An infectious diseases expert says what happens at the end of this week will be key in determining the path Victoria takes in the fight against COVID-19. Senior Professorial Fellow at the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, Professor Robert Booy, says a statewide lockdown is still a possibility. “Because the incubation period of […]

Coles shelves have been stripped bare of fresh produce and dairy at a number of stores across the state. 3AW listeners have reported severe shortages at stores in Brunswick East, Torquay, Malvern and Pakenham. Coles CEO Matt Swindells said the shortages are due to the lingering impact of a COVID-19 cluster at the supermarket’s Laverton […]

Victoria’s police chief says he has no objection to an increased involvement from the Australian Defence Force in Victoria’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. While Shane Patton reiterated comments he made on Monday that managing the hard lockdown should remain a “primary” police role, he told Neil Mitchell that didn’t mean he was rejecting help. […]

While some Melburnians in the nine public housing towers in hard lockdown say they’re living off Sustagen and haven’t heard a word about what’s happening, others say they’ve received plenty of supplies to help them through the shutdown. Flemington tower resident Bianca says it took two days for her to receive milk formula and nappies […]

A family of four who holidayed at Port Fairy last week has tested positive to COVID-19. Moyne Shire Council confirmed the news on Tuesday. “The family did the right thing, cutting their holiday short after being told a close family member in Melbourne had a confirmed case of the virus,” the council said in a […]

A manhunt is underway in Melbourne’s outer south-east after a woman was slashed with a knife in a terrifying armed robbery this morning. The woman was walking along Matthew Flinders Lane in Endeavour Hills at about 4.15am when she was approached by a man with a knife. The man is believed to have threatened her […]