Coronavirus
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Irymple’s Oasis Aged Care chooses lockdown against visitors
VICTORIA’S second wave of COVID-19 cases has forced Irymple’s Oasis Aged Care into another lockdown. The state recorded 428 further cases of the virus in…
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Regional coronavirus rules in Dan Andrews’ sights
PREMIER Daniel Andrews says “a much more generous set of rules” in regional Victoria remains a target. Plans to increase the number of patrons in…
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Widen COVID-19 tests to Melbourne contacts, says Ali Cupper
MEMBER for Mildura Ali Cupper has written to the Victorian Health Minister asking for COVID-19 testing eligibility to be expanded to include anyone who had…
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NSW sets up new Sunraysia coronavirus test sites
COVID-19 testing sites will increase on the New South Wales side of the border from Saturday. NSW Government Far West Local Health District (LHD), with…
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MDAS presses on with services despite border delays
MALLEE District Aboriginal Services (MDAS) has assured clients that its service delivery would continue to operate at “COVID-normal” level, despite New South Wales shutting its…
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MDAS coronavirus virus test gives fast result
COVID-19 spot testing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families is now available in Mildura. The service will be offered at the…
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NSW residents can still use Mildura Base Hospital
MILDURA Base Hospital has moved to assure New South Wales residents they can continue to cross the border for medical and health care. Restrictions on…
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Stay put, Mildura Base Hospital intensive care chief pleads
MILDURA Base Hospital’s COVID-19 response co-ordinator has appealed to Mildura residents to defer non-essential travel as a measure to protect the community from the coronavirus.…
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Residents should not leave border bubbles, Berejiklian says
NEW South Wales residents in border communities should not leave for another part of the state unless it’s absolutely necessary, Premier Gladys Berejiklian says. Residents…
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Sunraysia in weeks-long border ban, Abbotsford Bridge closes
THE ban on Sunraysia residents crossing the New South Wales border without a valid exemption is likely to last a matter of weeks. However, police…
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Melbourne returns to tougher coronavirus restrictions
MILDURA has been spared from tougher lockdown rules, but metropolitan Melbourne is being returned to Stage 3 “stay at home” restrictions, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews…
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South Australia toughen border rules for Victorians
SOUTH Australia has announced tougher rules about crossing the border from Victoria. SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said only South Australian residents travelling from Victoria…