A Berwick woman is mother to one of the youngest Victorians to be diagnosed with the deadly coronavirus and she has a message for other families after her five-month-old girl was rushed to hospital, struggling to breathe.
When five-month-old Stevie’s parents first heard her “distressed scream” they knew something wasn’t right. Hours later the Berwick baby was rushed to hospital with a pending coronavirus diagnosis. Here’s how it unfolded.
John Nikolic has launched a shock appeal against his Fiji drug smuggling conviction and 23-year jail sentence. It comes as Fiji authorities try to find his wife, who is believed to be in the Northern Territory outback.
Turmeric has been a staple ingredient in Indian and Asian cooking for centuries, but modern science has now uncovered some of the spice’s miraculous benefits.
Dad-to-be shares terrifying story as his pregnant partner fights for life in hospital after contracting coronavirus. Melburnians will be made to wear face masks in public and at work as COVID-19 continues to spread across the city, with three more Victorians dying and 363 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
A Melbourne millionaire is pleading for the Mornington Peninsula to be freed from lockdown restrictions so locals can socialise once again. Influential businessman James Neville Smith said he fell ill with COVID-19 — but dismissed it as “nothing more than man flu”.
Melburnians trying to escape the coronavirus lockdown by retreating to coastal holiday homes near Geelong could be dobbed in and end up confined by the same stringent restrictions. It comes as an ex-MasterChef host’s appearance at his Point Lonsdale holiday house caused tension in the community.
Gambling games and “loot boxes” are laying the groundwork for kids to become gaming addicts, experts warn. But there are some risk factors you can look out for in your children to stem the problem.
Free from coronavirus lockdowns, many food producers in country Victoria are now enjoying the benefits of life outside Melbourne’s COVID bubble, and getting on with the job of feeding Victorians after facing a devastating summer.
Prefab homes are set to be erected across Victoria’s bushfire devastated victims while affected families work towards rebuilding their homes following the summer’s horrific blazes.
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