The Albury-Wodonga Bandits won't take to the court this weekend after the NBL1 announced all south conference games have been postponed in line with Victoria's seven-day lockdown.
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Both the men's and women's teams were scheduled to face Geelong at the Lauren Jackson Sports Centre on Saturday night.
The league said matches scheduled for round seven will be on hold until later in the season, except for two games still set to proceed in Tasmania this weekend.
The Bandits' youth league sides will also sit this weekend out of the Big V competition.
Meanwhile, the Winton Supercars event scheduled to start on Saturday has been postponed.
Winton Motor Raceway was set to host the fifth round of the 2021 Supercars Championship this weekend.
The proposed new Winton event dates are July 31 and August 1, between the Townsville 500 and Sydney SuperNight events.
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"Supercars and the Benalla Auto Club have confirmed this weekend's planned staging of the Winton SuperSprint will be postponed due to the ongoing COVID situation in Victoria," a Supercars statement said.
"The proposed new event dates will be July 31 to August 1, 2021. This will be confirmed within the next seven days.
"While regrettable, today's decision has been made to ensure the health and safety of all Supercars fans, staff and teams.
"Ticket holders for this weekend's event can either collect a full refund or hold on to their tickets for the Winton SuperSprint to run on the new dates.
"Supercars and the Benalla Auto Club will continue to ensure that all events are compliant with appropriate State, Territory and Federal regulations."
Six of the Supercar teams and a host of drivers are based in Melbourne, including Brad Jones Racing duo Nick Percat and Todd Hazelwood.
Brad Jones Racing was contacted for comment.
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Beau Greenway is a journalist at The Border Mail. He likes to tell the stories of great people in our communities. Email: beau.greenway@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Beau Greenway is a journalist at The Border Mail. He likes to tell the stories of great people in our communities. Email: beau.greenway@austcommunitymedia.com.au
