How to prove you are Double Dosed

Over 1.5 million Victorians have already added their COVID-19 digital certificate to the Service Victoria app – to help them show their vaccination status quickly and easily when checking in at venues. For step-by-step guides on how to download your COVID-19 digital certificate, visit: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/get-your-covid-19… If you’re not fully vaccinated, book an appointment at a… Continue reading How to prove you are Double Dosed

Dumped in the Park!

From: Erica MTB Park “Very unfortunate to see locals dumping rubbish in our lovely park. Thankfully an address was found in the rubbish which has been handed on to authorities.” NOTE: Baw Baw Shire Council provides FREE 2m of hard waste disposal…and you can do this at the Erica Transfer Station. More information here: https://www.bawbawshire.vic.gov.au/Resident-Information/Environment-Recycling-and-Waste/Transfer-Stations-and-Illegal-Dumping?BestBetMatch=transfer%20station|d13b95b2-5146-4b00-9e3e-a80c73739a64|4f05f368-ecaa-4a93-b749-7ad6c4867c1f|en-AU

Hard Waste Collections close Friday

If it isn’t worth the space, put it out. But keep the teens, you would miss them! NOTE: Do not dump in the bush! Baw Baw Shire Council provides FREE 2m of hard waste disposal…and you can do this at the Erica Transfer Station. More information here: https://www.bawbawshire.vic.gov.au/Resident-Information/Environment-Recycling-and-Waste/Transfer-Stations-and-Illegal-Dumping?BestBetMatch=transfer%20station|d13b95b2-5146-4b00-9e3e-a80c73739a64|4f05f368-ecaa-4a93-b749-7ad6c4867c1f|en-AU

COVID cases Tuesday 19 Oct

As at 9:00 am, there are now 22,476 active cases of the virus in Victoria, and 163 people have died during the current Delta outbreak. 1749 new cases were detected from 68,702 test results received yesterday. Cases in Gippsland: Bass Coast 12 / Latrobe 180 / Baw Baw 215 / South Gippsland 13 / Wellington 12 / East… Continue reading COVID cases Tuesday 19 Oct

Test Sites in Latrobe this week

The Gippsland Region Public Health Unit advises the below testing sites are operating this week Monday 18 October to Friday 22 October: Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium, drive through, Traralgon. 9.30am – 4pm weekdays. No appointments required. Pre-fill your details using the Testing Registration form https://testtracker.covid19.dhhs.vic.gov.au/citizen-prefill To access the Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium, drive-through… Continue reading Test Sites in Latrobe this week

Baw Baw First Dose at 95%

Baw Baw Shire’s first dose COVID vaccination rate has passed 95 per cent. As the number of active cases reaches 208 active cases, latest vaccination data shows more than 95 per cent of Baw Baw Shire residents have received their first dose and 70.5 per cent are fully vaccinated.   Three quarters of the active… Continue reading Baw Baw First Dose at 95%

Isolation Times Reduced For Double Vaxxed Primary Close Contacts

From 11.59pm Thursday 21 October, non-household primary close contacts (PCCs) who are fully vaccinated will only need to quarantine for 7 days. This change will also apply to industry, where all workplace PCCs will be required to isolate for 7 days if they are fully vaccinated. Household and unvaccinated PCCs will still be required to… Continue reading Isolation Times Reduced For Double Vaxxed Primary Close Contacts

Exposure Sites Confusion Cleared

Have you heard that a positive COVID case attended a venue you frequent? Can’t find information relating to this incident? Wondering why the business is not being publicly listed as an exposure site? This might help…. Exposure sites are generally identified through contact tracing, where the person provides a detailed history of their contacts and… Continue reading Exposure Sites Confusion Cleared

October Thomson Times and Tall Timber Tales now available.

The October Issue of “The Thomson Times  and Tall Timber Tales” is now available from the Erica and Rawson General Stores, the Rawson Community Health Centre, the Walhalla Post Office and the Historical Society rooms on Wednesdays. Cost is $2, or see details of how to subscribe in this month’s issue. Content in this issue… Continue reading October Thomson Times and Tall Timber Tales now available.

Latrobe Lagging

Although Latrobe City’s Vaccination uptake is well over the national targets with more than 85 per cent of residents receiving their first COVID-19 shots and 55 per cent having their second dose, the area is still lagging behind all other Gippsland municipalities, most of which are hovering over the 90 per cent first dose vaccination… Continue reading Latrobe Lagging

The Archibald Portraits Exhibition – did you miss the free trip?

Last Friday, ten Erica/Rawson district residents caught the free bus arranged by Baw Baw Shire and enjoyed a stress-free excursion to Sale. A quick retail therapy stop at the Gippsland Centre was followed by a relaxed lakeside lunch. Viewing of the Archibald Portrait Prize Finalists at the only Victorian Venue was next – entry was… Continue reading The Archibald Portraits Exhibition – did you miss the free trip?

Lockdown changes from 11.59pm Thurs

Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews says the state’s lockdown will lift at 11:59pm on Thursday, when 70 per cent of eligible adults are expected to be fully vaccinated. Note that some changes are only permitted if fully vaccinated enforcement is applied. Here’s what we will be able to do: REGIONAL VICTORIA SETTINGS In regional Victoria, indoor… Continue reading Lockdown changes from 11.59pm Thurs

Mt Erica Lions Club can make Christmas Special!

Mt Erica Lions Club Hello everyone, We are having a joyful fund raising event before Christmas 2021 for our children by having letters written by Santa Claus and posted the old fashioned, snail mail way to each child between the ages of new born to antique teenagers and collectible period persons. There are a few… Continue reading Mt Erica Lions Club can make Christmas Special!

COVID – who is a close contact and what should they do?

A close contact is – someone who has been identified by Department of Health contact tracers as having spent time with someone who has COVID-19. A Primary close contact is: – someone who has had face-to-face contact or spent time in a closed space with someone who has COVID-19 while they were infectious. – someone… Continue reading COVID – who is a close contact and what should they do?

Rapid antigen Tests are coming

Dan Andrews  October 6 at 2:09 PM  ·  This is a rapid antigen test – and it’s going to be one of the keys to getting us back to doing the things we love most. They’ve just been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration – so we’re ordering over two million of them as we change the way we manage… Continue reading Rapid antigen Tests are coming

Only high risk Tier 1 sites will be listed

Gippsland Region Public Health Unit Not all Tier 1 exposure sites will be publicly listed….Why? Tier 1 exposure sites may not be listed if all contacts are tracked down – if everyone there was identified and contacted quickly. Listing dozens of exposure sites with very low risk of transmission can cause confusion, panic and unnecessary… Continue reading Only high risk Tier 1 sites will be listed

Lockdown unlikely for Baw Baw

Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton spoke about Baw Baw Shire Council’s Covid outbreak at Wednesday’s daily press conference, as the region recorded 19 additional COVID-19 cases. Professor Sutton said Baw Baw Shire, which had a spike in cases several days ago, would not be put into lockdown as cases had largely been linked and were… Continue reading Lockdown unlikely for Baw Baw