A Melbourne council is looking to slug local sporting clubs with massive fee hikes.... to use its suburban grounds.... in a move that is feared could force teams off the field.  A man shot dead in Geelong has been dubbed a “snitch”,...as police continue to hunt those responsible.  A bitter fight has erupted between major dance music promoter Richie McNeill.... and a small Melbourne architecture firm... over work completed at his Toorak pad.  THE AFL remains hopeful Thursday night’s Brisbane Lions Collingwood clash will go ahead at the Gabba if the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Queensland is contained.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au 

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Two gunmen were on the run last night ...after firing shots into a crashed car and killing a man ...in a brazen hit on Geelong’s busiest road.  At least 16,000 people are locked down in Victoria... due to a coronavirus outbreak in Queensland that has sparked fears of more border disruptions.  Shocking revelations that teens as young as 14 from private schools are buying illicit drugs — ­including cocaine, ketamine and ­ecstasy — online via encrypted phone messaging apps to thwart police.  Danny Frawley’s widow Anita and daughters Danielle, Chelsea and Keeley.... honored the late AFL great ahead of the inaugural Spud’s Game: Time 2 Talk match overnight ..  For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au 

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Paramedics under siege from violent patients are rolling out new safety measures ...to raise the alarm at the earliest signs of trouble.  Two brothers on student visas have been accused of selling fake Australian stamps online in an alleged multimillion-dollar scheme. International arrivals will return to Melbourne on April 8,...with improved hotel quarantine to accept up to 800 travelers a week.  Richmond footballer Sydney Stack has been fined $6000 for breaching WA’s tough quarantine laws.. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au 

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Ed Sheeran, Kylie Minogue, Jimmy Barnes and Paul Kelly have sung their hearts out at the one event Michael Gudinski would have loved to have been at... Melbourne's Anzac Day parade is set to return this year with 5500 marchers, but Victorians are still being told to mark the day locally or at home to avoid big crowds.  Christian Porter’s future as Attorney-General hangs in the balance...with the PM weighing up whether his defamation case against the ABC is a conflict that requires him to be moved to another portfolio. And sickening social media pages are calling on school pupils in Melbourne’s west to upload footage of brawls.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au 

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The PM has leapt into action to tackle sexual harrassment and abuse.... saying he heard the voices of women and realised many were upset with his response.  It’s been revealed Daniel Andrews has more employees on hand than the Prime Minister, with his army of personal advisers doubling in size since he was elected to office.  Australian biomedical experts have warned antibacterial soaps are behind a global rise in superbugs ...that can cause untreatable and even fatal infections.  Brownlow medallist Patrick Dangerfield has been hit with a three-match ban for what was described as a “relatively uncontrolled” bump.... that knocked out Adelaide defender Jake Kelly.          

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The PM has leapt into action to tackle sexual harrassment and abuse.... saying he heard the voices of women and realised many were upset with his response.  It’s been revealed Daniel Andrews has more employees on hand than the Prime Minister, with his army of personal advisers doubling in size since he was elected to office.  Australian biomedical experts have warned antibacterial soaps are behind a global rise in superbugs ...that can cause untreatable and even fatal infections.  Brownlow medallist Patrick Dangerfield has been hit with a three-match ban for what was described as a “relatively uncontrolled” bump.... that knocked out Adelaide defender Jake Kelly.  

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Public servants will be forced to come back to the office at least three days a week... with five new work hubs to be built in Melbourne’s suburbs.   A Coalition staffer who allegedly performed a solo sex act on the Parliament House desk of a female MP has been sacked....while colleagues who shared the explicit images have also been given the marching orders...  The widow of Shane Tuck is in conflict with the AFL over the inquest into her Husband’s tragic death...which is expected to expose the impact of concussions in the game.  It’s been revealed COVID restrictions in Victoria have led to bigger babies, bigger mums and less exclusive breastfeeding.  

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Public servants have cashed in almost $100m in bonuses even as the federal government urged restraint and moved to freeze their pay during the pandemic.  The wealth of Victoria’s elite private schools have been revealed. Melbourne’s property market has been turned on its head with autumn set to rival spring as the time to sell. A plan for an eight-storey Brunswick development is riling residents who say it will block the sun and turn their “gorgeous’’ neighbourhood “gloomy”.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.

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Learner drivers caught driving on their own would go to jail under tough new law changes being planned by the Andrews government. Australians are set to get the right to work in the UK under a free-trade deal being negotiated between the two countries. Victoria has so far exceeded its COVID-19 vaccination goals, administering almost a third more doses in the first month of the rollout than ­originally forecast.  Simon Goodwin’s future as Melbourne coach is not solely contingent on the club making the 2021 finals, according to Demons chief executive Gary Pert.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.

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Older Victorians who are worried about their memory are needed for an ambitious research project to treat Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms appear. The former Mount Scopus principal spruiked as a star reference for fake teacher Neil Lennie said he had no idea he was used to defend the fraudster. Family of two brothers accused of plotting a terror attack in Melbourne say it’s all a misunderstanding. There are more than 44,700 jobs crying out for workers in Victoria right now, and experts say this is the best time to apply. If you would like to read more on that story today, you can take out a subscription to the Herald Sun at heraldsun.com.au or download the app at your app store.

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