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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...

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...

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 the Cats 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...

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...

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

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

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...

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...

Vaccinated Victorians can return from NSW

VICTORIANS fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can return from Greater Sydney within a week. Premier Daniel Andrews has announced anyone in NSW who has had both...

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Dons delists duo, part ways with cult figure

ESSENDON has announced the delisting of two players and parted ways with a young cult figure at the club. Ned Cahill and Lachie Johnson have...

Beveridge’s “absolute masterstroke”

DAISY Pearce has heaped praise on Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge for the way he has handled a pair of players in particular this...

Wallabies hop into world number three

THE Wallabies were too good for the Springboks on Saturday night in Brisbane with a convincing thirteen-point. In front of a 40,000 strong crowd, the...

Vic teachers must get COVID-19 vaccine

VICTORIAN teachers and childcare workers will have to get vaccinated against COVID-19 before they return to work. Education Minister James Merlino announced all staff at...

‘No choice’ but to shut Vic construction

THERE was "no choice" but to shut down swathes of Victoria's construction industry because of the spread of COVID-19 and low public health compliance,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...