THE Rural City of Wangaratta has a budgeted $37.14 million spend on capital works in the 2022/23 financial year, up there with previous high spending years of $32.8m in 2018/19 and 36.3m in 2019/20. Council's budgeted capital works program dropped...

NSW Health staff from Sydney are being deployed to the north coast to help with the flood crisis and deal with a lack of medical professionals amid growing reports of gastroenteritis. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard told a budget estimates hearing...

VICTORIA'S chief police commissioner is confident a swearing in bungle will not impact any more cases, after a man walked free from jail over the issue. The Victoria Police blunder, revealed late last month, was caused by an administrative oversight...

VICTORIA Police's top lawyer Fin McRae has been formally cleared over his involvement in the force's handling of the Lawyer X scandal. Mr McRae was referred to the Victorian Legal Services Board by royal commissioner Margaret McMurdo after she found...

A WOMAN has been arrested but released without charge after a baby's body was found at a home in southern NSW. Police searched the house in Corowa in the Murray River region on Wednesday night after hearing concerns about the welfare of...

FINALLY the time has come when children aged 5 –11 years old can received their first dose of the COVID–19 vaccine. Many parents and guardians are expected to make bookings at the Wangaratta Vaccination Clinic, through their GP, or pharmacy. It...

MARK down December 9, 2021 as the beginning of the end of Novak Djokovic's Australian Open title defence. That was the summer day when Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, after months of steadfastly insisting all players must be fully vaccinated to...

SAMANTHA Stosur is tipping tears, especially from her mother, when the moment arrives at the Australian Open later this month. The 37–year–old announced last week that her 20th Australian Open campaign would mark the 2011 US Open champion's final...

ANXIETY is running high across the BBL as multiple COVID–19 outbreaks leave a hub in Melbourne as a serious option to continue the tournament. In an unprecedented crisis for the BBL, Cricket Australia is trying to figure out how to complete the...

Blake Ferguson has had his Japanese rugby contract torn up without playing a game after the former NRL star was arrested on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs. According to local media, police were called to a restaurant in the Roppongi area of...

BARNABY Joyce has called for a major crackdown on social media giants after "completely and utterly fictitious" rumours about his family spread online. The deputy prime minister slammed posts suggesting former NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro's...

A MELBOURNE principal will contest a temporary suspension after inviting parents to send their kids to school during lockdown before it was caught up in a COVID–19 outbreak. Students, teachers and household contacts were among dozens of cases...

The Women's Big Bash League will have a fully–televised season for the first time as part of a restructured schedule to deal with the COVID–19 pandemic. Cricket Australia confirmed on Thursday the tournament will go ahead with all 59 matches...

A TWEET calling Peter Dutton a "rape apologist" may have been insulting and extreme, but it was a legitimate expression of an honest opinion, a court has heard. The defence minister is suing refugee advocate Shane Bazzi over the now–deleted tweet...

FREMANTLE young gun Adam Cerra has got his wish and has been traded to Carlton, with the Dockers receiving the Blues' prized No. 6 draft pick. Cerra's move is the biggest deal of a quiet trade period so far, with the midfielder's transfer to Ikon Park...

GWS match–winner Toby Greene will miss the opening five rounds of the 2022 AFL season after his suspension for making intentional contact with an umpire was doubled by the league's appeals board. Greene was initially banned for three matches over...

INDIA'S batters have been warned to prepare for a pace barrage when the multi–format series against Australia switches to Twenty20 mode later this week. Having missed the three one–day internationals in Mackay and last week's rain–marred Test...

AUSTRALIA has broken through 80 per cent first–dose coronavirus vaccination coverage on the same day as setting a new infection record. The immunisation milestone for people aged 16 and over was reached on Tuesday morning with hundreds of thousands...

A NUMBER of Ashes hopefuls could be given a red–ball lifeline with NSW and Victoria hopeful of playing against each other later this month. Neither NSW or Victoria have been able to start their Sheffield Shield matches this season, with closed...