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Victorian Premier Dan Andews issued a statement on Monday (Mar. 23) about the Coronavirus Pandemic: Victoria Police has established a coronavirus enforcement squad of 500 officers to ensure containment measures that have been put in place to combat coronavirus are followed. Co-ordinated through the Police Operations Centre, the officers will be out in the community
SHAW, Ashley John 23.8.1932 – 17.3.2020 Peacefully at home aged 87 Beloved husband of Gwen (dec) Dearly loved father of Martin, Warren, Ross and Elaine (Elle) Loved father-in-law of Karen and Heather Grandad of Danielle and Tim; Jessica, Belinda, Jason and Kimberley; Ashlea, Lauren and Erin Great Grandad of Archie and Amelia; Oliver A lifetime
A special ‘Earlybird Edition’ of The Local Paper has been published. It is a preview look at some of the stories to appear in this week’s edition. Due to the fast-moving nature of the Coronavirus pandemic, some of the listings in this edition have been overtaken by events. The state of Victoria has gone into
A statewide shutdown of non-essential services has just been announced, and takes place from 12 Noon today (Monday, March 23). This has immediate effect for the print and distribution of The Local Paper and Melbourne Observer newspapers. We will be continuing the weekly publication of our newspapers. We recognise that we have a civic responsibility
5.15pm:Services have resumed. Earlier: 4.45pm Wednesday Buses will replace trains on the Lilydale line between Ringwood and Lilydale, after a person was hit by a train. The Department of Transport says: “We suggest passengers make alternative arrangement for the trip home. Replacement buses are expected to arrive shortly, and more will continue to operate through the afternoon.
Murrindindi Council has activated its pandemic plan to ensure it can maintain critical services to the community. “Council is also reviewing events and activities scheduled in the Shire in coming weeks and months. Following the directive from the Federal Government to cancel events of 500 people or more, we have postponed the Dindi Sustainability Expo
The 1918 influenza pandemic was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic. The Spanish flu infected 500 million people around the world, or about 27 per cent of the world population of between 1.8 and 1.9 billion. The death toll is estimated to have been anywhere from 17 million to 50 million, and possibly as high as
Local newspaper readers were familiar with the headline ‘The Influenza Epidemic’ in the early 1890s. The Yea local paper published a weekly editorial-style ad, which turned out to be a promotion for ‘Clements Tonic’: The iinluenza is raging again this year with unprecedented deadliness. The paralysing influences of this terrible malady have assumed the alarming
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The Northern Football Netball League has joined with under senior metropolitan leagues to postpone all community senior and junior football and winter-season netball competitions until the weekend of Saturday, May 2. The NFNL said this was a “collective decision” of the the NFNL, EDFL, EFNL, SFNL, VAFA and WRFL. “All Leagues agreed to suspend practice
