MAY 13, 2020 \ STARWEEKLY.COM.AU
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Poster child for success The Steve Irwin ship at Williamstown has temporarily closed due to COVID-19, but people are being invited to be part its history. During its closure, the ship’s onboard museum will be expanded to highlight Sea Shepherd’s direct action campaigns. Members of the public are being invited to sign their name to a campaign poster for printing and framing in the ship’s new campaign room, to be unveiled when the vessel reopens. Sea Shepherd’s decommissioned lagship vessel was involved in 17 campaigns, most recently helping stop the last attempt to drill in the Great Australian Bight. Williamstown’s Kerrie Goodall, founder of the Ship 4 Good philanthropic organisation that now owns and manages the ship, spearheaded a campaign to “Save the Steve”. She said a new addition would be curated tours of the campaign room and the much-requested engine room. To ind out more about ordering posters, visit the Ship4Good MV Steve Irwin page on Facebook. KERRIE GOODALL
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Aged care worker positive By Goya Dmytryshchak and Tate Papworth A growing coronavirus cluster at Brooklyn-based Cedar Meats has been linked to infected workers at a Footscray aged care home and Sunshine Hospital. he meat processing plant located in Brimbank had been linked to 77 new COVID-19 cases as of Monday and also accounted for a rise in active cases in several neighbouring municipalities. Maribyrnong had 15 cases, with four active, and Hobsons Bay 18, with three active. he number of cases within Brimbank has
leapt by about 30 in the past fortnight, with 58 now conirmed. here are currently 16 active cases within the municipality, the highest number in the state. Wyndham had 47 cases, including 11 active. It comes as social restrictions in Victoria were eased as of midnight Tuesday night, with up to 10 people now allowed to gather outdoors and up to ive visitors allowed in people’s homes. Premier Daniel Andrews said on Monday that more than 160,000 Victorians have been tested for coronavirus, helping provide a better understanding of the way the virus is moving through the community.
“We’re asking Victorians to limit their circle to just family and friends. hat means that when we do have outbreaks and positive cases – and we will – we can test and trace and efectively contain the spread.” Mr Andrews said bans have also been lited on outdoor recreational activities including ishing, hiking and golf. he new restrictions and a renewed State of Emergency are in place until May 31. Health Minister Jenny Mikakos earlier conirmed an infected worker at Doutta Galla Aged Care in Footscray was “a close contact of a worker at Cedar Meats”. he aged care employee last worked at the
facility on April 26, Doutta Galla Aged Services said in a statement. “here is not an outbreak nor a COVID-19 cluster, and no resident or staf are showing signs of infection,” Doutta Galla said. Western Health chief executive Russell Harrison conirmed the positive test of a Sunshine Hospital staf member on Wednesday. “Unfortunately one of the Western Health staf members in self-quarantine following exposure to a patient who was later diagnosed with COVID-19, has since tested positive for the virus,” he said. “Western Health is providing all the necessary supports for the staf member.”
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