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Shaun CampbellCommunities digital editor, Victoria

Shaun Campbell is Victoria’s communities digital editor. He has worked as a reporter, editor and digital editor for Leader and the Herald Sun since 2008.

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NRL

NRL journos lose it over ‘bulls***’ claims

The Dragons naming Anthony Griffin their new head coach sparked a meltdown from two journalists over claims they tried to sabotage the appointment.

South East

A man walks past a sign urging people to wear face masks in Melbourne on August 14, 2020 as the city battles an outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. - The state remains effectively sealed off from the rest of the country, with other regions so far largely spared from new infections. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

How ‘mystery cases’ are slowing across Melbourne

Restrictions will ease substantially across Melbourne and the state if there are no new cases over a two-week period. And lower community transmission — or “mystery” — cases will play a big part. Here’s how we’re tracking.

BreakingNSW

Generic or stock image of CareFlight TIO helicopter.

Boy in hospital after trampoline accident

An 11-year-old boy in a trampolining accident in North Sydney has been flown to hospital in a serious condition by CareFlight crews.

AnalysisLeader

A face mask-clad woman passes a mural in the Melbourne suburb of Prahran on September 10, 2020. - Melbourne is experiencing long harsh lockdown rules as it battles a second wave of the Covid-19 coronavirus. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Nine more virus-free metro postcode areas as cases fall

More than 50 locked-down Melbourne postcodes now have no active cases, with 22 more metro suburbs — including the Premier’s — added to the COVID-19-free list. But one had nine new cases. FULL LIST: See all of Melbourne’s virus-free suburbs.

Leader

Scenes around melbourne with people out and about in masks exercising, walking dogs riding bikes around southeast melbourne. Picture: Jason Edwards

The 12 areas where active virus cases aren’t falling

While active virus cases are falling across most of Victoria, numbers have increased in a dozen areas — including one southeast metropolitan area for the eighth day in a row. See the latest numbers where you live.

Leader

Chairs are stacked up outside a closed restaurant in Melbourne's Lygon Street on August 12, 2020, during a strict stage four lockdown of the city due to a COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. - Australia's worst-hit state of Victoria appears to be curbing a virus outbreak after a week of tougher restrictions, authorities said on August 12, with new cases falling in recent days even as fatalities topped records. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

The Melbourne hotspots where infections are falling fast

Active infections are falling sharply in many of Melbourne’s hotspots, with one western area now home to 133 fewer people battling coronavirus than a week ago. See the latest numbers where you live.

Leader

People out exercising around Albert Park Lake. Picture: Andrew Henshaw

Virus tide starts to turn in Melbourne’s hotspots

Active virus infection numbers are falling in several of Melbourne’s north and western hotspots — with one area recording 47 fewer cases in one day. See the latest numbers where you live.

South East

Woolworths Victorian Operations Manager Johnathon Gretch and Feed Appeal chief executive Katherine Gokavi-Whaley hope the 2020 Feed Appeal will help feed those most in need

Carlton Woolworths shoppers biggest donors to Feed Victoria Appeal

Victorians have dug deep, donating thousands of meals to help the most vulnerable people in our community during these tough times. And Carlton Woolworths shoppers have been the most generous.

Leader

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 12: People enjoy their 1 hour of exercise in Carlton Gardens on August 12, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Victoria has recorded 410 new coronavirus cases overnight, along with 21 COVID-19 deaths, the highest daily death toll since the pandemic began in Australia. Metropolitan Melbourne is under stage 4 lockdown restrictions, with people only allowed to leave home to give or receive care, shopping for food and essential items, daily exercise and work while an overnight curfew from 8pm to 5am is also in place. The majority of retail businesses are also closed. Other Victorian regions are in stage 3 lockdown. The restrictions, which came into effect from 2 August, have been introduced by the Victorian government as health authorities work to reduce community COVID-19 transmissions across the state. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Largest infection spikes all in Melbourne’s south

Only 12 Victorian areas have more people battling coronavirus as hundreds recover, but the biggest jumps were recorded in four southern municipalities. See the latest numbers in your neck of the woods.

Celebrity Life

An emotional Ellen DeGeneres. Picture: Instagram

Aussie radio host’s odd Ellen meeting

A radio host has addressed his infamous run-in with Ellen’s producers, saying he “didn’t bat an eyelid” when her reputation soured.

Original URL: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/journalists/shaun-campbell/page/5