Tag: covid
Gippsland vaccination program ramping up
GIPPSLAND general practices and GP-led respiratory clinics have administered more than 100,000 COVID-19 vaccination doses in four months.
The milestone was reached on Friday, when...
COVID money for business, but Bull says it’s just not enough
A NEW jointly-funded package from the federal and state governments will give Victorian small and medium businesses support to recover from the most recent...
Another MP calls for rapid testing
ANOTHER Gippsland MP has backed calls for widespread rapid COVID antigen tests to help Victoria "exit from a cycle of lockdowns".
Gippsland South MLA Danny...
Lockdown will end in regional Victoria tonight
THE lockdown in regional Victoria will be lifted at 11.59pm tonight, in a surprise move by the state government.
There have been no new coronavirus...
Return to lockdown
VICTORIA will enter its sixth lockdown from 8pm tonight.
Premier Daniel Andrews announced the lockdown will last seven days, with Victorians again only having five...
Bull wants to see COVID rapid testing
GIPPSLAND East MLA Tim Bull has called on the state government to implement rapid testing to help Victorians get back on their feet and...
Students stoked to return to class
THE have been celebrations in schools across Wellington Shire as school students went back to class on Wednesday, following the end of two weeks...
Lockdown end welcome
SHOPS and businesses across Wellington Shire are hoping the lifting of restrictions will be the lifeline many of them need, as they can finally...
More data collected by local government area
PLANS are underway to coordinate the collection of updated COVID-19 vaccination statistics from across the country to provide a clearer snapshot of how local...
Lockdown to end tonight
VICTORIA'S lockdown will end at midnight tonight, following a reduction in community transmission of coronavirus in the state.
Under the new settings, to be in...
Lockdown nears end
WHILE we might soon escape lockdown 5.0, it seems Victorians may be living under tight restrictions for some time yet.
At the time the Gippsland...
Fines issued following gathering of protesters in Heyfield
POLICE are continuing their enquiries to track down people who attended a lockdown protest in Heyfield last Sunday, July 18.
About 20 lockdown protesters gathered...