Victoria has recorded 18 more deaths and 94 new cases of coronavirus. It is the first time the state's numbers have fallen below 100 since July 5
A man who travelled more than 300 kilometres from his home to go to the beach and friends who gathered to watch the footy together are among the latest Victorians to be fined for breaching lockdown restrictions.
Another man was found in his car at Shoreham beach on the Mornington Peninsula when he lives more than 300 kilometres away in the town of Wedderburn, north-west of Bendigo. Police dished out fines to 195 people over the past 24 hours, including 27 Victorians who were not wearing a face mask.Police stopped 20,248 vehicles at checkpoints and carried out 5052 spot checks at homes, businesses and public places over the past day.A new government body has joined forces with specialist waste facilities to take on the mammoth task of managing the explosion of clinical waste pouring out of Victoria’s COVID-19 positive aged care facilities.
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