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State-wide lockdown extended by a week
VICTORIA'S current lockdown has been extended seven days.
The lockdown was due to last five days, ending at 11.59pm tonight, but Premier Daniel Andrews announced...
River frontage camping laws reported backdown
THE state opposition is celebrating after media reports leaked the state government has backed down on its proposed legislation to allow camping on licenced...
Snap lockdown set to continue
VICTORIA'S snap lockdown will not be lifted yet, after the state recorded its fifth day of cases in double digits, and the highly contagious...
A ‘balloon ban’ is now in force to protect wildlife
THE symbolism associated with allowing balloons to drift into the heavens is no longer allowed, with a ban on the release of helium balloons...
Potential for prisoners to be treated ‘unfairly’
A VICTORIAN Ombudsman investigation has found prisoner disciplinary hearings are still done "in the dark" and the potential for unfairness remains rife.
Across Victoria's 14...
COVID rules change again
**** UPDATE ****
MEDIA reports suggest Melbourne will go into a snap lockdown from midnight tonight because of a growing COVID outbreak.
Authorities have been discussing...
Minister on future of timber in Gippsland: ‘More to say shortly’
IT seems the state government will have "more to say shortly" on a range of questions timber workers and their families have been waiting...
Clarity is needed around renewable energy zones
THE state government is being asked to explain what is proposed with its Gippsland Renewable Energy Zone and the impacts – positive and negative...
Reins loosen a little on COVID restrictions
THE metro-regional border will come down, and COVID-19 rules across the state will be eased again, after a suite of new restrictions were announced...
We’re celebrating the birth of Sale
THE month celebrates the 170th anniversary of the gazetting of the village of Sale at Flooding Creek on June 26, 1851.
The then tiny village,...
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Cause for shell-ebration: UN-recognised shellfish reefs thriving in Gippsland Lakes
Shellfish reefs restored in the Gippsland Lakes are thriving just three years after reestablishment, with underwater surveys revealing carpets of mature mussels, large native...
