AUGUST 11, 2020 \ STARWEEKLY.COM.AU
Brimbank’s virus tally still on the rise
Woolworths has closed its Watergardens South store to act as a ‘click and collect’ hub. (Supplied)
Woolies online hub By Tate Papworth Woolworths will temporarily convert its Watergardens South supermarket into an online delivery hub as Melbourne endures stage 4 COVID-19 restrictions. he store was closed to in-store customers last Tuesday and will now solely serve online grocery delivery customers until further notice. Woolworths says the conversion of the store and two others located at Dandenong Plaza and Mountain Gate will enable it to pick and dispatch tens of thousands more weekly online orders to customers in the surrounding suburbs. his includes online orders for the most
manager Andrew Hall said the move was made to meet demand for online delivery, which continues to grow at pace. “We understand this will be inconvenient - Andrew Hall for some of our in-store customers and have sought to minimise this as much as we can by vulnerable in the community through converting stores in close proximity to others. “It’s an uncertain time for many in Melbourne Woolworths’ priority assistance service. During March and April, Woolworths and this will ensure we have the delivery undertook similar conversions in a small capacity to support the essential grocery needs number of stores in Sydney and Melbourne of many more customers online.” Online orders will continue to be illed to meet online demand and service customers staying at home in line with government from the dedicated customer fulilment centre in West Footscray and more than 150 restrictions. Woolworths Supermarkets Victorian general supermarkets in Victoria.
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Brimbank’s active COVID-19 case tally was heading toward 900 cases on Sunday night. An additional 15 cases on Sunday brought the municipality’s total to 878 active cases, second only to Wyndham (942). It comes as three outbreaks within Brimbank continue to grow. A total of 146 cases had been linked to the troubling outbreak at the Estia Aged Care Facility in Ardeer, while the outbreak at the JBS abattoir in Brooklyn also surpassed 100 with 125 cases. he outbreak at Catholic Regional College in Sydenham reached 38 linked cases over the weekend. Residents have now endured a week of strict stage 4 measures in a bid to quell the rampant spread of the virus. Premier Daniel Andrews said he was pleased with the number of people doing the right thing, but had a clear message for those breaking the rules. “I think that people – a growing number of Victorians know and understand that this is a battle, this is a ight the likes of which we’ve never been engaged in, ever,” he said. “But we overcome. We overcame ire. We overcame drought. “We overcome lots of challenges. We are a resilient people. “But everyone has to play a part in that. “To those whose aren’t, Victoria Police are out there and they will ine you.” Sunday marked the state’s lowest tally of new cases (394) in 12 days, but Mr Andrews warned Victorians not to get the wrong idea. “Obviously, any day where there’s fewer cases than the previous day is a good one,” he said. “But I wouldn’t want to be trying to predict, I wouldn’t want to take one day’s data or even a week’s data.” Tate Papworth
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