LONG lines formed outside Centrelink offices in Frankston and Mornington early last week. Lines stretched out the door on 24 March, the same day that high usage crashed the myGov website. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced pubs, clubs, gyms, and cinemas to shut down, putting many out of work. Restaurants and cafes can only operate takeaway. Dunkley MP Peta Murphy said “it is distressing to see so many people desperate for information and assistance.” “When I went to Frankston Centrelink and spoke to locals lined up for hours, many had just lost their job and needed support for the first…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
Virus puts Hawks’ plans on hold. Rail works will continue through virus crisis. Arthur’s Seat Eagle falls into administration. Key facts from today’s Victorian COVID-19 update: The total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Victoria is 466 – an increase of 55 from yesterday. The total number of cases includes 271 men and 191 women (with four cases under investigation). People are aged from pre-school age to their late eighties. At the present time, there are eight confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Victoria that may have been acquired through community transmission. Currently 12 people are in hospital, including two patients…
KINGSTON Council has made the call to close a number of its facilities to “help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus within the community”. Kingston Council run libraries, Waves Leisure Centre, Kingston Arts Centre, Kingston City Hall, Shirley Burke Theatre, and council’s customer service centre closed last week. They will remain shut until at least 14 April. The mayor Georgina Oxley said that “the City of Kingston needs to act responsibly and do what we can to slow the spread of the virus within the community.” “Our libraries and recreation centres are important community meeting places, so this is…
HAWTHORN Football Club’s plans to build a new home base in Dingley Village have been put on hold. Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett wrote to members earlier this month to tell them that work on the project, titled the Kennedy Community Centre, would cease “until further notice”. “We are all facing challenging times, and in light of this we have and will continue to decrease expenditure right across the club. Our staff remain committed to ensuring you, our family, stay connected to the club and continue to feel part of our community,” Mr Kennett said. “During this time, there is also…
Frankston may declare a ‘pandemic’. Schools close, businesses shut, and the future is uncertain for many. Long lines formed outside Centrelink Mornington this morning, as phone lines backed up and the MyGov website went down due to increased traffic. Key facts from today’s Victorian COVID-19 update: Sixty-one new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were confirmed yesterday – bringing the total number of cases in Victoria to 355.The new cases include 34 men and 25 women, with people aged early-teens to mid-eighties. Two cases remain under investigation.At the present time, there are six confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Victoria that may have…