Today is October 6, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, a final section of railway track duplication to service Ettamogah Rail Hub will be completed early next year after a $2.6 million federal government funding boost, and a man has escaped from his burning house before the property was engulfed by fire.

Today is October 5, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, the member for Indi says staying in the Mount Buffalo Chalet should be part of a "comprehensive plan" to restore the guesthouse, and SES members have received a boost ahead of an increased risk of flooding in the North East with a new boat.

Today is October 2, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, three million dollars to fund restoration works at the Mount Buffalo Chalet has brought hope all levels of government will work on the icon's revival, and sewage samples are now being tested for traces of COVID-19 on both sides of the border.

Today is October 1, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, Albury mayor Kevin Mack's hopes of a border reopening in October seem unlikely, with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian tying changes to restrictions being lifted on Melbourne, and Upper Murray league clubs have almost unanimously rejected a proposal to merge and join the Tallangatta and District league.

Today is September 30, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, the mayor of Albury wants checkpoints gone on the NSW-Victorian border by the end of next month, and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is refusing to bow to pressure and ease rules around mask wearing despite a leading infectious diseases specialist casting doubt on their true value in the fight against COVID-19.

Today is September 29, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, Indi MP Helen Haines is hopeful the North East will share in $250 million worth of federal tourism funding, and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has dismissed criticisms from Benambra MP Bill Tilley about the ongoing requirement to wear masks in certain settings in regional Victoria.

Today is September 28, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, residents in virus-free regional areas including the North East could be still wearing masks at Christmas, with the Victorian government beefing up rules around face coverings, and North East Victoria could host a major road cycling event that has left Europe only three times.

Today is September 25, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, laundry work for border accommodation houses and hospitals will no longer be done on an industrial scale in North Albury, and Rutherglen's cricket stars will soon be enjoying new facilities, with the council being awarded a $100,000 grant to revamp the nets.

Today is September 24, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, NSW will shortly amend its public health orders to include the agricultural workers code and ensure an upcoming bumper harvest in the state can come to fruition, and Wangaratta mayor Dean Rees wants to see his entire local government area included in the next round of changes to the border region map.

Today is September 23, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, WODONGA councillor Libby Hall believes the acceptance of the highest bid for a block of industrial land at Bandiana would have helped allay concerns Killara residents had about ongoing noise complaints in the area, and Border residents have been warned to expect delays along the Hume Freeway when Regional Roads Victoria undertakes essential bridge works next week.