THE Australian Department of Health has provided updated data regarding the vaccination rates by local government area. The data is based on the Medicare address of the vaccine recipient, and relates to the data as at September 27. The new data was released after the current edition of the newspaper went to print. The following […]
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Yea Medical Centre closes as a precaution
ON Sunday, September 26, it was announced that there was an active case of COVID-19 in postcode 3717. Postcode 3717 includes Yea, Flowerdale, Ghin Ghin, Glenburn, Homewood, Killingworth, Limestone and Murrindindi. As of Monday, September 27, no exposure sites had been listed in the area. In recent weeks, there have also been three cases in […]
Murrindindi’s vaccination rate
THE Australian Department of Health has provided updated data regarding the vaccination rates by local government area. The data is based on the Medicare address of the vaccine recipient, and relates to the data as at September 13. The new data was released after the current edition of the newspaper went to print. The following […]
Murrindindi vaccination rates too low
MURRINDINDI is falling behind in the vaccination race, likely due to limited availability in the early stages of the vaccine rollout. Compared to our neighbouring shires, Murrindindi has the third lowest percentage of first dose vaccinations. The Federal Health Department provided the following data, based on Medicare address. As at Sept 5: MURRINDINDI: First dose […]
Two doctors depart Alexandra District Health
TWO doctors have resigned from Alexandra District Health (ADH). ADH CEO Debbie Rogers was contacted about the departures, and asked about the reasons as well as the actions being undertaken to address any shortages. Alexandra District Health provided the following statement, “Alexandra District Health (ADH) wishes to advise the community that General Practitioners Dr Vohra […]
Severe weather warning issued
A severe weather warning has been issued by the Bureau of Meteorology for damaging winds this weekend. They are expecting several cold fronts. The first, in the early hours of Saturday morning, has the bureau expecting winds 50-60km/h, with gusts up to 90km/h, particularly in higher terrain. There will be some thunderstorms around on […]
Operation Regal this weekend
POLICE will be out in force across the Queen’s Birthday long weekend as part of Operation Regal, a four-day operation targeting high-risk driving behaviour on Victorian roads. The state-wide operation, which runs from 12.01am on Friday, June 11 to 11.59pm Monday, June 14, will run in conjunction with Operation Sentinel, which is currently limiting the […]
New COVID-19 variant discovered
CHIEF Health Officer Brett Sutton said at the Victorian Government press conference on June 4 that a new variant of COVID-19 has been detected in four cases. The Delta strain is believed to be highly infectious. It is the strain which spread quickly through India and is present in the UK. Although the Delta strain […]
Truck Show moved to September
THE Alexandra Truck, Ute and Rod Show has been moved from its traditional home on the June long weekend, due to uncertainty around the COVID-19 restrictions. Organiser Andrew Embling advised that the show has been moved to September 11 and 12. The main event will be on September 12, with the memorial on September 11. […]
