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Victoria will tighten its border measures and declare parts of Queensland and the Perth and Peel regions red zones from 1am tomorrow. Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton today announced the 11 Queensland Local Government Areas (LGAs) which are set to plunge into a three-day snap lockdown - spanning from the Gold Coast to Townsville - will be classed as red zones. The Perth and Peel regions will also move from orange zones to red zones. LIVE UPDATES: Victorias Chief Health Officer Brett ...

Punters post-race: Tatts Tiara day in review by Luke Sheehan, Nick Hluchaniuk & David Hocking Tofane made it back-to-back G1 wins Image: Racing Queensland Tatts Tiara day saw Tofane take out the feature race, Incentivise sew up the Star Performer with another demolition job, and an imbecile invade the track at Newcastle.  Star Performer Incentivise (Eagle Farm R6) We’re running out of things to say about this bloke ... but his progression from being beaten in a Toowoomba maiden...

Photograph by Chris Van Hove Echuca wasn’t always such a gentle idyll. Back in the riverboat days of the mid- to late 19th century, it was all illegal drinking dens, fruity language on the wharf and whirring sawmills. Dot Hammond, president of the Echuca Historical Society, says its location led to Echuca becoming Australia’s biggest inland port. “Echuca is the closest settlement to Melbourne along the Murray River, and at the time it had the only river-crossing punts. After 1864, when ra...

There are two meetings to look at on Wednesday night, with my attention being at Shepparton and Redcliffe. Below are the best bets for the respective programs. Shepparton Best bet: Race 1, Number 1, Im Loki He has done little wrong since coming over from WA and he can win again. It was a painless […]

A jury in the Federal Court today acquitted rehabilitation aids company The Country Care Group Pty Ltd, its CEO Robert Hogan and a former employee...

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Echuca man Jayden Pearce. The 29-year-old is wanted on warrants for failing to face theft and...

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Echuca man Thomas Johnson. The 28-year-old is wanted on warrants for traffic-related matters and allegedly ramming a police car on Ogilvie Avenue in Echuca about 8am today. He is known to frequent the Echuca and Mooroopna areas. Investigators have released an image of Johnson in the hope that someone may have information on his current whereabouts. Investigators would like to speak to anyone who has dash cam footage or saw a black Merced...

Police have arrested a man following an aggravated carjacking and pursuit in Echuca this morning. It is alleged the man confronted a delivery driver, a...

Enlarge image Mungo National Park, NSW: The landscapes are extraordinary, with solidified, wind-blown sand dunes and dry lakes making for a moon-like vision. But Mungo is important for changing the way we thought about human inhabitation in Australia – skeletal remains found here showed that indigenous people have been in Australia for a lot longer than previously thought. Indigenous-guided tours that delve into that history and traditional beliefs about the land and weather will leave yo...

Two meetings to look at on Thursday night, with Echuca and Penrith getting my attention. Down below are your best bets for the respective programs. Echuca Best bet: Race Two Number 1 Argy Bargy This looks a really tricky meeting, so hard to be extremely confident, but I have this six-year-old as the best on […]