New renting laws ‘fairer’
CHANGES made to Victoria’s renting laws will make things “fairer for everyone”, according to the Peninsula Community Legal Centre.
Reforms brought in this year include limiting rent rises to once per year and ensuring properties are fitted out with the basic amenities.
In a statement, the PCLC said the previous laws “created a power imbalance that favoured landlords”.
“The changes to the law mean that renters in Victoria are now provided with some of the basic protections that have existed elsewhere in the world for a long time,” PCLC CEO Jackie Galloway said. “It is only fair that rental properties must meet basic standards that make them safe and liveable.
Virus exposure sites at shopping centre
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TWO stores at Bayside Shopping Centre have been listed as COVID-19 exposure sites.
The Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed that a positive COVID-19 case shopped at the centre on 31 December.
The person shopped at TK Maxx from 2pm to 3pm, and at Ishka from 3pm to 3.15pm.
Anyone who also visited one of those shops is being asked by the DHHS to monitor for coronavirus symptoms, and get tested if they develop. Anyone receiving a COVID-19 test must isolate until a negative result comes back.
The DHHS says that those locations are not a current risk to the public, and can be visited in line with current restrictions.