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A community bank promises $750,000 to help upgrade Daylesford Hospital, as the town's frustration about silence from the state government grows.

Victorians will no longer be required to wear masks on public transport or in rideshare vehicles from 11:59pm Thursday, bringing the rules into line with settings in other states.

Victoria’s health minister defends colleague who suggested Kylie Hennessy, who has a brain tumour, ‘roll with the punches’

Liberal leader Matt Guy says the funding will come from the Opposition's plan to shelve the government's $35 billion rail loop.

Ballarat CBD businesses will be watching GovHub keenly in the weeks to come to see what impact the change of COVID work from home rules will have on the underutilised building. On Thursday Victorians were encouraged to return to the office, with the government lifting its work from home recommendation.…

The government has rolled back its recommendations that Victorians work from home, now encouraging workers to return to the office.

State government cites falling Covid case numbers and the end of winter as it announces decision

Mandatory face masks on Victorian public transport are here to stay, but the state's work from home recommendation has been lifted.

A rash of major health announcements is sure to spread further before the state election – but the devil is in the detail

General practitioners will run the Priority Primary Care Centres to treat conditions like infections, fractures and burns in a bid to ease hospital workloads.

A new $14 million healthcare project is expected to ease the pressure on Victoria's health system as it continues to buckle under demand.