Victoria daily news update: premier catches Covid, smoke in the city and money for freight terminals Monday: Daniel Andrews in isolation for seven days, with James Merlino acting Victorian premier The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2022
Paedophile priest back in Victorian court Victorian paedophile priest Gerald Risdale has faced court on 24 child sexual abuse charges, after allegedly abusing two young boys in the early 1980s. AAP · Mar 28, 2022
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews tests positive to COVID-19 The Premier says he received his results on a rapid antigen test and has "mild symptoms", including a sore throat and temperature. ABC News · Mar 28, 2022
A new all-abilities accessible observatory in Heathcote is opening up new worlds for Victorians A new all-abilities accessible observatory in Melbourne's north is giving those with a disability easy access to experiencing the wonders of the cosmos. ABC News · Mar 27, 2022
Victorian towns plead for running water supply, sewerage systems In communities in this part of north-west Victoria, residents who've had surgery are advised to recuperate elsewhere due to the infection risk from their own water supply, and some parents of newborns have to buy bottled water for formula. ABC News · Mar 27, 2022
Kim Carr bows out after three decades as Labor senator for Victoria Veteran cites death of Kimberley Kitching and ‘determined urgings’ from his children as reasons for his decision to step down The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2022
Labor’s Katy Gallagher says ‘mean girls’ label ‘diminishes women’; 11 virus deaths – as it happened This blog has now closed The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2022
Would you drive on this? Election cycles come and go, but every year regional and rural Australians are forced to put up with roads so bad they threaten lives and livelihoods. ABC News · Mar 26, 2022
‘Don’t muck it up’: First Nations communities are closely watching Victoria’s truth-telling commission Leaders hope Yoorrook Justice Commission will spark nationwide treaty negotiations The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2022
‘They brought their politics with them’: will Queensland’s newest residents affect the election? The state’s population grew by more than 57,800 in 12 months, mostly from southern migration The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2022
Becoming Bulldogs traces all-abilities Jets footy team's footsteps into a mainstream club The filmmaker behind a documentary about an all-abilities football team integrating into a mainstream club in regional Victoria hopes the film will inspire other sporting clubs to follow suit. ABC News · Mar 25, 2022
Veterans’ affairs minister threatened to quit over budget; Australia reports 30 Covid deaths – as it happened Andrew Gee calls backlog of veteran’s compensation payments ‘a national disgrace’; WA teenager among 30 Covid deaths across the country. This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2022
‘A massive spiritual shift’: how the mindful movement of qigong can treat addiction The gentle motion, breathing and meditation stop the mind ‘wandering to negative thoughts’, says a recovering Victorian addict The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2022
Rising Covid cases force some schools in NSW and Victoria to return to remote learning State governments leave schools to decide on response as Covid outbreaks lead to widespread teacher shortages The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2022
RideApart · Mar 25, 2022 Savic C-Series Earns Prestigious Victorian Premier’s Design Award Australian electric motorcycle startup Savic earns the 2022 Victorian Premier’s Design Award for the social and financial impact of its C-Series line.
ABC News · Mar 25, 2022 Alinta says court wind farm ruling will have 'dramatic' and chilling effect on renewable energy investment One of Australia's biggest renewable energy investors says a court's decision to uphold complaints against a Victorian wind farm will have "serious ramifications" for the transition from fossil fuels.
AAP · Mar 25, 2022 Vic Labor figures seek end to intervention Victorian Labor powerbrokers have sought a ruling in the High Court on whether a national intervention in the branch is valid.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2022 Victorian donation, lobbying and political advertising rules need an overhaul, report says Centre for Public Integrity says payments at fundraisers captured, but not attendance fees
ABC News · Mar 25, 2022 Passenger tells protest how train journey in luggage carriage still irks years later A south-west Victorian man has recalled the pain of being forced to travel in the luggage compartment of a a regional train as a result of being in a wheelchair.
AAP · Mar 25, 2022 WA three wickets from Shield triumph Western Australia are closing in on a Sheffield Shield victory against Victoria, needing just three more wickets to secure the hosting rights for the final.
ABC News · Mar 25, 2022 Albury Wodonga Regional Deal to receive $80m ahead of federal budget The Victorian government is criticised for its lack of commitment to the Albury Wodonga Regional Deal, with an $80m pre-budget funding announcement from the federal government today.
AAP · Mar 25, 2022 Ex-Vic premier to head disability board Former Victorian premier Denis Napthine has been appointed as chair of the National Disability Insurance Agency.
AAP · Mar 24, 2022 Melbourne-made COVID-19 jabs undergo trial Victorian researchers are recruiting 114 adults to participate in human trials of two Melbourne-made COVID-19 vaccines, which are distinct from other jabs.
ABC News · Mar 24, 2022 Queensland detects new case of Japanese encephalitis virus, two more suspected Another Queenslander tests positive to the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus and two others have been identified as suspected cases.
AAP · Mar 24, 2022 Vic assembly makes moves in treaty talks Victoria's First Peoples' Assembly has met at the MCG to discuss plans to pay for treaty negotiations.