The Border Mail Today

Today is December 7, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, dance floors are back and masks inside are no longer mandatory in Victoria in the latest round of easing of restrictions, and speeding and dangerous driving continues to plague Glenroy after Albury Council's actions to mitigate risk.

Today is December 4, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, a puppy scam involving a fake website has left several North East residents out of pocket, and Moira Shire has confirmed newly elected councillor and Murray Valley businessman Andrew Goldman was one of two people who died in a helicopter crash overnight.

Today is December 3, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, two major commercial development projects in Albury worth a combined $80 million-plus are expected to be ticked off later this month, and a men's behaviour change program will be set up in Albury in the latest hand out of cash targeting domestic violence in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today is December 2, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, an Upper Murray paintball facility could be up and running at Easter next year after a Georges Creek couple had Towong Shire's rejection of the tourism venture overturned at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, and firefighting aircraft was been called in after a grass fire took hold in North Wagga amid horrific fire conditions on Tuesday afternoon.

Today is December 1, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, a local government expert has demanded "justice" for Cootamundra-Gundagai shire residents as they emerge from a week of spirited public hearings examining a proposed separation of their councils, and Victoria has recorded the first Australian coronavirus death in a month, as the fallout continues from the state's devastating second wave

Today is November 30, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, Wodonga Council will hold its first meeting on Monday since the recent elections and begins a new era as the only municipality in North-East Victoria without deputy mayor and a rookie councillor in the mayoral position, and the shell-shocked farming communities of Coreen, Daysdale and Buraja have rallied in the wake of the tragic death of Broughton Bird by joining forces to assist with harvesting a bumper crop on one of his properties on Sunday.

Today is November 27, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, the recipient of a top bravery award hopes his win will lead to a discussion about mental health, and Victoria is one day away from a significant milestone in the fight against COVID-19 - the official elimination of the virus from the community.

Today is November 26, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, a Wangaratta man who tried his best to protect two families from a gunman will receive a bravery award later today, and signage warning of the risks of eating carp caught near the Bandiana Army base should be installed and a PFAS groundwater plume managed, the Department of Defence has been told.

Today is November 25, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, the Victorian government's promised budget blitz has taken in North-East Victoria with major investment in education and health infrastructure including Wodonga Middle Years College and Wangaratta hospital sharing in almost a combined $20 million, and former Wodonga mayor Anna Speedie has fanned the flames of division in the ranks by accusing members of the new council of "playing bad politics" during the mayoral election which resulted in Cr Kevin Poulton becoming her successor.

Today is November 24, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, just over $30 million in unspent funds designated for small businesses affected by the NSW-Victoria border closure should be redirected to further support, a business body says, and firefighters have issued a warning to residents and visitors after multiple unattended campfire were found in North East Victoria.