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About: Alistair Finlay

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Editor at the Ballarat Times News Group. Once at Westlock News, The Advocate, and the Latrobe Valley Express. Oilers fan. Email: [email protected] Facebook: @alistairfinlayjournalist twitter: @alistairfinlay_ Instagram: @alistairfinlayeditor

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February 16, 2023

Total fire ban declared for Friday

THE Country Fire Authority has declared tomorrow (Friday, February 17) a day of total fire ban in the Central fire weather district that...

June 2, 2021

Regional lockdown set to ease

LOCKDOWN restrictions in regional Victoria will be eased, while the containment measure has been extended in metropolitan Melbourne for the next seven days. The announcement...

September 6, 2020

Road map to pandemic recovery chartered

DUAL plans for regional Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne to emerge from the current round of COVID-19 lockdown have been announced by Victorian Premier Daniel...

July 19, 2020

Face masks to be compulsory in metro Melbourne

VICTORIAN Premier Daniel Andrews has announced face masks will be required for all people in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire from Thursday. The move comes...

June 20, 2020

Growing COVID-19 cases cause restrictions to be increased

A SPIKE in the number of COVID-19 cases has caused State authorities to dial back the number of people allowed to visit family and...

May 31, 2020

COVID-19 state of emergency extended

THE State government has announced that the current state of emergency in Victoria aimed at controlling the COVID-19 pandemic will be extended by three...

May 11, 2020

COVID-19 restrictions to be slightly eased from tomorrow night, state of emergency remains

PREMIER Daniel Andrews has announced a slight loosening of restrictions on people’s movement as the state continues to see to limit the spread of...

April 12, 2020

State of emergency extended

PREMIER Daniel Andrews has this morning announced that the current state of emergency in place to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended...

March 22, 2020

Statement from the Premier

Released to the media at 2.50pm.

March 14, 2020

State government advice on COVID-19

AS you may be aware the World Health Organization, and subsequently governments around the globe, have declared COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, a pandemic. A...