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Changes to Melbourne virus lockdown rules - MELBOURNE'S SECOND LOCKDOWN* The six-week lockdown starts at 11.59pm on Wednesday.AREAS BACK UNDER STAGE THREE RESTRICTIONS:* Metropolitan Melbourne c ...

ADF troops headed for Melbourne and border - Hundreds of Australian Defence Force troops are being deployed to help ringfence Melbourne as the Victorian capital is forced into a second coronaviru ...

Melbourne lockdown returns for six weeks - Melbourne has been ordered back into lockdown after the state was hit with a record 191 new cases of coronavirus.

Concerns for NSW-Vic border communities - Local mayors are trying to extend the boundary for exemption permits beyond Albury and Wodonga as the twin towns manage life with a closed NSW-Victori ...

Victoria isolated as Melbourne locks down - NSW and South Australia will erect hard borders against Victoria, as Melbourne prepares for a six-week lockdown in a bid to control soaring coronaviru ...

Heroic actions of brave residents - Ipswich local Damian Jackwitz has recounted the moment he tried to kick in a door and break metal bars on a window, while attempting to save a teena ...

Scenic Rim Council hands down budget - The first budget for the new term has been adopted by Scenic Rim Regional Council. Residential ratepayers will see a modest rates rise of $15 a yea ...

Record virus cases as Vic border closed - Victoria is shut off from the rest of the country after a record number of coronavirus cases prompted NSW to close their border.

How the NSW-Victorian border closure works - VICTORIA-NSW BORDER CLOSURE* The border will close from 11.59pm Tuesday night to all Victorians* Police and health officials are already on the border ...

Fatal traffic crash, Pikes Creek - Police have started an investigation after a man died in a crash at Pikes Creek overnight. Around 7.50pm, police and emergency services were notifi ...