COVID-19
No cases linked to Lorne site
The restricted movements of a COVID-19-positive construction worker at Lorne might have saved the coastal town from a coronavirus outbreak.
Buses replace trains due to COVID case
V-Line train services in south-west Victoria have faced disruptions and staff shortages after a train driver in Melbourne tested positive for COVID-19.
Vic chemists get new jabs
Victoria is set to receive an increased share of the Federal Government’s latest COVID-19 vaccine shipment.
City folk blocked from Colac shots
The State Government has backflipped on a rule that allowed Melbourne residents to travel outside the city to access COVID shots, including at Colac Area Health’s vaccination clinic.
Lorne responds to COVID scare
A large-scale Lorne construction site at Stribling Reserve has shut down after state health authorities identified it as a tier one COVID exposure site.
COVID exposure site at Lorne
Health officials have listed a construction site at Lorne’s Stribling Reserve as a tier one COVID-19 exposure site.
Small groups return to church
Worshippers will return to Colac and district churches as lockdown lifts this weekend, but only in small numbers.
Tourists eager to return to coastal hotspots
An Apollo Bay tourism business said its phones have been ringing off the hook since an announcement regional Victoria would exit lockdown this week.