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September 30, 2021

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...

September 27, 2021

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...

September 26, 2021

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...

September 24, 2021

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...

September 23, 2021

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...

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 (Monday, September 20),...

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 10, 2021

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),...

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...

August 24, 2021

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...

August 23, 2021

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...

August 22, 2021

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...

August 21, 2021

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...

August 21, 2021

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...

August 20, 2021

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...

August 20, 2021

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...

August 19, 2021

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...

August 18, 2021

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,...

August 16, 2021

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...

August 15, 2021

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...

August 13, 2021

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...

August 11, 2021

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...

August 10, 2021

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...

August 10, 2021

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...