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RATs funding for schools to continue
COVID-19

RATs funding for schools to continue

STUDENTS at schools and early childhood services can continue to access Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) as needed as the program will continue in term four. The State Government has distributed more than 100 million free RATs to schools this year, to...

North East Media   >  
28 Sep 2022
Changes to pandemic orders
 Breaking News   COVID-19

Changes to pandemic orders

THE Victorian Government will make what it says are “modest and sensible” changes to pandemic orders from 11.59pm this Friday, June 24 to allow Victorians to live safely with COVID–19 while reducing transmission and hospitalisations. Minister for...

North East Media   >  
18 Jun 2022
Restrictions ease
 Euroa Gazette   COVID-19

Restrictions ease

WITH hospitalisation numbers and community transmission decreasing and more than half of Victorians aged over 16 now vaccinated with three doses, a number of common–sense restrictions and recommendations in place during the state’s Omicron surge...

Clemence Carayol  >  
23 Feb 2022
Restrictions ease
 Euroa Gazette   COVID-19

Restrictions ease

WITH hospitalisation numbers and community transmission decreasing and more than half of Victorians aged over 16 now vaccinated with three doses, a number of common–sense restrictions and recommendations in place during the state’s Omicron surge...

Clemence Carayol  >  
23 Feb 2022
New pandemic declaration to support Omnicron response
COVID-19

New pandemic declaration to support Omnicron response

PREMIER Daniel Andrews has extended the pandemic declaration to apply to the state of Victoria from 11.59pm Wednesday, January 12 for three months. The declaration was announced Sunday afternoon and made under section 165AE of the Public Health and...

North East Media   >  
09 Jan 2022
A very special birthday
COVID-19

A very special birthday

LOCAL St John’s student Charlee Rieusset turned 12 on November 9 and got the first injection of the Pfizer COVID–19 vaccine on that very day. Everyone in Australia aged 12 years and over is eligible for a free COVID–19 vaccination. Ms Rieusset’s...

Clemence Carayol  >  
24 Nov 2021
Vax rates to the roof in the shire
COVID-19

Vax rates to the roof in the shire

AWESOME work Strathbogie Shire with more than 95 per cent of residents aged 15 and over now fully vaccinated. Strathbogie Shire Cuoncil shared on their social media, “We’ve helped Victoria hit the 90pc double–dose milestone for eligible people (12...

North East Media   >  
24 Nov 2021
Shire 91.7 per cent double dosed
COVID-19

Shire 91.7 per cent double dosed

STRATHBOGIE Shire has topped the 90 per cent milestone for fully vaccinated residents aged 15 and over. Federal data as at November 7 shows 91.7 per cent of the shire’s population aged 15 and over have received two doses of a COVID–19 vaccine –...

North East Media   >  
17 Nov 2021
Vaccination mandate to keep staff and community safe
COVID-19

Vaccination mandate to keep staff and community safe

STRATHBOGIE Shire has now finalised its mandatory vaccination policy, meaning all employees, contractors and visitors must be COVID–19 vaccinated. The policy also means people must be vaccinated to enter all council buildings – including their...

North East Media   >  
17 Nov 2021
Shire 91.7 per cent double dosed
COVID-19

Shire 91.7 per cent double dosed

STRATHBOGIE Shire has topped the 90 per cent milestone for fully vaccinated residents aged 15 and over. Federal data as at November 7 shows 91.7 per cent of the shire’s population aged 15 and over have received two doses of a COVID–19 vaccine –...

North East Media   >  
17 Nov 2021
Vaccination mandate to keep staff and community safe
COVID-19

Vaccination mandate to keep staff and community safe

STRATHBOGIE Shire has now finalised its mandatory vaccination policy, meaning all employees, contractors and visitors must be COVID–19 vaccinated. The policy also means people must be vaccinated to enter all council buildings – including their...

North East Media   >  
17 Nov 2021
Restaurant in Nagambie affected by COVID–19
COVID-19

Restaurant in Nagambie affected by COVID–19

LAST Sunday, beloved Nagambie restaurant Zephyrz shared on their social media they had been exposed to a COVID–19 positive case.“Zephyrz needs to bring to the attention of all patrons that have visited our establishment this Friday or Saturday...

North East Media   >  
10 Nov 2021
Effects of COVID–19 on our local bands
COVID-19

Effects of COVID–19 on our local bands

OVER the past year and a half live music has been in large decline and what was once a $1.4 billion–dollar annual spending in Australia has dropped 90 per cent since before the COVID–19 outbreak. Euroa local bands Bad Ibis and YNot have suffered...

North East Media   >  
10 Nov 2021
Easing of some restrictions sooner than expected
 Breaking News   COVID-19

Easing of some restrictions sooner than expected

VICTORIA will begin easing some restrictions from 11.59pm this Thursday, as a reward for the state hitting its 70 per cent double dose vaccination target in the Roadmap nearly a week early. Premier Daniel Andrews announced on Sunday morning that the...

North East Media   >  
17 Oct 2021
Case numbers continue to grow
 Euroa Gazette   COVID-19

Case numbers continue to grow

THE Shepparton cluster has now grown to 99 active cases, with health authorities recording nine new cases the past 24 hours. Shepparton community leaders said around 20,000 people had been sent into quarantine due to the outbreak. Matt Sharp, GV...

Clemence Carayol  >  
01 Sep 2021
COVID–19 exercise and weeding along the Apex Track
COVID-19

COVID–19 exercise and weeding along the Apex Track

LIBBY Woodhouse and Verity Scales never let lockdown stop them from enthusiastically doing things for the community and the environment, as they started weeding around the Sevens creek during the first lockdown in March 2020. As lockdown hit again...

Clemence Carayol  >  
01 Sep 2021
State to enter five day lockdown
Breaking News

State to enter five day lockdown

North East Media  >  
12 Feb 2021
Calls to prioritise regional and rural areas in vaccine rollout
COVID-19

Calls to prioritise regional and rural areas in vaccine rollout

THERE are calls to prioritise vulnerable regional, rural and remote Australians for the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which was approved for use by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) on Monday. The National Rural Health CEO Gabrielle...

Philippe Perez  >  
27 Jan 2021
Time to mask up
Community

Time to mask up

THOSE living in the Strathbogie Shire - along with the rest of regional Victoria are once again being asked to stop the spread of COVID-19 and abide by stage three restrictions, which come into effect today. The sweeping new restrictions, will mean...

Philippe Perez  >  
05 Aug 2020
Balmattum Hill Walking Track to reopen
Community

Balmattum Hill Walking Track to reopen

THE Balmattum Hill Walking Track will reopen to the public just in time for the June long weekend and the easing of coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions.

NEM Author  >  
03 Jun 2020
COVID-19 Triage Kiosk Trial at Nagambie Healthcare
COVID-19

COVID-19 Triage Kiosk Trial at Nagambie Healthcare

NAGAMBIE Healthcare (NHC) has become the first medical facility to trial a screen for COVID 19 symptoms via a new touchless kiosk triage system developed by a Melbourne–based technology solution provider.

NEM Author  >  
03 Jun 2020
First local case recorded
COVID-19

First local case recorded

THE Strathbogie local government area recorded its first case of COVID-19, with the diagnosed person being instructed to self-isolate.

Philippe Perez  >  
31 Mar 2020
Increased shoppers hit supermarkets across Strathbogie region
Business

Increased shoppers hit supermarkets across Strathbogie region

PANIC buyers continue to stream into supermarkets across this week, continuing to stock up on food purchases such as toilet paper, sanitisers and soaps.

Philippe Perez  >  
24 Mar 2020
Ryan call for business stimulus
Business

Ryan call for business stimulus

GETTING creative and adopting new measures for businesses are absolutely necessary for local Euroa businesses right now.

Philippe Perez  >  
24 Mar 2020
Measures put in place
COVID-19

Measures put in place

STRATHBOGIE Shire council have implemented many measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as a response to the Victorian Andrews Government’s declaration of a state of emergency this past week.

Philippe Perez  >  
24 Mar 2020
Safeguards in place for Nagambie
COVID-19

Safeguards in place for Nagambie

THE worldwide coronavirus is causing challenging and unpredictable times.

Diane Grant  >  
17 Mar 2020