Coronavirus
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MDAS calls for patience over vaccine bookings
MALLEE District Aboriginal Service (MDAS) has asked for patience as the organisation processed “a large volume of calls” requesting COVID-19 vaccination appointments. The request came…
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Mildura gets unlimited Pfizer vaccine to fight NSW case surge
MILDURA will have access to “unlimited Pfizer” coronavirus vaccine from Friday as the region braces for an outbreak of COVID-19. Mallee District Aboriginal Services (MDAS)…
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Sunraysia Indigenous community gets urgent testing call
SUNRAYSIA’S Indigenous community has been urged to get tested for COVID-19 following revelations that “many” local residents attended the same funeral in Wilcannia, where a…
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Vaccination rates among Indigenous communities in far-west NSW ‘one of the lowest’
EXPERTS warn more coronavirus cases in far-west NSW are “inevitable” and say low vaccination rates in Aboriginal communities are concerning. National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health…
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Regional NSW lockdown extended as cases spike
THE lockdown in regional New South Wales will continue until August 28, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced on Thursday. It had been due to finish…
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Low COVID testing numbers despite “disturbing” amount of cases
POP-UP COVID-19 testing clinics in Dareton, Gol Gol and Wentworth were quiet on Monday despite calls for people in regional NSW to come forward for…
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COVID spread fears grow
POP-UP COVID-19 testing sites have been hurriedly established throughout the Wentworth Shire at the weekend as “grave fears” grow about the virus spreading into western New…
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Regional NSW goes into seven-day snap lockdown
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian was “extremely concerned” as the state’s Covid outbreak took a worrying turn on Saturday, with 466 new positive infections. What the…
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Protect regional NSW, says Helen Dalton
DOCTORS are urging rural communities to be on high alert against COVID-19 and Member for Murray Helen Dalton called on the NSW Government to enforce…
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Regional lockdown set to lift
REGIONAL Victoria will come out of lockdown tonight, the Premier has announced. From 11.59pm Monday, the five reasons to leave home will be lifted and…
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Dan Andrews forgets ring of steel as Victoria locks down
SUNRAYSIA businesses and sporting competitions were dealt another hammer blow as Daniel Andrews thrust Victoria into lockdown late on Thursday. Despite demanding NSW Premier Gladys…
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‘There are no alternatives’ – Victoria enters lockdown 6
VICTORIA will go into lockdown for seven days from 8pm tonight, with Premier Daniel Andrews saying “we have no choice” but to act now. As…