Today is November 6, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Regional Roads Victoria has reminded drivers to stay safe, this harvest season, as millions of tonnes of grain and other crops hit the roads, and current Hepburn Shire Council mayor Licia Kokocinski has lost her bid for re-election in the Coliban ward.

Today is November 5, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, the cause of a bracken fire which burnt through about 10 hectares at Mount Buninyong on Tuesday afternoon is being investigated, and a kangaroo spotted on a Sturt Street footpath on Wednesday morning was later euthanised.

Today is November 4, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, a local environment group has taken legal action in the Supreme Court to halt plans to dump contaminated soil from the West Gate Tunnel Project near Bacchus Marsh, and Ballarat has been confirmed as the host for the 2021 Road National cycling championships, but the five-day event will be pushed back to February.

Today is November 3, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian is now saying she expects to re-open the Victorian border within weeks rather than months, and Victoria records zero new cases of coronavirus and no deaths for a third day in a row.

Today is November 2, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, before rules change for water users at Lake Burrumbeet, the City of Ballarat is urging the community to have their say on what the new rules should look like, and Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has hinted Victorian authorities could raise cap limits and density quotas higher than initially planned for some industries, as the state celebrates its second straight COVID-free day.

Today is October 30, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Centacare Ballarat will be renamed as part of a merger with Catholic support agencies from across the state, and all three councillors in Ballarat's Central Ward are likely to be returned to the next council, early voting patterns suggest.

Today is October 29, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, the Hepburn pavilion overhaul is moving closer to reality with architects this week set to deliver detailed designs to council, and the Melbourne Cup will be crowd-free, with connections unable to attend next Tuesday's event.

Today is October 28, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Member for Buninyong Michaela Settle says the failed or late delivery of local council election ballot packs to voters in Haddon should not result in a fine if people fail to vote, and about 50 arrests were made on Tuesday after police removed protesters along the Western Highway from restricted areas throughout the day.

Today is October 27, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Victoria’s infamous 'ring of steel' will come down on November 8, with Ballarat finally opening up to Melburnians, and indoor pools might be legally allowed to open on Wednesday, but Ballarat residents hoping to get a swim will have to wait for infrastructure works wrapping up at the Wendouree centre.

Today is October 26, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, religious services, gyms and indoor pools will return this week across Ballarat with Premier Daniel Andrews announcing changes to restrictions on Sunday, and after significant backlash from the community, the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation has changed their position on live music being played inside hospitality venues.