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Authorities firm on hospitality vax mandate

VICTORIAN authorities are standing by a mandate for hospitality workers to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before Melbourne's pubs, cafes and restaurants reopen, despite...

Erosion work and planning continues as sea levels rise

DRONE surveys along the Great Ocean Road are playing a key role in monitoring erosion and coastal hazards, as state authorities close beaches, build...

‘Typo’ in Vic rules vexes entertainment

MELBOURNE entertainment venues won't be able to open to fully vaccinated patrons indoors when lockdown ends, because a COVID-19 rule change contained a "typo". When...

Victoria ends lockdown five days early

VICTORIA will end its sixth long-running lockdown five days earlier than planned, as the state races to its seventy per cent fully vaccinated target. Premier...

Exposure sites – October 16

THE Department of Health and Human Services has listed The Squires Loft and Yeah Boy in Geelong West as a Tier 1 exposure site. Anyone...

COVID-positive 15yo among seven deaths

A COVID-positive teenage girl with other health conditions has become the youngest Victorian to die during the current outbreak. The state’s COVID-19 commander Jeroen Weimar...

Greener spine

WARRALILY’s Armstrong Creek and its “transformation of a degraded creek into a thriving ecosystem” have won gold in the 2021 Good Design Awards –...

SCT digital edition, 14 October

MCH digital edition, 14 October

ACT digital edition, 14 October

Victoria’s $2.5m for COVID medico recruits

VICTORIA will spend two-point-five million dollars to recruit up to one-thousand extra healthcare workers who are living overseas, to support the state's struggling health...

Thousands to attend Melb Cup, live music

DOUBLE-vaccinated Victorians will be able to attend the Melbourne Cup and live music within weeks under a large-scale trial of crowd numbers. About 10,000 racing...

Infected Virgin worker flew to NSW, SA

AN airline cabin crew member has tested positive for coronavirus after travelling on flights across three states while potentially infectious, Victorian health authorities say. Meanwhile,...

Furniture for future generations

The fine craftsmanship of Ross Thompson Furniture formulates into modern and minimalist designs that can easily be the centrepiece of a room. You can see...

SCT digital edition, 7 October

Metricon showcases double storey design excellence across Geelong

In Geelong and surrounds, a growing number of new home buyers are opting to build two-storey homes to maximise the amount of space inside...

MCH digital edition, 7 October

Celebrating Seniors – Special Feature

ACT digital edition, 7 October

Soave: a wine style to know

VENETO, in the north-east of Italy, is the home of some of your favourite wines whether you know it or not. The benchmark examples of...

Festival’s focus on mental health

OCTOBER is National Mental Health Month and as part of this year’s campaign, the annual Art of the Minds festival is asking everyone to...

Victoria ICU patients ‘begging’ for vax

INTENSIVE care nurses have made an impassioned plea for Victorians to get vaccinated, with COVID-19 patients in hospital set to soar this month. Victoria reported...

$200m for lockdown-hit Vic construction

VICTORIAN businesses impacted by the construction industry's two-week shutdown will be given almost two-hundred-million dollars in financial support, as the sector prepares to reopen. Victoria...

SCT digital edition, 30 September

MCH digital edition, 30 September

ACT digital edition, 30 September

Geelong Seniors Festival 2021 Program

Exposure sites update – September 25

NEW exposure sites across the Greater Geelong region include: Medic Aid Medical Clinic, Geelong, September 22, between 11.45am and 1pm. This is a Tier 1...