There are concerns COVID-19 restrictions are hampering search efforts for a 14-year-old boy with autism who was last seen early yesterday mroning. William Wall hasn’t been seen since he set off on what he told his family would be a 15 minute walk along the Warburton Trail in Launching Place at about 6.15am yesterday morning. […]

Victoria has recorded 15 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Another five people have died with COVID-19. All of those deaths are linked to aged care. In order for restrictions to ease to step two of the reopening roadmap on Sunday, Melbourne needs the rolling 14-day average to be between 30 and 50. That […]

A draft memo from Fire Rescue Victoria Deputy Commissioner Gavin Freeman’s office, published by The Weekly Times, has Neil Mitchell seriously concerned. It claims Fire Rescue Victoria has “no capacity to adequately respond to our bushfire risk within the FRV primary areas or adjoining CFA Districts in the regional locations” with the bushfire season on […]

A class action lawsuit with up to 20,000 possible plaintiffs has been filed with the Supreme Court. It will seek damages against two security companies who had contracts for the ill-fated hotel quarantine program. The inquiry has been told Victoria’s second wave of COVID-19 can be directly traced back to two hotels. Those pushing the […]

A group of 18 top legal figures have written an open letter to Premier Daniel Andrews calling for a rethink of a bill which would grant authorised officers the power to arrest people who they suspect may breach COVID-19 restrictions in the future. The letter warns the COVID-19 Omibus bill, which passed the lower house […]

It has been six months since Russell Hill and Carol Clay vanished while camping in Victoria’s high country. Despite an extensive search, their disappearance still remains a mystery, with no crime scene and no witnesses. Police suspect foul play may have been involved, and Sly says the fact no personal items have been found raises […]