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Monday’s scenes at Arcare in Maidstone were reminiscent of the nightmare that unfolded in nursing homes during last year’s second wave, which killed 655 aged care residents A longer lockdown is ­appearing increasingly likely amid grim warnings that Victoria’s growing Covid-19 outbreak could “get worse before it gets better". The state government has bought the Flinders Street building likely to house Melbourne’s second safe injecting room even as it insists “multiple sites” are being considered for the centre. And in sport, Netball Australia has accused the West Australian government of double standards after the Giants’ netballers were forced to quarantine but Essendon’s AFL players were not, despite playing at a Covid exposure site. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Health authorities are nervously awaiting test results for dozens of vulnerable aged-care residents amid fears the deadly coronavirus has again crept into one of Victoria’s nursing homes. Thousands of shoppers at Australia’s biggest retail centre are on notice and dozens of staff have been forced into isolation after Chadstone ­became the latest hot spot for COVID exposure concern. Leading epidemiologists are warning that Australians will not be fully vaccinated by Christmas based on the current speed of the rollout. Struggling Victorian businesses are pleading for more help to survive lockdowns as the state and federal governments argue over who should help keep them afloat. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria is just two days into lockdown...but a leading epidemiologist says it may be extended further than a week... as the state battles to contain a spread of the highly-infectious Indian variant of coronavirus. A coronavirus surge sweeping through Thailand’s prisons has thrown the spotlight on the kingdom’s overcrowded penal system, where some inmates have less space to sleep than the inside of a coffin. A renowned Tasmanian astronomer’s images and real-time data are sought-after worldwide... but his efforts continue to be shackled by a second-rate internet connection. There are calls for the Federal Government to revise a section of the Migration Act which prevents international students on bridging visas from securing another visa while they are in Australia. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The federal Health Minister maintains Australia’s coronavirus vaccination program is an “extraordinary achievement” …..even though only roughly 20% of the population has had their jabs. Victorians rushing to get a COVID vaccine have faced frustrating delays on phone booking systems and long lines at hubs. Tributes are flowing...after The real voice of fake pop duo Milli Vanilli, singer John Davis, died from coronavirus.. And Prince Harry said parents should be better equipped to deal with the mental health of their children ...a week after accusing his father Prince Charles of leaving his sons to “suffer” after the death of Princess Diana. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria has been plunged into its fourth lockdown in 12 months, with the government yesterday announcing Victorians will need to abide by strict stage-three restrictions. Victoria’s sudden lockdown is set to cost business at least $1 billion in productivity... as traders call for urgent support just when they were starting to recover. There will be a coronial inquest into the tragic death of a 16-year-old boy after he fell seriously ill on a school trip to Vietnam. Prominent Melbourne businesswoman Christine Christian has become the first woman to be appointed president of the State Library Victoria board. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US Grammy nominated rapper The Game and his agent have been ordered by an Australian court to pay more than $500,000 in damages. after they never turned up for “a fake tour” Down Under. Multiple gunshots were fired at a memorial in Minneapolis to mark one year since the murder of black man George Floyd, as his family was welcomed to the White House by President Joe Biden. A fake nanny who dressed as a schoolgirl and stole children in a bizarre long-running scam can’t find somewhere to stay after she gets out of jail. A handful of Melbourne’s most liveable postcodes where you can still beat the city’s $1 million median house price tag have been earmarked as potential boom ‘burbs. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tensions over the Mornington Peninsula’s metropolitan status have flared again ...as Melbourne grapples with the latest COVID-19 outbreak. A royal commission has heard that Crown Resorts sat on recommendations it should investigate its bank accounts for money laundering for more than a year... CSIRO is encouraging farmers and residents in rural towns to use an app it created several years ago to track mice sightings and infestations as authorities scramble to win the fight against the costly plague on Australia’s east coast. A new study has found that babies and kids need to be given the same vegetable up to ten times to increase their chance of liking them... For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thousands of Highpoint shoppers have been ordered to isolate, after four people in Melbourne’s northern suburbs tested positive to coronavirus. Australian authorities are investigating popular adult content site OnlyFans over fears it is being used as a vehicle to traffic drugs, launder money and exploit children. Parents have hit back at claims they’re to blame for Australia’s year 4 students trailing 22 other countries in maths because they didn’t teach their kids numbers and letters before kindergarten. And in AFL, Carlton and Gold Coast have launched separate tribunal challenges which they believe will restore the right of players to fairly tackle and collide with opponents as part of the fabric of Australian football. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Olympic pointman for the Tokyo Games insists the event is safe for athletes and the Japanese population... despite ongoing risks from Covid-19. A Cranbourne car tinting boss is behind bars.. over a major alleged secret drug lab bust. A new technique where newborns are being successfully toilet trained... is being hailed a parenting revolution to save time, money and the planet. The royal flying doctor service has granted an elderly man’s dying wish.... returning him to the farm where he had spent all but the last two of his 94 years. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at The Sunday Herald at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A rise in umpire abuse in junior basketball has been blamed on IGNORANT parents and junior coaches “expecting big things from their kids”. Vaccinated Aussies would be allowed to travel to medium-risk countries and not have to quarantine on return under a new plan ..from a peak business body. The UK’s M15 chief has warned that Facebook and its Silicon Valley executives were handing terrorists a “free pass” with encryption plans... to affect Five Eyes intelligence services’ ability to disrupt their plots, And And it’s finally been revealed the long-awaited Friends reunion will air in Australia later this month, 17 years after the final episode. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

City of Melbourne councillors will consider legal action against the State Government ...if plans for a drug injecting room in the CBD are given the green light. A record $3.8 billion investment in Victoria’s mental health system has emerged as the centrepiece of this year’s state budget. The PM has says The number of people that need to be vaccinated for Australia to secure herd immunity is unknown. Sad news for a CBD retailler which has been family owned for more than a century.... closing down, after a nearby hotel development and high land tax forced them out. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost $6.5m from Thursday’s the state budget will be spent on protecting Victoria’s horticultural production from the Queensland fruit fly. The costs of retirement has climbed ...as surging petrol, insurance and domestic travel prices mean older couples need almost $63,000 a year to live comfortably. It seems we’re becoming more confident in the tourism industry again...Melbourne Airport has recorded its busiest month since the pandemic began And gone are the days of leaving your four legged friend at home while you pub crawl with your friends. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A legal loophole exists in Victoria which allows students to bring knives to school. The Geelong Football Club has scrapped one of footy’s greatest traditions for the 2021 season. A Melbourne Court has heard a man who caused a young motorcyclist’s death when he grabbed the steering wheel of his friend’s ute, forcing the vehicle to crash into the victim on a Bacchus Marsh road. Prince Charles has called on Australian superannuation funds to support his green finance initiative... and use their investment clout to improve the health of the planet. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An elderly woman murdered in her own home feared for her life and begged police for protection from her mentally ill son. A peak business group is ­demanding small traders be paid compensation... if a planned drug injecting room is built in Flinders Street. Top economists have warned increasing stamp duty will make a bad tax worse and hurt housing affordability for middle income home buyers. Collingwood legend Tony Shaw has implored the club to resolve the Mark Korda-Jeff Browne board dispute... before making a call on coach Nathan Buckley. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flinders Street has emerged as the likely ­location for Melbourne’s controversial second drug injecting room. A new class of drugs is showing signs of overcoming some of the most devastating forms of childhood cancer following ground-breaking Australian results. A man was being questioned on Sunday night over the death of a woman at a South Yarra apartment block. St Kilda ruckman Paddy Ryder has explained why he took personal leave at the start of the season, ­declaring the move allowed him to get back to “enjoying everything about my life” again. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pregnancy is the best time to help protect your child against future obesity. Jimmy Barnes was ecstatic to share equal billing with the Jane Barnes Band over the past year. Former COVID-19 cases still mysteriously suffer from debilitating and prolonged symptoms long after their ­initial infection. Domestic tourism is booming again, with accommodation providers experiencing some of their biggest demand ever, as pent-up Melburnians escape the city in search of the regions. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 70 passengers scheduled to fly out from India to Australia on Saturday have been stopped from boarding after 40 tested positive to COVID-19. The true toll of the drought has finally been realised with statistics revealing a lack of water has crippled cotton growers and caused a reduction of livestock for producers. Fears of a new Middle East war were building as terror group Hamas sent rockets deep into Israel, at least three missiles were fired from Lebanon and Israeli air and ground forces attacked Gaza. People living in townhouses and units will be required to put QR codes on their front doors and fences to monitor visiting guests. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister has issued a stern warning to Australians about tensions in the Middle East after a woman was arrested for allegedly burning the Israeli flag during protests in Sydney. Spending more of your working day standing and moving, could be the magic recipe to improve the health of the one million Australian adults with type 2 diabetes. Thousands of extra Victorians under money pressure will have free access to financial advice and no-interest loans. A mega powerline proposed through one of Victoria’s top food bowls has got McCain spitting chips, with the food giant warning more than 60,000 tonnes of annual potato crop is in jeopardy. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A ban on garage sales has been after the Saturday Herald Sun revealed garage sales were banned under coronavirus restrictions Qantas has pushed back its start date for international flights and is pinning its hopes on travel bubbles beyond the arrangement in place with New Zealand. Hopes for a public pool and wetlands created on the Yarra River in the CBD have been revived. The bikini model ex-girlfriend of Ultra Tune boss Sean Buckley has made “wild allegations” against him in court. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

West Coast forward Willie Rioli’s AFL career hanging by a as the Eagles consider sacking the wayward star after his latest cannabis issue. A man whose wife and unborn child were killed on a notorious road has branded a speed reduction a “band aid” fix with safety upgrades years away. Victoria’s latest positive COVID case has reignited calls for the federal government to back the state’s proposed quarantining facility at Mickleham. Prince Harry has spoken about his “unresolved traumas”, adding “we’re all human”, ahead of an upcoming TV series on mental health that he co-produced with Oprah Winfrey. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richmond premiership player Daniel Rioli was punched in the face and teammate Shai Bolton broke his wrist in a nightclub fight on Saturday night. A Scotch College music teacher is the latest of more than 70 Victorian educators to be formally suspended or disqualified in Victoria since 2019. TV legend Bert Newton made a choice to live and to be there for his family when he had his right leg amputated below the knee on Saturday, his wife Patti has revealed. The health minister says vaccinated Australians could receive easier passage to and from the country in a plan aimed at incentivising immunisation. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Breast implants have caused cancer in sixteen Victorian women sparking a major health warning. Outer Melbourne will be transformed by a massive freight terminal and plans for a new suburban super-highway in a $3bn federal budget infrastructure blitz. NAPLAN testing is taking a toll on students and worried parents are letting their kids to opt out of the test. AND… the AFL don’t see any issue in Port Adelaide’s decision to remove their match-day Power guernseys and wear the historic “prison bars” jumper while singing their team song in the changerooms after thumping the Crows in Showdown 49 on Saturday night. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The federal government is expected to outline plans to slash the costs of medical devices like hip replacements, stents and pacemakers in Tuesday’s budget to bring down health fund premiums. Melbourne’s “red coat” city ambassadors are back amid a spike in tourist numbers in recent months. The 52 volunteer ambassadors were off the road for 12 months during the pandemic, but will return on Tuesday. In a bid to fast track a CBD revival in Melbourne, City of Melbourne council workers have been ordered back to the office full time to start practising what they preach. A simple blood test could warn women in their thirties if they are at high risk of developing breast cancer. The trailblazing blood test is under development in Australia and is likely to cost less than $100. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fears of brutal Taliban revenge against Afghan witnesses in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case have been raised in court as parties battle over whether certain documents should, if they exist, remain secret. Victoria recorded its 70th consecutive day without any locally acquired COVID-19 cases on Friday. Meanwhile Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a resumption of return flights from India. Australian basketball star Liz Cambage is threatening to boycott the Tokyo Olympic games because of a lack of racial diversity in Australian Olympic team promotional shoots. Many Mums will be trading Mother’s Day breakfast for footy, to take to the field as NAB AFL Auskick Volunteers with 40,000 Victorian Auskickers will participate in the program this weekend For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rising numbers of Australians face the brutal prospect of working until they die if they want a comfortable lifestyle beyond retirement age. Two Victorians are among five people believed to have suffered blood clotting linked with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. A global futurist is predicting Victoria will see more expats return home from well-paid jobs overseas as the state builds on its cherished liveability and diversity. And in sport, triple Brownlow Medallist Ian Stewart has been so moved by India’s horrific COVID-19 battle, he has followed the lead of an Aussie cricketer and opened his wallet to those in need. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aussies will be lured to the regions with a new carrot in a bid to fill critical workforce shortages. The bromance is real between Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds Apple insists its AirTags meet international child safety standards despite Officeworks suspending their sale Victorians will be able to view what is expected to be one of the most dramatic comet showers of the yearSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Health Minister Martin Foley was forced to defend the state’ ambulance service, despite the growing crisis plaguing the system. Ambulance Victoria is this week expected to release its worst ever response time results A babysitting couple who left three-year-old Melbourne boy so severely injured he has had to learn to walk and talk again has begged a judge to free them from jail so they can return to China to be parents to their daughter. Australia’s electricity systems are poorly maintained, dangerous and at risk of failing, a damning new report has revealed. A change in wine tastes by Aussies and a move away from cheap bottles have contributed to the collapse of one of the nation’s oldest and largest family-run winemakers. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

School principals will be given the power to ban aggressive or violent parents from their schools under new laws to be introduced in Victoria. COVID-19 has infiltrated the Indian Premier League bubble with ­immediate concerns for the safety of ­Australian cricketers Pat ­Cummins and Ben Cutting, who may have been exposed to the virus by teammates. Four out of five IVF patients are paying thousands of dollars extra for add-on treatments, with little or no proof they will increase their chances of having a baby. Employers say it is “impossible” to recruit new staffers despite a record number of jobs advertised because people “just don’t want to work” after receiving JobKeeper For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Football and TV legend Sam Newman has been left devastated following the sudden death of his wife, remembered as a “wonderful” person. A spate of drink-spiking ­incidents has prompted an ­exclusive South Yarra cocktail bar to install CCTV cameras. The number of mental health patients taken to emergency departments has been radically cut ...in an effort to better care for the vulnerable and free up health resources. And AFL umpires boss Dan Richardson has conceded Jeremy Cameron should have been given the chance to take a dramatic shot to win Saturday night’s contest against Sydney. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A security firm used for the state’s bungled hotel quarantine program has revealed its guards were made to deliver Easter eggs and purchase Mother’s Day gifts for guests as it launches a $10 million lawsuit against the Victorian government. Outrage after the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretennerr, where thousands of Diggers lie buried, is set to have a giant wind farm as a backdrop. The mother of a 22 month old who life has been saved - twice - by the generosity of strangers...says her daughter is now living her life to the fullest... And it seems COVID hasn't killed our love of Olympic and Paralympic sports with the 12-month postponement of the Tokyo Games increasing the sense of anticipation... ahead of the world’s biggest multi-sports event, taking place later this year. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melbourne Formula One Grand Prix organisers are confident the race will go ahead in November... despite another Victorian motorsport event being called off due to COVID-19. A Nationals senator has called on Australian mining companies... to put “patriotism over profits” and invest in the nation’s defence capabilities. The state’s top judge has weighed in on the debate around Richard Pusey’s sentence... saying: “Justice would not be served if retribution were to prevail over the balanced application of the law.” The feelings of animals could be recognized for the first time in Victorian history... under proposed new animal welfare laws designed to protect our household pets. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Victorian Parliament has congratulated the federal government for ripping up the state’s Belt and Road deal...with Labor MPs choosing not to vote against a motion attacking the agreement. Not one for those with a weak stomach but Insects could soon be on Australian dinner plates ...with a landmark plan to grow the nation’s protein industry by $10 billion in five years pointing towards creepy-crawlies. Experts are warning a terror attack in Australia is likely within a year ...and the threat from “savvy” right-wing extremists is rapidly growing,.. And it turns out an early night can work wonders for kids with striking new research showing sleep can reduce BMI just as well as exercise. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia’s competition watchdog has flagged potential regulation and new laws to deal with Apple and Google’s app store duopoly, with the ACCC highlighting “significant concerns” in a new probe into the tech giants’ market power... amid new action in both the US and Europe. A plan for Australia’s national broadcaster to create a social network to rival Facebook will be launched today, fuelled by concerns the tech giant could again ban news and its “engagement-at-all-costs algorithm” was hurting Australian users. Protestors have vowed to turn out every night to stop a controversial mass Kangaroo cull in Melbourne’s north east, amid fears a beloved roo dubbed ‘Big Al’ could be slaughtered. And Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley says he wants to continue coaching the club beyond this year... but will wait until the back half of the season to formally discuss his future. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larger groups of friends and families will be able to enjoy the game together at Melbourne venues after the AFL eased restrictions on ticket sales. The Victorian Liberal Nationals have launched their ‘Hands Off Our Hospitals’ campaign in response to the state government’s push to create a “formal partnership” between regional hospitals. Police will prepare a report for the coroner, following the death of a prisoner at Victoria’s largest maximum security prison. Women's footy is getting a grassroots boost to get clubs game ready amid massive growth. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Teachers at Greater Shepparton Secondary College say they are “unsafe” and “working in fear”, ...as issues at the problem-plagued school spiral out of control. A woman charged with triple murder over a Point Cook townhouse fire that took the lives of a young family, including a three-week-old baby has sobbed loudly throughout her latest court hearing All flights from India could be banned within days in a move that would cause chaos for about 8000 Australians — including our cricket stars — trying to return home from the COVID-ravaged country. And the New Collingwood president says the Magpies are not in crisis and can still play finals, despite their worst start to a season since 2005. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fears nursing homes in Victoria will close unless the Federal Government delivers an urgent cash injection into the system. Melbourne has played host to the world’s biggest sports crowd since the coronavirus pandemic struck. Calls for the government to act to fix the retirement gender inequity at the May budget. Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith has delivered a scathing attack on the Australian Defence Force. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

100-year-old WWII veteran Len Hurley’s memory isn’t what it used to be, but he takes us back to his time in the trenches, remembering the German bombs raining down on him and his twin brother. Parents of boys at a secondary school in Parkdale have been left furious after they were labelled “oppressors” for being “white” and “Christian”. India is at risk of being completely overwhelmed by a second wave ‘tsunami’ of COVID-19 as a double-mutant strain of the virus increasingly takes hold and new cases surge to more than 300,000 a day. And happy couples are saying ‘goodnight’ to sleeping in the same bed as one another to keep their relationships thriving, therapists say. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A possible electrical fault has been blamed for the sinking of an Indonesian submarine. Anthony Albanese has hit out at the “absurdity” of states going their own way on electric vehicles taxes. Homicide squad detectives have charged a man over the 2019 murder of Daniel O'Shea. Patrick Dangerfield’s wife, Mardi has pulled on her boots with the Geelong Amateur Women’s Team. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are concerns that patients with eating disorders are falling through the cracks of the healthcare system. New Yorkers who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 were able to get an unlikely freebie Tuesday: a marijuana joint. A jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd. Charges have been withdrawn against NBL basketballer Mitch Creek. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Veterans living on the streets will benefit in a $500,000 effort to help our war heroes. Veterans will now have until noon Saturday to register for Melbourne’s Anzac Day parade. A new $12m fire station is being hailed the greenest in Australia. Geelong skipper Joel Selwood has backed Jeremy Cameron as the Cats prepare for Saturday’s clash against West Coast. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The pandemic lockdowns have set school kids back in numeracy and literacy, prompting a mass hire of tutors. Anti-logging protesters in East Gippsland have been slammed for placing a toddler in danger. The suicide deaths of hundreds of Defence Force members and veterans will be investigated in a two-year royal commission. Victorian judges and magistrates have been accused of rampant sexual harassment with a scathing review finding courts are failing to protect their own staff. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria’s court backlog has reached crisis point with alleged criminals facing serious charges set to walk on bail. THREE mass vaccination centres will open on Wednesday for older Victorians to get the AstraZeneca jab. New research has shown FOLLOWING a Mediterranean diet can override your genetic risk of heart disease. A new report shows Aussies are failing to properly separate their household recycling rubbish. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heritage trams will be donated to Victorian schools in a bid to use them as classrooms. Cody Simpson just missed out on the open final at the Australian championships. Free sanitary products could be put in inner city bathrooms in a bid to stamp out period poverty. Famous football family, the Abletts, had their property passed in at auction yesterday. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SEATBELTS weren’t worn in a third of crash deaths on Victoria’s roads this year as motorists fail to heed basic safety precautions. Vital tourism infrastructure that was burnt out in the devastating bushfires across East Gippsland has still not been rebuilt, 16 months on. Families and downsizers are becoming overnight millionaires after offloading homes they’ve owned for decades for profits.HAWTHORN forward Jonathan Patton has quit AFL and walked away from a half-a-million dollar contract.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The home of Vegemite, and the West Gate Bridge, could be heritage listed as part of a study of the Fishermans Bend urban renewal precinct. A NSW woman has died in intensive care after developing blood clots following a COVID vaccine. The City of Melbourne has won a three-year legal battle with Telstra over the installation of super-sized payphones. Footy banners will make a welcome return for Saturday’s AFLW Grand Final. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A dozen children were treated by paramedics after they were accidentally poisoned with cleaning fluid at a childcare centre in Caulfield. Qantas boss Alan Joyce has conceded the resumption of international travel could happen later than October 31. Lisa Curry has posted an emotional tribute to her daughter Jaimi seven months after her tragic death. Netball star turned AFLW All-Australian Sharni Norder is hanging up her boots. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A man who masqueraded around Melbourne as Batman has been exposed as a villainous conman. Stamp duty should be reformed and swapped out for a land tax in Victoria’s next budget, according to the state’s leading business association. Yarra Junior Football League will roll out digital brain activity tests for children from today.The league is optimistic it will receive approval from the state government by early next week to host full houses for the Anzac Day clashes. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new proposal by Victorian judges could see more freedom given to sex offenders and rapists. Australian scientists hope a new medical breakthrough could be a “silver bullet” in the battle against inoperable brain cancers. THE woman at the centre of a love triangle believed to be the motive behind the alleged murder of Sarah Gatt has appeared in court. Departing Melbourne president Glen Bartlett is adamant he left the role on his own terms. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Domestic abusers are being put up in hotels across Victoria in a nation-first program holding men to account, instead of forcing victims to flee their homes. Victorians are spending an average of $4m a day on ice as it cements its place as the state’s most consumed illicit drug. Schools and sporting groups are bringing in unisex bathrooms, forming non-gendered playing teams and flying rainbow flags in a bid to be more inclusive. And in sport, clubs fear the AFL’s excessive soft cap cuts are “cooking” their streamlined football departments and will drive even more people out of the game. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prince Philip’s death may be the moment Prince Harry mends bridges with the Royal Family following his Oprah Winfrey car crash interview. The government-owned company in charge of the National Broadband Network treated their employees to Christmas parties that cost a whopping $655,000 over three years. Early data shows the number of Victorian businesses either collapsing or winding up their operations amid financial stress is on the rise in the wake of JobKeeper ending. And in sport, the Western Bulldogs won’t be offering skipper Marcus Bontempelli a mega-year deal, but chief executive Ameet Bains remains hopeful of having a contract locked away within a month. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atheraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.