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Small fringe towns doing best in vaccine race within Cardinia
The smaller towns on the edge of Cardinia Shire, including Lang Lang, Garfield and Bunyip, are leading the way in Covid vaccination rates. As of…
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Vaccination clinic to pop up at Minaret
In a bid to get as many people vaccinated in the local area as quickly as possible, another pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clinic will be opening…
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Cardinia at almost 50 per cent double vaxxed
Cardinia Shire has almost reached the 50 per cent fully vaccinated target. As of 4 October, 48.9 per cent of residents 16-and-over were fully vaxxed…
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Making the invisible, visible
After being harassed in a Coles carpark, a Pakenham woman is drawing attention to ‘invisible disabilities’ and the reasons why people might need to use…
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Journey’s problem shared
In 2020, Star News Group journalist DANIELLE KUTCHEL received funding from the Melbourne Press Club’s Michael Gordon Fellowship to explore mental health in asylum seeker…
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Construction to reopen, Covid-safe
Restrictions on the Victorian construction industry will ease from 11.59pm on Monday 4 October, with a Construction Sector Roadmap setting a way forward for the…
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Vaccinations required for authorised workers
The State Government has announced mandatory vaccinations for authorised workers. The announcement was made on Friday 1 October, as ongoing supply of the vaccines was…
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Moderna blitz this weekend
A Moderna walk-in vaccination blitz will be staged in the South East during the weekend in response to soaring Covid case numbers. Monash Health’s south…
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Wait times between Pfizer doses changed
The Victorian government has announced that from early October, the interval between Pfizer vaccine doses will be shortened to three weeks at state run facilities,…
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Wait times between Pfizer doses changed
The Victorian government has announced that from early October, the interval between Pfizer vaccine doses will be shortened to three weeks, in a bid to…
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Works begin soon on Scout hall in Officer
Work will begin on updating the Beaconsfield Officer Scout Group hall in the coming weeks. Located at the Officer Recreation Reserve, the hall works will…
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Record sales in Pakenham East
Pakenham East’s newest community Averley has broken sale records. The new suburb is proving itself to be one of the most popular markets within the…