Today is November 9, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, for the first time in months Melburnians will be free from COVID-19 travel restrictions within Victoria, and pleas are being made for a border bubble to cover mask-wearing, so the rules in Albury and Wodonga are identical.

Today is November 6, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, one new and one former councillor will join Wangaratta Council over the next four years, while former mayor Ken Clarke has lost his seat after not winning enough votes, and police have confirmed the death of a South Albury man following a crash at Barnawartha North.

Today is November 5, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, fifty factory workers were told that their jobs would disappear on Tuesday morning, when Big River announced it would be closing its Forest Hill factory due to this year's bushfires, and more flights between Albury and Sydney are on the cards if a code-share deal between Virgin Australia and Alliance Airlines goes ahead.

Today is November 4, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, Wodonga councillor Danny Lowe says "lazy" campaigning is to blame for his poor election showing, and a business charged over an explosion at its Ettamogah business will return to court next month.

Today is November 3, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, a new lobby group for a regional aquatic centre in Albury would like to see a roof put over Wodonga's WAVES pool if it cannot achieve its principal goal, and a respected former public servant has savaged the sports rorts affair and accused the federal government of deliberately trying to keep information from the public.

Today is November 2, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, the mandatory wearing of masks has been objected to by 86.5 per cent of people who replied to a survey set up by a Wodonga politician, and multiple drivers have lost their licences amid growing concerns about speedsters on the Lincoln Causeway.

Today is October 30, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, Albury mayor Kevin Mack says the city's state MP Justin Clancy is not making "enough noise in the right places" to have the Victorian border reopened, and a Border secondary school says a general rise in inappropriate use of mobile phones influenced a decision to prohibit them during school hours.

Today is October 29, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, Farrer MP Sussan Ley has come under fire over her decision to allow land to be cleared for a mine in koala habitat, which her critics say could impact the already falling population of the iconic animal, and a $93 million solar farm at Laceby has been approved by the Victorian government, after being declared a priority to be fast-tracked by a dedicated taskforce.

Today is October 28, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley has approved the controversial extension of the Brandy Hill quarry, paving the way for the clearing of 52 hectares that opponents say is koala habitat, and police are investigating two weekend break-ins which targeted businesses at the Birallee Village Shopping Centre.

Today is October 27, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, metropolitan Melbourne is reopening again and the city-regional internal border will go on November 8, and aspiring Wodonga councillors spent a combined $8000 on Facebook advertising in an attempt to reach voters ahead of the 2020 local government election.