Victoria will allow its motorists to carry a digital driver’s licence on their phone, with a trial in Ballarat before a full state-wide roll-out by 2024. From June, full licence holders in the regional town of Ballarat will be able to sign up for the pilot program via the Service Victoria or VicRoads website, which…
Firms Rank Victoria As The Toughest Place To Do Business in Australia
Over half of Australian businesses have evaluated Victoria as the most challenging state to do business in the country, adding that they have to pay the highest taxes nationally. The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) released a new report introducing its first index that ranked the cost of operating business in all states…
Victoria Attracts New Amazon Studios Sci-Fi Thriller
The Australian state of Victoria has become the filming site for a sci-fi thriller from Amazon Studios starring Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan. The Victorian government announced on Feb. 4 that the film Foe had recently begun production in several locations in the state, including Winton Wetlands and Melbourne’s Docklands Studios. Saoirse Ronan, an American-born Irish actress…
Victoria Eases Border Restrictions With New South Wales
Fully vaccinated people from the Greater Sydney region can now enter Victoria without quarantine or a COVID-19 test. The news of the relaxation of border restrictions comes as the first flight from Sydney to Melbourne landed on Wednesday morning, according to 9 News. The Victorian Chief Health Officer said on Tuesday that the Victorian government…
‘Next 24 Hours Critical’: Melbourne New COVID-19 Cluster Grows to 15
The latest CCP virus cluster in North Melbourne has grown to 15 cases, with 11 new infections in the past 24 hours, six of which were recorded overnight. James Merlino, the Acting Premier of Victoria, said on Wednesday that the next 24 hours would be critical as the state government considers further restrictions. “I cannot…
Victoria Eliminates Local Transmission of Covid-19 After 28 Days
Victoria appears to have eliminated local transmission of the coronavirus after going four weeks without any new transmission of the virus. The Victorian Health Department confirmed the milestone on Friday, following another 13,800 tests and said that 28 days with no new infections means the virus has been eliminated from the community, given that timeframe represents…
Another Hotel Worker COVID Positive in Victoria
A hotel quarantine worker at the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport has tested positive to COVID-19. The woman tested positive on February 7 after she completed a shift as an authorised officer at the hotel, the Department of Health confirmed in an alert just before midnight. She had previously tested negative after a shift on…
Victorian Govt Backs in ‘Hydrogen Hub’ Based at Swinburne University
The Victorian government has tipped $10 million into a hub in Melbourne’s southeast that will test and improve hydrogen technologies. The Victorian Hydrogen Hub will be based at Swinburne University of Technology and study both clean energy vehicles and hydrogen storage. About 300 jobs will be created through the initiative, with construction expected to take…
Hundreds Isolate After Vic Covid-19 Case
Hundreds of Victorians have been forced to self-isolate after a hotel quarantine worker linked to the Australian Open tested positive to COVID-19. The 26-year-old man from Noble Park in the city’s southeast returned a positive test on February 3, five days after he completed his last shift as a resident support officer at the Grand…
No COVID Cases in Vic, International Tennis Players Start to Arrive
The first of 1200 international tennis players, support crew and officials are expected to arrive in Melbourne for the Australian Open, as the state records no new COVID-19 cases. Victoria has now gone eight consecutive days without a local or interstate-acquired coronavirus case. It also reported no cases in hotel quarantine. Some 16,533 tests results…
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