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...
August 8, 2021
Victoria records 11 new virus cases
Victoria has recorded 11 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases. Health officials say all are linked to previously reported cases although they were not in quarantine...
August 7, 2021
Victoria records 29 new virus cases
VICTORIA has recorded 29 new locally acquired COVID-19 infections, with at least three schools listed as exposure sites. Health authorities say all the cases are...
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