IF you passed little Layla Robertson in the street, you would be completely unaware of the battle she had to fight just moments after entering the world.

A GPS tracker has led to the arrest of a Geelong region man who allegedly stole a car from Hamilton on Saturday morning.

VICTORIA has recorded 11 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths overnight, taking the state’s death toll to 763.

FOR the first time in months, regional Victorians can pack the caravan, jump in the car and head off for a getaway as the regions entered step three of the roadmap out of lockdown this week.

EACH year around 480 shearers and shed staff travel to Australia from New Zealand for the busy spring shearing season.

NURSES and medical staff at Hamilton Base Hospital are appealing for funding from the State Government to upgrade the emergency, intensive care and radiology departments.

VICTORIA has recorded 45 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths overnight, taking the state’s death toll to 750.

LOCAL tourism and hospitality providers are celebrating being able to finally reopen again, but uncertainty still remains as the coronavirus pandemic restrictions ease. Regional Victoria moved on to step three of the “roadmap” yesterday, which meant a host of activities that had been restricted since early August were able to be undertaken to some greater […]

IT WAS 30 degrees, the breeze was light and the sun rose ahead of a beautiful day. No, it wasn’t a moment out of a Queensland spring morning. That’s how warm Portland’s 50m outdoor swimming pool got to on Wednesday when it opened for the first time after months of being shut down. Forty people […]

REGIONAL Victorians will move to step three of the roadmap out of lockdown today, meaning there will no longer be restrictions on leaving home, eating out or travelling for a holiday.