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 1,438 new locally acquired infections...
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 $10,000 to...
Greater Geelong to exit lockdown
GREATER Geelong will join the Surf Coast and exit lockdown at 11.59pm tonight. Victorian authorities announced Geelong will exit lockdown, ending the seven-day lockdown announced...
Vic records 733 COVID cases, Moderna boost
VICTORIA has recorded 733 new COVID-19 cases, including a man who attended an anti-lockdown protest, and another death, as the state prepares to roll...
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...
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 (Monday, September 20),...
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...
Victoria records 334 COVID-19 cases, one death
Victoria has recorded 334 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases and one death, as lockdown lifts for most of the state's regions. Today (Friday, September 10),...
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...
Victoria to open up COVID-19 vaccines to all aged above 16
EVERY Victorian aged 16 and above will be able to book to get a COVID-19 vaccine from tomorrow (Wednesday, August 25) as the state...
Only 16 of latest 71 COVID-19 cases isolating
ONLY 16 of Victoria's 71 latest COVID-19 cases were isolating while infectious, and the sources of 22 infections are a mystery. Premier Daniel Andrews has...
Victoria records 65 new virus cases
VICTORIA has recorded 65 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases from 44,147 tests for the virus conducted on Saturday. Health officials say 26,149 vaccine doses were...
Victoria records 61 new virus cases
Victoria has recorded 61 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, 48 of them linked to known outbreaks. Health officials say an additional 16 local cases have also...
Trees under attack
TORQUAY Police are investigating three cases of tree vandalism in the past month, with offenders facing criminal charges, hefty fines and up to 10...
Shepparton outbreak grows to 12 cases, weekend community sport called off
A CORONAVIRUS outbreak in the Victorian town of Shepparton has grown again to twelve cases, with a decision on whether regional Victoria will be...
Victoria records 55 COVID-19 cases, new restrictions not ruled out
VICTORIA is facing its biggest battle since the state's second wave, having recorded 55 new local COVID-19 cases, 30 of which have been in...
57 new COVID-19 cases, most linked
VICTORIA has recorded 57 new locally acquired coronavirus cases - the state's highest daily tally since the second wave - on Melbourne's 200th day...
Sex worker among Victoria’s COVID-19 cases
A SEX worker in Melbourne's southeast suburbs has tested positive for COVID-19. Health Minister Martin Foley says the sex worker, who lives in St Kilda,...
Melbourne lockdown extended, curfew back
MELBOURNE'S lockdown has been extended by two weeks and a night curfew will be reimposed, in an effort to stamp out the state's latest...
Victoria records 25 new virus cases
Victoria has recorded 25 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, more than half in the community at some stage while infectious. Health authorities say 21 of them...
Jab goal set, 15 COVID cases
VICTORIA has recorded fifteen new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, including three mystery cases, as the Premier announced a target of one million vaccine doses...
Melbourne’s lockdown extended by a week
MELBOURNE's COVID-19 lockdown will be extended by a week as Victoria records another 20 locally acquired coronavirus cases. The sources of five of the infections...
Younger Victorians race to get COVID-19 vaccine
YOUNGER Victorians have flooded state vaccination hubs on the first day of AstraZeneca being made available to those aged under 40. With the state in...
Vote for your local hero
VOTING is open for this year's Westfield Local Heroes program, with six inspirational finalists in the running to receive $10,000 for their deserving organisation...