Vaccination is currently, and always had been our safest and best pathway out of lockdowns. COVID vaccines indeed are an effective defence against the most detrimental effects of coronavirus. They help to reduce community transmission. For these reasons and more, I myself have been vaccinated with both doses. I strongly encourage all members of the…
Jase: Joining me in the studio is our federal member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster, good morning to you Dr Webster: Good morning. Jase: How are you? Good my goodness hasn’t the hasn’t Facebook fired up overnight over the ‘sign the petition against mandatory vaccinations’, which is very much about civil liberties? And a lot…
This week’s vaccination figures, again show outstanding and encouraging results for Mallee. Mallee has reached 88.3% first dose and 56.7% fully vaccinated adults. Member for Mallee, Dr Anne Webster, on Tuesday said that these results were a continuation of the extraordinary efforts of residents who are contributing proactively to the easing of Victoria’s lockdown. “The…
On Friday, Premier Daniel Andrews announced that all authorised workers throughout Victoria must be vaccinated or they will lose their job. Workers have been given two weeks to receive their first dose, and until November 26 to be fully vaccinated.The extensive list of occupations requiring compulsory vaccination has been issued under a Public Health Order.…
Farmers and primary producers in Mallee are a step closer to benefiting from the Liberal and National Government’s new Australian Agriculture Worker Visa. The Government amended the Migration Regulations on 30 September 2021 to create the Australian Agriculture Worker Visa (Ag Visa) and continue along the pathway of providing an agriculture visa that will help…
One of the most frequent complaints I hear is appalling phone and internet coverage. Fred, a stone fruit grower from Woorenin, has put up with weak, slow, unreliable, and sometimes non-existent mobile coverage for years. As a small business owner, Fred has had to spend enormous sums of money to attempt to resolve these issues.…