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COVID-19 Response Commander Jeroen Weimar holds concerns for the citys western suburbs with 150 cases recorded in the region since the Delta outbreak.

The city’s western suburbs are disproportionately essential and permitted workers, resulting in multiple chains of transmission, officials say

Supermarket giants are working furiously to feed a third of the population of a Victorian country town that has been trapped in Covid isolation for more than a week.

COVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar has rejected calls to target Melbourne’s west for more vaccines, despite appeals from local mayors and high demand at vaccine hubs.

Champion New Zealand trainer Jamie Richards has settled on the Group 3 Cockram Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday as the launching pad for star mare Probabeels reshuffled spring raid.

Herald Sun form analyst Brad Waters runs the rule over Thursday’s card at Warrnambool.

1 of 1 5370537724001 A man has been arrested after he allegedly rammed a police car in Mooroopna this morning. Police said officers were initially called to reports of a suspicious vehicle on Knight Street about 6.05am. Attending police saw a man sleeping in a silver Holden Commodore while the engine was running. Police attempted to speak with the driver, but said he became verbally aggressive towards officers and allegedly refused to comply with their directions. The man allegedly reversed an...

3 Sydney removalists are unlikely to face charges after sparking Covid outbreak  Workers delivered furniture to Maribyrongs Apartments before travelling to SA Men were found to have broken no rules except for one man not wearing a mask  Vic enters 5th lockdowns after four complex residents tested positive to Covid Comes as an Echuca pub owner was fined $22,000 for opening during lockdown

Seven people are in hospital, and of those two are in intensive care. More than 43,000 test results were received in the 24 hours to midnight Thursday, while 14,302 vaccine doses were administered at state-run sites over the same span. Victorias current set of restrictions are set to be eased on 27 July, but Mr Andrews said health authorities wanted to have as much data as possible before deciding when the lockdown would end. READ MORE Also on Friday, Police Commissioner Shane Patton revealed a...

Harness racing selections: Thursday, July 22 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Two meetings to look at on Thursday, with my focus at Redcliffe and Swan Hill. Down below are your best bets for the respective programs. Redcliffe Best bet: Race Five Number 3 Mach Torque Surely she puts this race away. Chantal Turpin trains with Pete McMullen to steer and while it’s been a while between wins, gee, she gets h...