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Cabaret fundraiser A Sunbury youth theatre troupe is raising money after COVID-19 lockdown disrupted its run of performances. The Treehouse Youth Theatre Company (TYTC) had planned to run six performances of its original cabaret show, entitled Tonight Belongs To Us: Musicals of the 21st Century, but were forced to postpone it after lockdown measures limited capacity at the Boilerhouse Theatre in Sunbury. TYTC president and show director Cassidy Pitts said the fundraiser will help the company to cover the costs of renting the larger Barcham Theatre in Gisborne. “We looked at other places, but there’s not actually any suitable theatres in Sunbury,” she said. In the first 24 hours of opening the fundraiser, the company raised more than $900 toward its $4000 goal. Ms Pitts said she was “blown away” by the support. TYTC’s cabaret show has been rescheduled to October 1-2. To donate: https://www.gofundme. com/f/treehouse-youth-theatre-needsyour-help Oliver Lees
Cassidy Pitts (front) with Madi Galea, Brooke Moorhouse, Korey Burns and Lauren Smedley. (Damjan Janevski) 243461_05
Lockdown waiting game Victorians are bracing for the state’s fifth COVID-19 lockdown to be extended, after 13 cases were announced on Monday morning. With a number of locations of concern, including two major sporting venues, nervous Victorians are pondering more time in lockdown. A five-day lockdown came into place across the state at 11.59pm on Thursday, making it the state’s second lockdown in the past two months. The health department said all of Monday’s recorded cases are linked to known outbreaks
and bring the total number of active cases in the state to 81. This includes one case recorded in the regional town of Mildura. On Sunday, Premier Daniel Andrews said the case in regional Victoria demonstrates how quickly the virus can spread. “It’s about as far away from Melbourne as you can get,” Mr Andrews said. “A problem anywhere, can be a problem everywhere.” As of Monday morning, it was unclear when an announcement would be made in regards to extending the lockdown or any easing of restrictions. There are nearly 300 exposure sites across
the state. As of Sunday, there were 10 cases linked to the City of Hume outbreak, which includes four cases linked to a family that returned from Sydney earlier this month. Hume mayor Joseph Haweil said residents were taking the rise in cases in the local area seriously. “Sadly in Victoria we had to learn that the hard way,” Cr Haweil said. “There is obviously a sense of anxiety when there are COVID cases in the community. “We’re confident that we’re a strong resilient, hardworking community that will get through this very quickly.”
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In the 24 hours to Monday, the state recorded 54,839 test results while 14,758 vaccine doses were administered. The BP petrol station on the corner of Holden Road and Calder Highway in Calder Park has been listed as a tier one exposure site. Anyone who attended the site on July 11 between 11.30am and 1pm is required to get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days. For more information on exposure sites: www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/exposure-sites To find out where to get tested: www. coronavirus.vic.gov.au/where-get-testedcovid-19 12501697-CG27-21
By Oliver Lees