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A Gippsland adventure racing team has conquered The World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji. The 671 kilometre race saw 66 teams from around the world navigate rugged terrain non-stop over 11 days. Traralgon South couple Rob and Kathryn Preston relied on their adventure racing experience and Gippsland-based training during the race, broadcast as a series on Amazon Prime.
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Premier does not rule out testing increase for the Valley
By MICHELLE SLATER
PREMIER Daniel Andrews has not ruled out increased coronavirus testing in the Latrobe Valley, as some locals have raised concerns about the rising number of positive cases in the Valley. The state government last week increased testing resources in Geelong, Bendigo and Ballarat following increased numbers of COVID-19 cases in those regions.
However, Latrobe City Council, Member for Morwell Russell Northe, Member for Gippsland South Danny O’Brien and Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath have been pushing for more testing throughout the Valley. The number of active cases in Latrobe City as of yesterday was 23, a drop of six from the peak of 29 on Friday. Mr Andrews said testing would be increased if there were concerns around
incidents of mystery cases in the Valley, but stressed that this was of “little issue” in the local area. “Every case and every community is unique and I wouldn’t rule out a testing push be expanded into the Valley if that’s what the medical experts tell us what we should do,” Mr Andrews said. “There should be no sense of anyone not getting anything that the experts deem what’s the most appropriate action, if the advice comes to me, then
we won’t hesitate more testing in the Valley.” Ms Bath accused the Premier of leaving the Valley “out in the cold” by focusing on larger regional centres. “Traralgon has been experiencing increasing cases for over a week, with two clusters which will continue to play out for the next couple of weeks,” she said. Continued on page 4
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