Today is May 14, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Hepburn Shire Council has appointed its new chief executive officer, and a community hub in Trentham is one step closer, with the project receiving significant state government funding this week.

Today is May 13, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Victoria has recorded no local coronavirus infections after a man who returned to Melbourne from overseas tested positive, and Paul Kelly will come to Ballarat in July as part of his On The Road Again east coast regional tour.

Today is May 12, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, a new community COVID-19 case has been reported in Victoria, in a man who recently left hotel quarantine in South Australia, and the state government has committed $500,000 to rebuild the Bullarto train station, a step towards bringing a new tourist attraction to the region.

Today is May 11, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, the Lydiard Street rail gates are officially going to be removed, and a house has been extensively damaged by a fire in Alfredton Monday morning.

Today is May 10, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Ballarat researchers are part of an international team of scientists who have discovered kidney genes that cause high blood pressure, and Victoria Police Media has confirmed a man has died following a single vehicle collision on the Bungaree-Creswick Road.

Today is May 7, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Ballarat Health Services have reassured people planning to get their COVID-19 vaccinations at the Mercure vaccination clinic that wait times are generally less than 30 minutes despite errors which plagued the statewide booking system on Tuesday, and Moorabool Shire Council is investigating a sewage leak from the new Cottonwood Springs bottling facility in Dunnstown.

Today is May 6, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Ballarat residents lost more than $5 million to pokies in March, with expenditure returning to pre-COVID levels, and a County Court judge says it's regrettable an expert report relating to the deaths of a mother and her young son after a collision at a Kingston intersection is not yet available.

Today is May 5, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, patrons of Ballarat's mass vaccination hub have expressed their frustration after what is believed to be a system error forced exceptionally long wait times on Tuesday, and violent and aggressive parents would face school bans under a new law being introduced into Victorian parliament.

Today is May 4, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, a brawl reportedly broke out between a group of punters at a popular Ballarat pub on Friday night, and more detail will soon be released on the Beaufort bypass proposal, a multi-million dollar project for the Western Highway.

Today is May 3, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Ballarat's mass vaccination centre at the Mercure will be joined by other new centres across the state, including regional locations like Bendigo, Wodonga and Shepparton as the roll out ramps up from tomorrow, and there have been reports of fake tradies door knocking homes in the region, prompting a warning from Consumer Affairs