Police and emergency services, not to mention the victims of crime, have been left pulling their hair out in the past week during an alarming spate of vehicle crimes right across the district.
The State Government’s Tobacco Licensing Victoria taskforce has so far issued “short term” closure notices to 51 illicit tobacco shops – none of them in regional Victoria.
Woodside Energy is calling for local feedback on the decommission strategy for the ageing offshore oil and gas infrastructure in Bass Strait.
Local businesses say the removal of card surcharges is flowing into menu prices, with some already increasing their prices and more planning to follow.
