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Ballarat school brings in COVID mask rule ahead of 'strong' advice from education department

A Ballarat high school says students are embracing its mask-wearing rule, but another principal has described the Victorian government's choice not to mandate facial coverings as "a relief".

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Victorian Farmers Federation loses expensive Supreme Court battle over farmer membership

A court finds a decision by Victoria's peak farmer advocacy group to expel a dairy farmer member is invalid with the group forced to pay costs.

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Australians urged to work from home and wear masks indoors

Employers are being urged to let staff work from home amid warnings there are twice as many COVID cases in the community as being reported officially.

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SA follows Victoria in encouraging indoor masks at schools

South Australia has followed Victoria's lead in encouraging but not mandating that students wear masks indoors at school.

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Legalise Cannabis Party eyes Victorian, NSW state elections after primary vote soars

The party's push for legal pot is winning over more voters than ever, and now it has two upcoming state elections in its sights.

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Vic schools mask advice 'not a mandate'

A memo to Victorian parents to urge their children to mask up in school classrooms is "not a mandate" and students won't face punishment for shirking them.

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Energy market operator, AEMO, intervenes as Victoria's gas reserves fall

The Australian Energy Market Operator has triggered the gas supply guarantee to stave off a potential gas shortage in Victoria, the state's energy minister has said.

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Looming Vic gas limits threaten energy woe

Australia's energy regulator has warned Victoria is facing a gas shortage which could plunge the electricity market into a fresh crisis.

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Victorian government asks school students to wear masks in class as state's COVID-19 cases spike

A joint letter to parents from bodies representing Victorian public, independent and Catholic schools is asking school students aged eight and over to wear masks in class.

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Polar blast: Tasmania blanketed in snow as cold snap hits south-east Australia

Sub-zero temperatures expected to remain for rest of the week, with severe frosts hitting parts of Victoria

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Family of missing SA woman Colleen South steps up search in rural Victoria

Relatives of missing Adelaide woman Colleen South are looking for new evidence in rural Victoria, after police found her journal and bags lined up near her abandoned car.

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Former premier resigns as NDIA board chair

Former Victorian premier Dennis Napthine has resigned as chair of the NDIA board, just three months into his term.

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Victoria doubles virtual emergency department capacity to cope with COVID and flu surge

Premier Daniel Andrews announces a virtual program running at Victoria's busiest ED will be doubled to treat at least 600 patients a day in response to the challenging flu season and the Omicron BA.5 variant.

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Melbourne hospital to double virtual ED

Victoria will double a hospital's virtual ED program, trial new rostering for some paramedics and extend its surge workforce as COVID-19 hospitalisations rise.

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Hydrogen fuel stations to be built between Sydney and Melbourne under $20m plan

NSW and Victorian governments say at least four refuelling stations will be built along Hume Highway

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‘The David Attenborough of humans’: Miriam Margolyes is back on the road, meeting real Aussies

British-Australian actress Miriam Margolyes is back on the road in new series Australia Unmasked, meeting folks from Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia.

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Primark shoppers adore £14 pyjamas similar to £65 Victoria's Secret pair

A Primark shopper commented on how similar in style the pyjamas are to Victoria's Secret

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COVID support payments must be balanced with debt, Victorian business lobby says

Victoria's peak business lobby group say the federal government must make sure pandemic payments don't cripple the economy more than outbreaks would.

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More Vic hospital staff to curb COVID wave

Victoria has triggered the next phase of its winter plan to combat COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses while announcing an extra 400 staff for hospitals.

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Dead whale which washed up at Mallacoota is not Migaloo

Analysis of photos taken of a whale carcass at Mallacoota, in Victoria's east, show that the animal is female, while the famous albino whale Migaloo is male.

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The whale carcass is not that of Migaloo, but who is the creature that has fascinated us for decades?

Despite the perils of being an albino whale, the 40-tonne, 15-metre humpback made it to adulthood and is believed to be aged in his 30s.

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Vic coalition to legislate emissions goal

Seeking to shore up its climate change credentials before the upcoming state election, the Victorian coalition is vowing to legislate halving emissions by 2030.

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Dead white whale in Vic not famed Migaloo

A whale that washed up dead on a beach in Victoria's east is a sub-adult female and not famous albino humpback Migaloo.

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Update: White Whale Found On Vic Beach Wasn’t Our Boy Migaloo But I’m Crying Anyway

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White whale washes up on Mallacoota beach

A white whale carcass has washed up on a beach in far-east Victoria, prompting questions about whether it might be the well-known white whale, Migaloo.

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