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East Gippsland News Our Local Community Newspaper EAST GIPPSLAND NEWS OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Stratford • Dargo • Lindenow • Shannon Waters • Omeo • Swifts Creek • Mallacoota • Bemm River • Marlo • Orbost • Nowa Nowa • Cann River • Lakes Entrance • Bairnsdale • Paynesville PH: (03) 5150 2300 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020 No. 17367 FREE On the increase The total number of cases of coron- avirus (COVID-19) in Victoria jumped to 411 yesterday. Twelve people were in hospital, includ- ing two patients in intensive care. One-hundred-and-thirteen people had recovered. More than 25,000 Victorians have been tested. A number of earlier cases have been removed from the count following further investigation. The Department of Health and Human Services follows up and monitors all close contacts of confirmed cases and provides them with information and sup- port. All close contacts must self-isolate for 14 days. Victoria’s Chief Health Officer, Professor Brett Sutton, said these are unprecedented times. The threat of coronavirus to public health is real and everyone must take social distancing seriously. “Everyone who’s unwell must isolate themselves and everyone who’s been told they’re in quarantine either as a re- turned traveller or close contact must do so,” Professor Sutton said. “Social distancing will save lives. School’s out “Everyone needs to comply with restric- Grade six Bairnsdale West Primary School students, tions in place to keep yourself, your loved Alex Wong and Jarrell Hood, do some last minute ones and the whole community safe. learning before heading home to bunker down for the “We urge everyone to stay 1.5 metres school holidays amid the coronavirus crisis. Story away from everyone else, wash your page 2. K265-5555 hands often with soap and water and cough or sneeze into a tissue or your “Take this seriously”: Premier “If people donʼt take this seri- uation where venues, such a large important that everyone follows the duty, I don’t care what you call it, ously, if people act selfishly, part of our economy, have rules and restrictions put in place just do it.” people will die.” essentially been shut down. This is to avoid a disastrous outcome. Premier Andrews was sympathet- That is the message from Victori- appropriate – it’s painful, but it is “Many Victorians are doing the ic towards businesses who will be an Premier, Daniel Andrews, who absolutely appropriate. right thing, they are keeping their negatively affected by the unprece- is urging Victorians to abide by the “This list is comprehensive, this distance, they are observing the dented rule set, however, he said it tough new rules laid down by the list basically represents a very big rules that have been written, but is the only appropriate course of Federal and State Government to step, a massive step, that is essen- there are many Victorians that action. combat the COVID-19 (coron- tial to keep Victorians and Aus- have been acting selfishly, they are “This will hurt many people, I avirus) outbreak. tralians safe. not taking this seriously, they are apologise for that, but this is the “The National Cabinet took some “These restrictions will come into doing the wrong thing and if that only way we can keep people safe, unprecedented steps, huge steps force from midday Monday and will continues then people will die,” he by flattening the curve, by to keep Victorians and indeed, remain in force until midnight, April said. suppressing the total number of Australians safe,” Premier 13. They may well, I think it is fair to “I just want to make this point, people who finish up with coron- Andrews said on Monday as the say, it is highly likely the restric- whether you call it mateship, avirus and ultimately reducing the number of Victorian coronavirus tions will be further extended whether you call it being Aus- number of people who will die. cases passed 350. beyond that.” tralian, being Victorian, whether That’s what’s at stake, that’s how Premier, Daniel Andrews. “Never before have we seen a sit- Premier Andrews said it is vitally you call it decent behaviour, civic important this is.” A NEW WAY TO FIND YOUR Towing Accident & Breakdown NEXT CAR M10103B 10% OFF EVERYTHING WHEN YOU JOIN THE CROWIES CLUB BAIRNSDALE LAKES ENTRANCE MOBIL SERVICE STATION M10433HV BAIRNSDALE LMCT 6100 WE ARE HERE 554 Princes Hwy, Bairnsdale | 5152 6644 5152 4148 | 88b Macleod Street, Bairnsdale M10468B M512798 • RESIDENTIAL & 619 Princes highway, Bairnsdale COMMERCIAL SOLAR EAST GIPPSLAND NEWS POWER OFF/ON GRID Ph: 5153 0722 • SOLAR HOT WATER Mob: 0448 510 732 LOCAL SOLAR IS THE BEST SOLAR • BATTERY STORAGE www.egsolar.com.au WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020 M509511A 2 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020 | EASTGIPPSLANDNEWS.COM.AU Nagle College teachers prepare for online learning in the event that a total school Bairnsdale West Primary School student, Finn Aumann, and his mother, Bianca, to- shutdown in term two could result in students being taught off-campus electronically. gether with Scarlett Fyfe and Leah Anderson, a teacher at the school, are planning to PICTURED: Ikue Asahi, Annamarie Micati, Nobuko Okazaki and Catherine Brown. K266- stay at home during the extended holiday break. K265-5572 5589 School’s out… but for how long? Bairnsdale school students finished Mr Vickers said the school had put out a isolated,” Mr Vickers said. been preparing for the past two weeks for a classes on Monday and began their holi- memo to all families last week to highlight “We’ve had regular and ongoing communi- move to online learning in anticipation of days early as a result of the unfolding practices to minimise its impact, such as cation with families and will continue to do schools being closed. coronavirus pandemic. regular hand washing. so.” Principal, Neville Powles, said the college At Bairnsdale West Primary School, nor- “We respected parents’ opinion if they When the News called by on Monday, stu- had experienced slightly elevated absentee mally frequented by 310 students, student wanted their children to stay at home,” he dents were preparing to pack up for the rates over the past week. attendance was at just 90 on Monday as said. school holidays. “Obviously we have a percentage of stu- parents slowly began withdrawing their kids The school was organised and prepared Grade six students, Jarrell Hood and Alex dents away each day due to usual sickness from school out of concern about the hardcopy packs for a number of students Wong, were catching up on some last and that number has been higher than nor- coronavirus. who wouldn’t otherwise have access to in- minute learning before beginning the school mal,” Mr Powles said, as some parents de- “For the last week, about a third of kids had ternet for online learning. holidays early. cided to take precautionary measures and been away from school as parents decided About 100 students don’t have computer Both were ambivalent about starting the isolate their children at home. it was the best option,” principal, Doug Vick- or internet access. school break a few days earlier. Nagle College has provided all its students ers, said. “We will continue to provide support of “I think it’s important because we don’t with a laptop for online learning and in antic- “People’s awareness in the community hard packs to those students that need want to spread it to others,” Alex said. ipation that term two, which is due to re- was that it wasn’t as safe as they thought so them and staff will stay in contact with fami- Jarrell said he would stay home during the sume on April 14, may be conducted via the as a result some students were being kept lies throughout this period so they feel con- school holidays in order to isolate the risk to web. away because of the coronavirus.” nected with the school, rather than feeling himself and others. Mr Powles said teachers had already Another grade six student, Finn Aumann, begun testing how that would work by con- said he agreed with the schools closing tacting students electronically and seeing early. them respond in the same manner. “I think it’s important because if we got it “For the remainder of this week, teachers here we could spread it to others and that’s will continue with planning and developing not very good,” he said. those capacities so if we do go into the real Finn said he will spend his time playing thing (total shutdown) we’ll be better pre- backyard cricket and football with his broth- pared,” he said. er, Tate. “This space is changing so rapidly. We’ve Another student, Scarlett Fyfe, said it was been told the peak is yet to arrive.” important to protect other people. Those students whose parents were un- Scarlett said she would take the extended prepared to take care of them this week break to learn how to crochet. were still permitted at Nagle College where Over at Nagle College, teachers have they were supervised by staff. M513006 M512861 EASTGIPPSLANDNEWS.COM.AU | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020 3 Frantic business adjustments being made Bairnsdale businesses were carrying on ular loyal clientele. las, said. ficult times, Ms Medhurst said she was short- as best they could on Monday morning Supervisor, Rebecca Whitfield, said some “It’s like the Christmas rush, the world has ening the opening hours of Just Books in following Premier Daniel Andrewʼs an- customers were disappointed they couldn’t gone crazy.” Lakes Entrance and Bairnsdale. nouncement that non-essential business dine in, but overall everyone was adjusting to Frightened that hair salons may be forced “Our aim is to stay open as long as we can,” would need to close at midday.
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