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NORTH West Victoria has significantly improved its rate of vaccination against COVID-19 in the last seven days.
Last week, the weekly vaccination rate suggested that the wider region would have 70 per cent of its population aged 16 and over fully vaccinated by October 21, and 80 per cent would be fully vaccinated by November 6.

THE Department of Health has released it’s first breakdown of vaccination rates per local Government Area across Australia.
Buloke Shire has regional Victoria’s second highest rate of first and second-dose COVID-19 vaccination.

The farming district around Annuello, south of Robinvale, is set to benefit from one of three new 4G mobile base stations to be built in the region.
The Victorian Government is partnering with Telstra and Olam Orchards to deliver better voice and data coverage between Wemen and Beverford, which includes a significant portion of the Murray Valley Highway.

VICTORIA’s accommodation industry is one of the many financial victims of this pandemic.
With Melbourne in lockdown, a hard border with NSW and little incentive for South Australians to head East, the client pool for regional Victoria’s hotels and motels is quickly drying up.

FROM 6pm Friday, a permit will be required for any cross-border movements between Victoria and New South Wales. It’s a measure Member for Mildura Ali