Health
Breaking News and Live Updates: Victoria records 16 deaths, 279 new COVID-19 cases; New death and five cases in NSW; Surfer made 140 km illegal trip ‘to find better waves’ – 9News
Latest news and headlines for August 16, 2020 – Stay up to date with 9News Australia on any device, anywher…
A surfer in regional Victoria who travelled more than 140 kilometres to find better waves was among hundreds of people fined by police for breaching COVID-19 restrictions.
The man, from the Surf Coast town of Torquay, made the long journey yesterday because there were “no waves on the east side”, he told officers.
He was fined $1652 for beaching the stage three coronavirus restrictions.
Other cases included four people were caught driving in the south-west Melbourne suburb of Wyndham during c…
-
General23 hours agoAustralian celebrity chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89
-
General24 hours agoLithium mine closure shines light on Ravensthorpe community’s resilience
-
Noosa News22 hours agoWoman airlifted to Brisbane hospital after big cat mauling at south-east Queensland zoo near Toowoomba
-
Noosa News18 hours agoRocky waters ahead for Brisbane 2032’s Olympic rowing plan