Nicole Mills

Viva Energy signs a memorandum of understanding with major energy and investment companies to develop plans for an LNG terminal at their Geelong oil refinery, in the hope diversification could help secure the future of the troubled refinery and its 700 employees.

Epidemiologists say while the 28-day benchmark for elimination is “a little bit arbitrary”, it is generally agreed to be two times the upper limit of a coronavirus incubation period. But the Government says it will wait until early December before easing restrictions further, because the virus could still be circulating.

Geelong doctor Shafiul Milky is charged with raping and indecently assaulting female patients, under the guise of performing legitimate medical procedures. WARNING: This story contains graphic content.

Childcare workers, dentists, builders and real estate agents among those allowed to get back to work under the second step of Melbourne's restrictions roadmap.

About 45,000 tonnes of carbon fibre ends up in landfill each year but a team of aerospace engineers and organic chemists are transforming old wind turbines and aircraft into high-performance surfboards.

A second free-range egg farm in the Golden Plains Shire, west of Melbourne, has tested positive to avian influenza, also known as bird flu, with both properties now subject to bird culls and strict quarantine measures.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says “far too many people” are going to work while sick, instead of getting tested and staying home while waiting for a result, labelling it “the biggest driver” of coronavirus transmission in the state.

Vicki Perrett’s home sits just 20 centimetres above sea level and as she watches the foreshore across the road get slowly eroded, she knows her home may not be there forever.

Victoria’s Otways district accounts for just 4 per cent of Victoria’s land mass but holds 20 per cent of the state’s bushfire risk. Here’s how the team charged with saving lives during bushfire season decides where to conduct planned burns.

Five people will be able to visit another household from Wednesday and 10 people will be able to gather outdoors. Golf and fishing is back but shopping for non-essential items is still not allowed and there's no relaxation for cafes and restaurants.

A Senate inquiry into a possible cancer cluster on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula hears evidence from high-profile lawyer Peter Gordon of a "disturbing number of cancer cases" connected to the early years of Bellarine Secondary College.

Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton answered your questions about golf, visiting a mechanic and eradicating the virus, explaining it will be “at least four weeks” until a decision is made whether the state can slowly start easing coronavirus restrictions.

International arrivals will be stopped from returning home and instead forced into a two-week quarantine period in hotels. The new laws begin at 11:59pm on Saturday.

Non-urgent elective surgeries have been postponed indefinitely to free up beds and resources ahead of the coronavirus pandemic peak in Australia. It means things like hip and knee replacements have been cancelled but biopsies and amputations will continue.

If you’ve lost your job due to the impact of coronavirus you may be eligible for Centrelink payments. Here’s what you need to know about who qualifies and how to claim the money.

Centrelink is not known for being easy to navigate at the best of times, let alone when the rules are constantly changing. So here’s some tips on how to apply for the Jobseeker Payment (formerly Newstart Allowance).

Among the Government’s unprecedented stimulus package, a $550 a fortnight payment called the Coronavirus Supplement is capturing your attention, according to search trends. So we’ve answered your questions, including what the payment is and how to get it.

The Victorian Government seizes control of a Geelong street in order to stop the local council spending $2 million to rip up parts of an award-winning green spine project.

You may have seen pictures of people lining up for COVID-19 testing, but what does the test actually involve and what happens to the samples? We answer some of your questions.

After operating out of the same building for 110 years, Kerleys Auction Rooms in Geelong will today host their final sale. Take a walk through their historic corridors for a trip down memory lane.