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  • Police hunt stabbing suspects

    An unprovoked assault in Colac’s Gellibrand Street has left a man stabbed and in hospital, with police urging witnesses or people with footage to come
    forward.

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  • Cricket grand finalists locked in

    Stoneyford will take on City United in next weekend’s CDCA Division One grand final.

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  • Restrictions to ease further tonight

    Victoria will return to its COVID-safe summer rules from midnight tonight, on par with the most lenient lockdown rules in recent months.

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  • Facebook ban rocks regional media

    Facebook has taken the extraordinary step of blocking Australian news sites from posting to its platform in retaliation to a planned national bargaining code.

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  • Lockdown ends at midnight

    Victoria’s state-wide lockdown will end at midnight tonight, Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed.

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  • COVID CIRCUIT BREAKER RESTRICTIONS

    Here is a rundown of the latest COVID restrictions that apply to all Victorians from 11.59pm tonight until Wednesday midnight.

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  • Masks mandatory again, fewer visitors to home

    The State Government has imposed tighter restrictions on gatherings in Victoria after a new cluster of COVID-19 in Melbourne.

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  • Department detects strong positive in Colac wastewater, encourages testing

    The Department of Health and Human Services says the source of coronavirus fragments in Colac’s wastewater is likely a person who has recently recovered from the virus and is not contagious.

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