International Travel to return in Nov
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced the international border will reopen next month for states that have reached 80 per cent vaccination rates, starting with New South Wales. Fully vaccinated Australians and permanent residents arriving in NSW will be able to home quarantine for a week, instead of paying thousands to quarantine at a hotel for…
COVID IN LATROBE AND BAW BAW UPDATE1 OCT
FIVE NEW COVID-19 CASES ACROSS GIPPSLAND There were two new cases reported in the Latrobe Valley today, and one each in the Bass Coast, Baw Baw and South Gippsland shires. These take the total active COVID cases in Gippsland to 47. There is a significant number of new COIVD exposure sites in the Latrobe Valley:…
Are you an Authorised Worker that must get a shot?
Check the list below! COVID Authorised Workers as at 1 Oct 21 About a million authorised workers across Victoria will need to have had at least one dose of a COVID vaccine by October 15 to keep working on site. The same group of workers will need to have had both vaccine doses by November 26. Separate…
Testing opportunities available in Gippsland 1st Oct
Testing opportunities available in Gippsland on 1 October include; LATROBE CITY • Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium drive through, Ashby St, Traralgon 9.30am – 5pm today and 9am – 4pm Saturday and Sunday. No appointments required. • Latrobe Valley Respiratory Clinic, Morwell. Appointments required, for bookings go to https://bit.ly/3Fbd8eH. • LCHS – Senior Citizens Centre,…
Local Scouts Catering For Toy Run
Erica and Rawson’s 1st Mountain Rivers Scot Group, with some great assistance from the Erica Caravan Park’s Bec and Trev, will be providing refreshments for participants in the 2021 Gippsland Motorcyclists Toy Run on 4 December. The group posted the following on facebook – Gippsland Motorcyclists Toy Run September 24 at 3:35 PM · Erica Scouts are our Toy Run…
Walhalla to Traralgon Road C481 Closed
There is extensive flooding and many roads have already been effected, or will be closed overnight, Of most concern to Erica/Rawson residents are: Tyers to Traralgon Rd C481 over the causeway which is already closed, Tyers to Walhalla Rd which is closed at Fitzgibbons Rd – you can’t get to Tyers. As at 10:15 pm…
Pfizer doses will be 3 weeks apart from 4 October
Victorian Department of Health The Victorian Government will reduce the interval between Pfizer doses to three weeks, commencing 4 October, following advice from Victoria’s public health team and greater certainty from the Commonwealth on projected vaccine supply. This means that anyone who has received their first dose of Pfizer will be able to bring forward…
Illegal house parties cause record COVID cases
Victorian authorities say illegal gatherings and house parties over the AFL grand final day long weekend are behind the dramatic jump in COVID-19 infections in the state. The state has recorded 1,438 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and five further deaths. One third of the new cases are linked to weekend gatherings, COVID commander…