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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
KIRKBRAE TALLY HITS 139 13 Councils join to fight homelessness
Residents return Friday ■ Some Kirkbrae residents will return to the Kilsyth centre on Friday (Sept. 4), said a Homes spokesman. “ The residents who remain in the care of the staff at St John of God Hospital in Berwick, will be returning to Kirkbrae over the course of this week,” according to a statement at the website. “It is expected that all residents will be back at the home by Friday . “The designated resident representative will be contacted to advise when their loved one will be returning. “While it will still be some time until activities at the facility return to normal there is significant progress being made,” the statement said.
● Kirkbrae Presbyterian Homes at Kilsyth: 139 cases Some 139 cases have been ■ HEALTH officials said on Monday that 43 Coronavirus linked to the Kirkbrae Presbytecases have been linked to rian Homes in Kilsyth. The number of cases continues Vawdrey Australia Truck to grow in Melbourne’s eastern Manufacturers of Dandenong suburbs: South. ■ Casey, 933 cumulative cases, A Department of Health and 136 active. Human Services spokesman said ■ Greater Dandenong, 462, 101. that key outbreaks included 70 ■ Banyule, 438, 28. new cases at Peninsula Health ■ Monash, 291, 48. ■ Boroondara, 256, 19. Frankston. Victoria recorded 71 new cases ■ Stonnington, 251, 16. of Coronavirus on Monday, with ■ Yarra Ranges, 249, 22. the total number reaching 19,080. ■ Whitehorse, 195, 17. There were 41 new deaths from ■ Cardinia, 189, 26. COVID-19 reported on Monday, ■ Manningham, 168, 20. some 33 of those cases were from ■ Knox, 157, 18. ■ Nillumbik, 133, 11 previous weeks. Thirty- eight of the 41 cases were ■ Maroondah, 103, 13. ■ Murrindindi, 9, 0. linked to aged care facilities.
■ Local government areas in eastern and south-east Melbourne, representing two million residents, have joined to call for urgent action to end homelessness. The Councils yesterday (Tues.) formed a collective to press for more social housing for the region’s most vulnerable community members. The local councils are Casey, Cardinia, Frankston, Greater Dandenong, Knox, Kingston, Manningham, Monash, Maroondah, Mornington Peninsula, Whitehorse, Yarra Ranges, plus Bayside. “A safe home is fundamental for recovery and safety,” said Cr Stuart James, Mayor of Monash. “Everyone deserves to have a roof over their head, a door they can lock and a place where they feel secure and safe. A place to call home. This is a fundamental and basic right.” The councils say that homelessness is more likely to affect those most vulnerable including women and children fleeing family violence, people with a disability, people living with a mental health condition, people living in poverty, and marginalised groups. The councils intend to work with State and Federal Governments.
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