As it happened Infections surge again as NSW records 1599 cases Victoria reports 450
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Londonderry Public School and Peakhurst Public School in Sydney will both close until further notice for cleaning and contact tracing after a member of the school community tested positive for COVID-19, the NSW Department of Education on Saturday night.
Attunga pre-school and daycare centre at Peakhurst Public School will also close. All staff and students are asked to self-isolate and follow the NSW health advice and protocols.
Several other NSW schools, meanwhile, will reopen on Monday after intensive cleaning and will be able to welcome students who are unable to learn from home.
They include:
Tuggerah Public School
Milperra Public School
Enfield Public School
Yagoona Public School
Dubbo West Public School
Broderick Gillawarna School
Two waiting rooms at Dandenong Hospital’s emergency department are now tier one exposure sites.
Both the clinic waiting room and main waiting room at the emergency department were listed as exposure sites after a case attended on the evening of September 8.
The Age has contacted Victoria’s Department of Health for comment. The exposures were listed on the department’s website at 8.05pm on Saturday.
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Here are some of the major developments today:
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VicRoads in Sunshine and the Tip Top bread company warehouse in Dandenong are among the exposure sites listed early this evening by the Victorian Department of Health.
Other tier one sites include U Blinds Australia in Fairfield, Caltex Hillside, Hiltons Food Australia in Truganina and Nido Early School in Moonee Ponds.
By midday on Saturday there were already 972 exposure sites in Victoria, but that figure will have now passed 1000 in total.
V/Line also confirmed that a third staff member had tested positive to coronavirus. The regional transport service now has more than 180 staff members in isolation.
Real estate agents are reporting an increasing number of sight unseen property sales during Melbourne’s sixth lockdown.
In an ideal world, Nikki would have inspected her dream home before purchasing it.
But with a ban on private inspections during lockdown, the 27-year-old knew she’d miss out on the four-bedroom Fitzroy North house if she didn’t buy it sight unseen.
Nikki recently purchased a four bedroom house in Fitzroy North but was unable to inspect it in person due to Melbourne’s lockdown restrictions. Credit:Wayne Taylor
“If you had asked me three years ago, there’s no way I would’ve bought a property without seeing it,†said Nikki, who does not want to disclose her surname or the price she paid for her new home.
Many buyers are in a similar situation.
David Gigliotti, a sales manager at Moonee Valley Real Estate has sold 14 properties sight unseen during Melbourne’s latest lockdown.
This week he sold a three-bedroom house in Keilor East that faced a railway and factory for $975,000, more than $140,000 above its reserve. The property sold a week after it was listed and just four hours after the contract was emailed to 27 prospective buyers.
“There was no time for lawyers to look over the contract,†Mr Gigliotti said.
Sun worshippers flocked to Sydney’s beaches on Saturday as maximum temperatures sailed past September averages.
A high of 29 degrees was recorded at Observatory Hill in Sydney â€" 9 degrees above average â€" while Penrith recorded 30.4 degrees, easily topping its September average of 23.4 degrees.
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said he was more worried about unvaccinated people than crowds at Sydney’s beaches.Credit:Anna Kucera
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Hugh McDowell said the temperatures were well above average, but not unusual for this time of year.
“I wouldn’t say it’s unseasonable,†he said. “In spring we do see these high temperatures.â€
Clear skies and warm weather will persist on Sunday, with temperatures in Sydney forecast in the high 20s, thanks to north-westerly winds.
Bondi and Coogee beaches were both packed with sunbathers, mostly unmasked, who worked on their tans while attracting the ire of some social media users.
People flock to Maroubra as the temperature hits 28 degrees.Credit:Rhett Wyman
Health Minister Brad Hazzard defended beachgoers at the daily COVID-19 press conference, saying he was more concerned about unvaccinated people than large crowds gathering along Sydney’s coast.
“I think that the fresh air, we know that it is the safest place to be at the present time,†he said.
“But I would say to people who are out and about to maintain your social distance and to just be careful.
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The Melbourne Youth Justice Precinct in Parkville has been listed as a tier two exposure site after a staff member tested positive on September 10. All staff identified as close contacts are now being furloughed.
A Justice Department spokeswoman said operations at the facility were expected to continue unaffected “at this stageâ€.
“The movement of young people has been temporarily restricted while contact tracing is underway,†she said. “Additional staff are being brought in to manage the impacts of furloughing staff.â€
The department confirmed coronavirus test results from youths and other staff all had come back negative so far.
New tier one exposure sites have also been listed this afternoon, including FGB Natural Products in Oakleigh, Altona Early Years Hub, Beginning Early Learners - Sunbury and Central Fresh Market - Central South Morang Shopping Centre.
The owners of several of Melbourne’s iconic heritage theatres have mounted court action against their insurers to recover more than $20 million after high-profile shows including Harry Potter and Moulin Rouge were put on hold due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Ticket sales and booking revenue at the Princess Theatre, the Comedy Theatre, the Forum Theatre, Regent Theatre and CBD wedding venue the Plaza Ballroom evaporated as Victoria went into lockdown.
Reopening of the Australian company of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in 2021.Credit:Jim Lee Photo
The venues, owned by Marriner Group and operated by mogul Jason Marriner, filed a lawsuit at the beginning of September against Ansvar Insurance asking the court to grant them $20,403,965 to cover all venues under their business interruption insurance policy.
Ansvar has not filed a defence but other insurers have claimed that business interruption policies were not supposed to apply to pandemics, and were instead designed for events like blackouts and floods.
The Princess Theatre put hit show Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on hold due to COVID restrictions.
An excerpt from the Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions’ economic audit of the show’s first year estimated the annual benefit to be $244 million.
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Victoria’s Health Department has listed dozens more exposure sites this afternoon, including tier-1 locations in Geelong, Fitzroy, Williamstown, Werribee, Craigieburn, Hadfield and the CBD.
A fish and chip shop inWerribee, the Fitzroy Community School, Yarra Childcare Centre in Truganina and Geelong Premixed Concrete in Grovedale and Moolap are among the tier-1 sites listed on Saturday.
The Yummy Bite fish and chip shop in Werribee on Saturday. The store has been listed as a tier-1 exposure site.Credit:Jason South
The listing of new exposure sites in Geelong comes a day after regional Victoria, except for Shepparton, was released from lockdown and as eight new cases were detected in regional centres.
The Vegie Bar in Fitzroy, Montys of Williamstown, Pelican Childcare Newbury Boulevard in Craigieburn, Ilim College Glenroy Campus, Amiga Montessori Craigieburn and Guardian Childcare Centre & Education in the city are also listed as tier-1 sites.
Read the full list of official exposure sites here.
Labor senator Kristina Keneally has hit back at suggestions that her being parachuted into the safe seat of Fowler is a blow to diversity and vowed she will fight for the local community.
Senator Keneally on Friday confirmed she would switch from the Senate to the culturally diverse lower house seat, after months of internal tensions over whether she or fellow Senator Deb O’Neill would be selected first on the ticket, rather than in the difficult-to-win third spot on the ticket.
There has been disquiet of Senator Keneally’s move, with retiring MP Chris Hayes known to favour lawyer Tu Le, a daughter of Vietnamese refugees, to replace him.
On Saturday, Labor MP Anne Aly, the first Muslim woman elected to Federal Parliament, told the ABC that “Labor needs to do better on diversity...this is a huge failure for Labor when it comes to diversity and inclusionâ€.
Labor senator Kristina Keneally has hit back at criticism of her move to the lower house. Credit:Rhett Wyman
But Senator Keneally â€" who currently lives more than 40km away on exclusive Scotland Island â€" hit back at criticism that her being parachuted into the seat was not appropriate for the seat of Fowler.
“I’m proud to be part of a party that gets cultural diversity. And let me take this head on because I’m a little bit disappointed in some of the media coverage here. If you look across south-western Sydney you’ve got MPs Ed Husic, Michelle Rowland, Mike Freelander,†she said, as well as a number of state MPs from culturally diverse backgrounds.
“I’m proud to be part of a party that supports gender diversity and that supports multicultural diversity.“
“This is a community I will live in, I will love and I will represent. I know how to fight for communities like this it’s why I’ve gone into politics. And that is why, come the next election, I want to go into the House of Representatives, as the voice of every family, every small business, every faith community in Fowler and stand up for them in every possible way.“
Within the NSW Right faction, frontbencher Chris Bowen is said to have been backing Ms Keneally while fellow powerbroker Tony Burke is understood to have been backing Ms Le.
Senator Keneally is also a long-time ally of Labor leader Anthony Albanese, who backed her in on Saturday for the seat of Fowler.
“We will have strong candidates in all seats, be that held seats, but importantly, we’ll have strong candidates in our seats across the board. And I look at Labor’s team and the team that I lead and what I see is a diverse team. Just across where we’re standing here, in fact, our local member is Linda Burney, the first Indigenous woman elected to the House of Representatives,†he said.
“I’m very proud to lead a diverse team, an effective team, and a team that will be able to lead our nation through.â€
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