FREE SINCE EVERYBODY'S BEEN ON 1993 ALBANY'S RIVERBOAT 90 Lockyer Ave, Albany P 9842 1211 BUT IT REALLY PAYS TO BOOK Vol 29, No 10 March 11, 2021 www.gsweekender.com.au 9844 3166 107 Stead Road, Albany WA 6330 Telephone: (08) 9842 2788 Classifieds: (08) 9842 2787 Motoring for mental health Facsimile: (08) 9842 2789 ADVERTISING MANAGER: Roslyn Buktenica SENIOR DESIGNER: Jami Welshman
[email protected] ACTING EDITOR: Michael Roberts IN ANY one year, around 1 million Australian adults will suffer from depression, while over 2 million will have anxiety, according to Beyond Blue. It’s estimated that 45 per cent of Australians will experience a JOURNALISTS: mental health condition in their lifetime. Black Dog Ride’s annual 1 Dayer aims to break the down the Isabel Vieira, Deanna Corrieri and Hannah Turner: barriers which prevent people speaking out about their struggles. This year, riders from across the Great Southern will hit the road
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[email protected] Priority workers jabbed CLASSIFIEDS: ISABEL VIEIRA doses in Albany have been allocated continue to hit the ground running. are expected to be included in the “Certain types of population prior- to eligible workers. “Having the vaccine available, vaccine rollout. ity groups will go to certain places ALBANY’S health care and port “It’s fully booked out, all the vac- which we know is really safe and we just to make sure we are using that
[email protected] From March 22, over 4,500 accred- vaccine for as many people as pos- workers have rolled up their sleeves cines will be in arms by the end of know is really effective in preventing ited general practices are expected to receive the fi rst COVID-19 vac- the week,” she said.