COVID-19 in AUS as at 01 Sept 2021

(Courtesy Walhalla’s Star Hotel) Work has started on repairs of the creek opposite the hotel. This is only temporary “shoring up” work to prevent further damage until the permanent fix is made. All the concrete debris and logs in the creek are also being removed to ensure these do not present a hazard in the…

(From www.ma.org.au) Motorcycling Australia (MA) is proud to announce that the Australian Four Day Enduro (A4DE) is back on the calendar for 2022 where it will be hosted by Victoria’s Dandenong Motorcycle Club at Erica. Scheduled to be held May 4-7, 2022 the Championship returns to Victoria where it was last hosted in Mansfield back…

Gippsland Region Public Health Unit Over 100,000 COVID-19 Vaccinations now administered by GRPHU community clinics! Hitting a record-breaking highest weekly count of 8,323 doses last week certainly helped us reach this goal. Thank you, Gippsland.

The Latrobe Community Health Service has established a new walk-in COVID testing site in the Moe Senior Citizen’s Centre at 45 Langford Street. This replaces the previous service which was based in the K Mart car park until it was closed in July due to Occupational Health and Safety concerns for staff. The new service…

Speed limits will be reduced to 40 kilometres per hour across the central business districts of Moe, Morwell, and Traralgon to reduce road trauma and save lives. The reduction from 50 km/h zones in high volume pedestrian and parking areas will improve safety for all road users, with the risk of death resulting from a…