Today is February 4, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, a man is fighting for life with serious injuries after crashing into a tree near Daylesford this morning, and Victoria has reached 28 days without a new local coronavirus case as details about Ballarat's vaccination rollout emerge.

Today is February 3, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, the Victorian government will move to extend its state of emergency powers until December 15, while more workers will be permitted to return to offices next week, and the bridge on Slate Quarry Road, linking the Midland Highway to the Geelong-Ballan Road near Meredith, will be closed until August for major upgrades.

Today is February 2, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, the first day of commuter traffic on the upgraded Ballarat line got off to a patchy start, with services cancelled and commuters lamenting longer travel times, and Victoria has reported another day free from new COVID-19 cases, despite investigation into a possible case in a man in his 30s on Saturday.

Today is February 1, 2021and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, commuters have been left frustrated at the newest Ballarat train timetable with travel times between Wendouree and Southern Cross station increased despite the addition of 30 peak hour services each week, and one of Victoria's most respected planning and social experts fears Ballarat's outer suburbs could soon match the worst of Melbourne.

Today is January 29, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, volunteer firefighters across the region will soon have access to innovative new training technology, and Victoria hopes to further downgrade more NSW zones in its coronavirus traffic light system.

Today is January 28, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Committee for Ballarat has selected Damian Ross as its new chair, and police are searching for a man who physically assaulted three other men outside Volta early Sunday morning.

Today is January 27, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, councils across the Central Highlands recognised their most outstanding citizens in Australia Day awards ceremonies throughout the long weekend, and the second-ever Survival Day dawn ceremony was hosted at Lake Wendouree on Tuesday morning.

Today is January 26, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, a chicken broiler farm near Meredith has applied for a $1.8 million expansion, and two people were injured after a car rolled at Ballan on Sunday night.

Today is January 25, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, two men have become the latest drowning victims in Victoria, as authorities appeal for people to stay safe in the water ahead of the Australia Day public holiday, and a quarry on Learmonth-Sulky Road could be extended, planning documents lodged with the City of Ballarat show.

Today is January 22, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, two communities are in shock after small-town businesses were the target of a crime spree in the early hours of Thursday morning, and health authorities are warning visitors to the Surf Coast, Geelong and Bellarine Peninsula to protect themselves against mosquito-born diseases.