Coronavirus
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Border permits add to Sunraysia Christmas stress
CONFUSION and added holiday stress was rife among Sunraysia’s border residents on Friday following the announcement of a permit system for all NSW residents entering…
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NSW travellers will need permits to enter Victoria
A PERMIT system for NSW travellers to Victoria starts from midnight Friday and arrivals from “red zone” areas are banned as Sydney’s northern beaches cluster…
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Gathering rules eased in Victoria
FROM midnight a household can have up to 30 visitors over the course of a day. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced a “significant” easing of restrictions…
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Helping hand reaches out to COVID-19 victims
THERE isn’t much that can soothe the wounds inflicted by COVID-19. Border closures have sliced through families, widespread job losses have dragged people below the…
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NSW police thankful after border opens
THE New South Wales and Victorian border is now open. NSW Police opened the border at midnight on Sunday. The border was closed four months…
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Masks off from midnight Sunday: Andrews
VICTORIA’S mask rules will change from midnight Sunday, with masks no longer required when outdoors and able to keep a safe distance. Victorian Premier Daniel…
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Victoria closes border with South Australia
UPDATE 5PM MEMBER for Mildura Ali Cupper is imploring the Victorian Government to ensure its permit system will allow South Australian medical specialists exemptions to…
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SA coronavirus cluster creates doubt over border opening
A CORONAVIRUS cluster in Adelaide has grown to 17 cases, casting fresh doubts over all states and territories opening their borders by Christmas. But Federal…
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Another double donut day for Victoria
Victoria on Sunday reported a 16th consecutive day without a new coronavirus case and for the first time in months, a fortnight period without any…
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South Australia sets Friday decision on border bans
AN easing of South Australia’s hard border with Victoria is set to be signed off this week. SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens, the state’s COVID-19…
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Ring of steel lifted: regional Victoria open to Melbourne
REGIONAL Victoria is now open to metropolitan Melbourne with the “ring of steel” to be lifted from 11.59pm Sunday. Victoria recorded its ninth consecutive day…
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New South Wales to open border with Victoria
NEW South Wales will relax its border restrictions with Victoria this month as South Australia also moves towards softening its hard border closure with Victoria.…