Melburnians flying home from London next week will be allowed to bypass hotel quarantine and self-isolate for a week instead in a trial using location-tracking technology.
The introduction of Melbourne Airport’s third runway might see a planning shake-up that stymies development in the city’s growing northern and western suburbs.
A woman was pulled from the passenger seat and taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after the crash on Wednesday afternoon. The driver of the car died at the scene.
Melbourne Airport spent millions buying land around its border as part of preparations for a new runway – despite not yet having final sign-off for the project from Canberra.
Western Australia is again facing a snap lockdown after COVID-19 cases spread in hotel quarantine,with the latest including a man who flew to Melbourne and subsequently tested positive.
The first international passenger flight in two months landed in Melbourne on Thursday morning,as the third version of Victoria’s troubled hotel quarantine program for returned travellers began.
The state government confirmed only commercial properties will be acquired to build the project.
At least 72 players are now in hard lockdown for 14 days after another COVID-19 case was detected on a third plane that flew into Melbourne for the Australian Open.
The airport wants the right to block developments in areas affected by flight noise,in a bid to prevent a future Sydney Airport-style curfew.
The Transport Infrastructure Minister has released more details about the $10b Melbourne Airport Rail project,including plans for a 55-metre-high bridge that will be the state's second-highest after the West Gate.
Health Minister Martin Foley has echoed the comments of the NSW government,calling for tighter guidelines around air crews after an airport transport driver in NSW contracted COVID-19.