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MotoGP cancellation at Phillip Island leaves local economy $42m worse off theage.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theage.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Advertisement Residents in the border town of Mildura have rushed to get tested after the regional centre recorded its first coronavirus case in 15 months, sparking concern for the local Indigenous community and other vulnerable people yet to be vaccinated. Mildura became the third regional area to record new cases connected to the current outbreak after cases were detected in Barwon Heads and on Phillip Island, prompting the state government to cast doubt on an early end to the lockdown for regional Victoria. The number of exposure sites at Phillip Island grew to more than 20 on Sunday, after a group of friends visited for several days last week. Two of them later tested positive for COVID-19. A primary close contact of one of them tested positive on Saturday. ....
Victorians stay close to home during school holidays smh.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from smh.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Advertisement Many Victorian tourism businesses have been buoyed by a bumper summer, with accommodation booked solid in coastal towns. But the looming loss of JobKeeper payments at the end of March, combined with fears the return of international visitors could be delayed until as late as 2023, has some fearing they may still go to the wall. Summer has been busy at Phillip Island with domestic visitors but many businesses are struggling with the lack of international tourists. Credit:Eddie Jim The end of the summer tourism peak and uncertainty about freedom to travel between states also loom as major tests for the beleaguered sector. ....