19 commander Jeroen...
September 9, 2021
Victoria backs jabs call for COVID-hit areas
THE Victorian Government has backed calls to pour more vaccines into Melbourne's north and west, where the bulk of new COVID-19 cases are detected. Of...
September 9, 2021
Hind opens up on exposure site drama
NICK Hind has spoken publicly for the first time since attending a COVID exposure site that kept him out of Essendon’s elimination final against...
September 9, 2021
Unseeded American bundles Barty out of US Open
WORLD number one Ash Barty has fallen in her quest for back-to-back grand slams, losing to American Shelby Rogers in the third round of...
September 9, 2021
Dogs win could come at injury cost
SATURDAY night’s Semi Final between the Brisbane Lions and Western Bulldogs exceeded every possible expectation, with Luke Beveridge’s men the eventual victors by a...
September 7, 2021
Victoria records 246 new COVID-19 cases
A SEVENTEEN-year-old on a ventilator is among the one hundred and ten Victorians in hospital with coronavirus. The state has recorded 246 new COVID-19 cases, including...
September 7, 2021
Guy returns as leader of Victorian Libs
MATTHEW Guy is again the leader of the Victorian Liberals, after toppling Michael O'Brien in a leadership coup. MPs voted 20 to 11 for a...
September 6, 2021
Cash for renters as state records 246 cases
Victorians struggling to pay rent because of multiple coronavirus lockdowns will be eligible for a one-off fifteen-hundred-dollar grant. The State Government announced the grant on...
September 6, 2021
Pyrenees Art Exhibition rescheduled
DUE to COVID restrictions in place in June, the organising committee of the fifteenth Annual Community Bank Beaufort Pyrenees Art Exhibition were obliged to...
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