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Regional Victoria Will Come Out Of Lockdown On September 9th

In news that will be extremely welcome, Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that regional Victoria will emerge from lockdown at 11:59pm on Thursday 9th September. All of regional Victoria that is, except for Shepparton which is still in the grips of a serious outbreak. Authorise worker lists will no longer apply in regional Victoria which…

8 September 2021ByBen Tyers

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Camping Will Be Permitted Beside Victorian Rivers From September

A controversial plan to open Victoria's river frontages up to camping will become official from September 1st. The Victorian government will allow camping on 27 river frontages in northern Victoria. The land is currently licensed by farmers. The 27 sites will be on the banks of the Goulburn, Broken, Ovens, Campaspe, Loddon, and Murray rivers…

11 August 2021ByBen Tyers

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Hobart’s Brunswick Hotel Evacuated As Fire Breaks Out

A historic hotel in Hobart, the Brunswick Hotel, has gone up in flames in the early hours of Monday morning. Night managers who lived on-site at the hotel woke to smoke and helped guests escape as flames took over. Brunswick Hotel manager, Darren Brown told ABC News he was "absolutely devastated" as the venue was…

12 July 2021ByBen Tyers

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WATCH: Thredbo Just Copped A Battering Of Snow

Thredbo's first snow of the season was huge. 60cm of snow has fallen over the past 24-hours.

10 June 2021ByBen Tyers

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The First Snowfall Of 2021 Just Hit The Deck In NSW

Time to hit the slops.

9 June 2021ByBen Tyers

A patch of land purchased by the NSW government for an outback nature reserve.

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The NSW Government Just Bought 60,000 Hectares Of Land To Create A Nature Reserve

It’s the second biggest land procurement by the government in the past decade.

9 June 2021ByBen Tyers

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What La Nina Means For Regional Australia

The Bureau of Meteorology has made it official, La Nina is here. Meaning we're going to see a wet spring and summer for the end of 2020 and into 2021. The last time La Nina affected the weather in Australia was the summers of 2010/11 and 2011/12 which ended up making 2010 to 2012 the…

29 September 2020ByThe Editor

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Step 3 | Find Out The Latest Regional Victoria Coronavirus Rules

Great news this week with Premier Daniel Andrews announcing that regional Victoria will move to step 3 of the roadmap to recovery. From midnight Wednesday 16 September, the following changes will take place: No restrictions on leaving home Spend time with others outside where possible Public gatherings: up to 10 people outdoors Visitors allowed at…

15 September 2020ByThe Editor

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