Today is January 7, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Mildura-based brewer Broo has completed a production run with Carlton and Uniting Breweries but is seeking payment from a Chinese partner, as uncertainty continues over its planned operations in Ballarat, and health authorities have listed the Melbourne Cricket Ground and stores in the Chadstone Shopping Centre as potential acquisition sites in an attempt to establish the mystery source of new COVID cases.

Today is January 6, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, visitor restrictions to Ballarat Health Services' aged care facilities have tightened in response to the coronavirus outbreak in Melbourne, and police are appealing for witnesses after a tow truck struck an unmarked police car on the Western Freeway on Monday afternoon before fleeing the scene.

Today is January 5, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Acting Premier Jacinta Allan told reporters on Monday low new COVID numbers did not flag any changes to the strict border rules, and hundreds of applications by abuse survivors for redress will start to flow through in the wake of more institutions joining the support scheme.

Today is January 4, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, western Victorian SES crews attended a call for assistance on Sunday afternoon in the Grampians, and Victoria has recorded three new locally acquired coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of active cases in the state to 32.

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Today is December 24, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, Victoria's tough border restrictions with NSW will remain in place for Christmas, authorities have confirmed, and regional Victorians should protect themselves against mosquitoes, after the Ross River virus was detected in far north west Victoria.

Today is December 23, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, returned travellers and visitors from Sydney are urged to pre-book COVID-19 tests as fever clinics are unable to take walk-ups in screening for the deadly virus, and two new lights have been erected at Lake Wendouree, giving users an opportunity to see what lighting of the Steve Moneghetti Track could look like.

Today is December 22, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Courier. In today’s update, a second COVID-19 screening clinic has opened in central Ballarat to help take in excess demand for tests early this week, and homelessness in Ballarat is expected to rise by 19.4 per cent next year, a new report has revealed.