Regional Victoria wears the blunt arm of the lockdown law
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The Australian Open isn’t the only tennis getting knocked around by Victoria’s latest COVID-19 lockdown: in fact, compared to those readying for the 2021 country week tournament, the professionals at outbreak epicentre in Melbourne are getting away lightly.
Country week was supposed to begin on Sunday at Swan Hill - coronavirus free and more than 300 kilometres north west of the nearest confirmed cases. Teams and families from mostly regional Victoria had booked as many as 1200 hotel rooms and were expected to pump at least $2 million into Swan Hill economy.
Victorian regional centres face major changes in electoral boundary review
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DecDecember 2020 at 9:26pm
Nationals MP Emma Kealy s western Victorian seat of Lowan needs to take on extra voters.
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Two of the largest regional centres along the Murray River could find themselves in the same lower house electorate at the next Victorian state election, depending on the outcome of a looming review.
Key points:
The Electoral Boundaries Commission begins taking public submissions next week
Proposed new boundaries will be published in June 2021 before a final decision next October
Victoria s Electoral Boundaries Commission (EBC) kicks off its first redivision in eight years next week and low population growth across much of the state s west presents a particular challenge for those drawing the map.