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Find your own beat Melton residents will be moving to the beat of Africa thanks to a new program funded by the Heart Foundation. Melton council was one of five Victorian winners of the Heart Foundation’s Active Australia Innovation Challenge, attracting a $10,000 grant to run African drum classes for seniors. The African drums classes will be held at the Melton Central Community Centre, where participants will learn djembe drum techniques and rhythm. The free program aims to promote fitness, co-ordination and fun, improve mental wellbeing and bring people together. Melton mayor Kathy Majdlik said the council is delighted to have won the grant for the project, which will target people aged between 45 and 70 years. “I look forward to council delivering these classes and seeing the positive impact they’ll have on our community,” she said. The classes will begin in October and run until next August. Details: meltonlearning.com.au Afrobeat founder Janine Rew became fascinated with African rhythms and drumming following a trip to Africa in 1995.
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Drive-through jab a first By Benjamin Millar Australia’s first drive-through COVID-19 vaccination hub has opened in Melton. Operated by Western Health, the hub opened on Monday at the former Bunnings Warehouse site in Barries Road and is part of a drive to ramp up vaccination rates as Melbourne remains in the grip of the latest COVID-19 outbreak, including four Caroline Springs cases. “You book, you drive up, roll down your window, roll up your sleeve, get a jab, it’s that easy,” Department of Health’s COVID Response deputy secretary Naomi Bromley said.
Drivers and passengers are screened for eligibility and symptoms at the carpark entry, then proceed in batches of 10 cars to an identification check-in point. Following the vaccination they remain in their car for the 15-minute observation period before exiting the site. While Moorabool joined other regional areas in having restrictions eased from 11.59pm Monday, Melton remains under lockdown. A Melton school remains closed and eleven cases have now been linked to CS Square Shopping Centre in Caroline Springs. Heathdale Christian College notified
families of a positive COVID-19 case on Thursday night, immediately closing the school’s Werribee and Melton campuses. “Due to a confirmed case of COVID-19 at the Werribee campus in year 6, both campuses are closed until further notice,” the school stated. “Due to cross-campus contact, anyone who was on either campus on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday [last] week must self-isolate and get tested for COVID-19. “Students and teachers in years 5 and 6 and their households must continue to quarantine for 14 days.” The entire CS Square shopping centre has been deemed a tier two site between July 27
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and August 5 and multiple locations are tier one sites after an outbreak that began with a Spectacle Hub staff member last week grew to 11 positive cases by Monday. Two staff members at the Jolly Miller Café and a real estate agent were identified on Sunday as new cases associated with the cluster. Five household members of the real estate agent, a household member of a Jolly Miller staff member and a Spectacle Hub customer were all identified as positive on Monday. At least 400 close contacts have been connected to the centre, with two-thirds returning negative tests to date.
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