The Victorian government lowered the CCP virus risk status of New South Wales to orange allowing tens of thousands of stranded people to travel home for this first time since New Years Day. Over 51,000 Victorians were granted permits on Monday but only after waiting for almost three hours because of “technical matters” on the…
McGowan Calls for a National Elimination Strategy to Handle the CCP Virus
Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan is advocating for the rest of the nation to follow his states CCP virus elimination strategy bringing National Cabinet’s policy of suppressing outbreaks into dispute. Speaking at a press conference on Monday McGowan heralded lockdowns and border closures as the way forward and congratulated the Queensland government’s measure. “The idea…
Andrews Hints NSW-Victoria Border May Open Next Week
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has hinted that falling COVID-19 cases may see border restrictions with New South Wales begin to ease next week allowing thousands of stranded people to return home. Andrews said a recent mystery case in Victoria and cross-state vacations had prevented borders opening up sooner. “[I]f it weren’t for that case then…
Mask Wearing Mandatory at Sydney Cricket Test
The New South Wales government will make it compulsory for all attendees to wear a mask at the Sydney Cricket Ground for the upcoming test match. And will increase police presence in and around the stadium to enforce public health orders. State Health Minister Brad Hazzard has said unequivocally that face masks must be worn at…
Victorians with Medical Issues To Get Priority as Thousands Wait to Cross NSW Border
As thousands of Victorians scramble for exemptions to return home from New South Wales, the state’s COVID-19 Response Commander Jeroen Weimar has said people with “genuine hardship reasons” will be given priority. “People who have urgent medical reasons, urgent medical appointments will get an exemption absolutely, and that’s done very very quickly,” he said at…
Two Children Dead in NSW Hit and Run
Two children are dead and three people injured after a hit and run near Dubbo. Emergency services were called to Warne Street in Wellington abut 4:30pm on Tuesday after reports five people were hit by a car at high speed. NSW Police told AAP two children have been pronounced dead, while another has been airlifted…
Health Minister Hunt Praises NSW, Victoria Over Virus Outbreak Response
The federal government has applauded New South Wales and Victoria’s responses to fresh COVID-19 outbreaks while urging Victoria to allow its residents back home. The recent outbreaks in NSW could have been on a “vastly larger scale” than the disastrous second wave in Victoria, federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Sunday, describing advice from…
Cloudbursts Cause Flooding Across NSW, Further Downfall Expected
A Woolworths and local motel have been flooded and the roof of an aged care facility has partially collapsed after an intense cloudburst in central-western New South Wales. Parkes received 31mm of rain in just 17 minutes during the Saturday afternoon downpour. By Sunday morning the town had recorded 52 millimetres in total. The storm…
Travel Disrupted as States Tighten Border Restrictions
Holiday travel plans across the country continue to be thwarted as states and territories tighten their borders to prevent coronavirus seeping in from New South Wales and Victoria. The Australian Capital Territory has shut out non-residents who have been in NSW’s northern beaches, greater Sydney, Wollongong and parts of the central coast unless they have…
Sydney Enters First Day of New Mask Rules
Mandatory mask restrictions are in place for many venues across Greater Sydney as New South Wales works to contain COVID-19 outbreaks while avoiding harsh lockdown measures. The state reported seven new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, five of which from western and southwestern Sydney and linked to the Berala cluster. “What we want to do…
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