Coronavirus
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Let’s deliver jabs for truckies, says Cupper
FROM next Thursday truck drivers entering Victoria from a high-risk zone will need to show evidence they’ve had at least one dose of a COVID-19…
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Extra contact tracers to help tackle COVID outbreak in far west NSW
FAR West Local Health District (FWLHD) has boosted its contact tracing capacity, with six extra staff members now trained to conduct COVID-19 case interviews. As…
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Regional Victorian pools, gyms to reopen as Victoria hits 70 per cent first dose
SUNRAYSIA residents might have to wait a little longer to get back to the gym, despite Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announcing on Thursday indoor fitness…
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North West Victoria hits 70 per cent first dose vaccine mark
NORTH West Victoria has reached a new milestone in the fight against COVID-19, with data released this week showing more than 70 per cent of…
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Three new Mildura COVID-19 cases linked
THREE new COVID-19 cases were reported in Mildura on Monday, taking Mildura’s total active cases to five. All three are primary contacts of a case…
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Travel restriction flouters face fine of $5452
THE Department of Transport is “ramping up” efforts to protect regional Victorians, who emerged from stay-at-home restrictions last week. The department said officers will be…
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Mildura logs new COVID-19 case as playground joins site list
MILDURA has recorded a second positive COVID-19 case within a week as the Victorian Government nominated the region as a priority area for its community…
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Second exposure site added in Mildura
A second exposure site for Mildura was added today. Ontario Heights Playground located at 31 Sherring Way, Mildura was today added as a tier 2 exposure…
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COVIDSafe plans a must for farmers
AGRICULTURE Victoria is urging farmers to have a protection plan in place against the impacts of COVID-19. Agriculture Services director Leanne Rosewall said it was…
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Residents near SA border need vaccination priority, says MP
THE Victorian Government has been urged to provide priority vaccinations for residents living along the South Australian border from the state’s south-west up to Mildura.…
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Anne Webster slams government’s pub rules
FEDERAL Member for Mallee Anne Webster has questioned why the Victorian Government has again shifted the goal posts on patron limits for struggling hospitality businesses.…
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Victoria’s eased regional restrictions on trial, says government
THE easing of COVID-19 restrictions in regional Victoria this week will be a test case for the future handling of restrictions, the Victorian Government says.…