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Today is May 28, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Ballarat Health Services has encouraged every eligible resident to come forward and receive their vaccine in the wake of Thursday's announcement of a week-long lockdown, and a potential coronavirus case at Ballarat Base Hospital may have been a "weak positive", and is under investigation.

Today is May 27, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, a potential COVID-19 case at Ballarat Health Services is "under investigation", and Melbourne's COVID-19 outbreak is now at 15 cases, with 11 new infections.

Today is May 26, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, a COVID-19 cluster in Melbourne's north has grown to nine cases as the city prepares to return to mandatory indoor masks and beefed up gathering restrictions, and meanwhile, Ballarat people who visit Melbourne, either for work or leisure, will NOT have to abide by the new COVID-19 rules when they return home.

Today is May 25, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Ballarat viewers are likely to have less options following the announcement WIN News will cut jobs and no longer provide dedicated local TV bulletins to regions across Victoria, and the former Bolton's Office National on Grenville Street could become a large gym complex, according to a planning application submitted to council.

Today is May 24, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Ballarat commuters have been warned to mask up or face an increased risk of a $200 fine as part of a compliance blitz, and a woman in her 70s and a man in his late teens were taken to hospital last night after a crash near Coghills Creek.

Today is May 21, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, a 71-year-old Alfredton woman has been killed after a horror crash on Learmonth Street today, and mental health support is the focus for Victoria's 2021-22 budget, but Ballarat will not receive any new facilities or specific programs.

Today is May 20, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Ballarat's most senior traffic policeman has urged motorists to adjust their driving as winter weather approaches and Covid lockdown has reduced road skills, and one of the Ballarat CBD's most annoying traffic signs might have finally been rectified with the 'keep left' sign at the intersection of Doveton Street and Dana Street now mounted on a rubber pole.

Today is May 19, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, counterfeit bank notes are currently circulating in Ballarat, with one store receiving two fake notes last week, and police nabbed a number of drink and drug drivers across the region over the weekend, but are overall pleased with the community's behaviour.

Today is May 18, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Victorian youth organisations are calling on the Victorian government to increase funding for its state-wide youth music development program FReeZa, and more than 57,000 Kia owners in Australia have been warned not to park their cars in an enclosed area such as a garage amid fears they could catch fire even when switched off.

Today is May 17, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, calls for the owners of properties being used for short-term accommodation to be charged commercial rates has strengthened following plans by one regional council, and the Smythesdale Fire Brigade will be able to better serve their community after receiving a generous donation of almost $5000 from the Ballarat Hindu Temple and Cultural Centre.