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HAPPY DAYS: What started out as a hobby for David and Pam, pictured, Pratt eight years ago has now taken off to new heights. The husband and wife team now boast more than 100 Huacaya alpacas and seven ‘cute and friendly’ Mediterranean miniature donkeys at their Laharum farm. Their business, Rosehaven Alpacas, breeds and sells stud quality alpacas, leases herd guards and harvests the highly sought after fleece. Mrs Pratt said plans were to expand and start a petting zoo aspect of their operation to attract travellers to the region. Read more inside today’s AgLife. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
Call to arms
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BY DEAN LAWSON
ember for Lowan Emma Kealy has called for regional solidarity and discipline to suppress growing COVID-19 infection in Horsham.
Ms Kealy, who has a background in biomedical science, appealed for people to ‘go hard’ during the next month in tightening up defensive efforts to stop the spread of the virus. Ms Kealy said Wimmera people were good at and well experienced at taking control of their own destiny and now was the time to call on those adaptive skills.
She said people now clearly understood preventative measures to avoid catching or spreading the disease and instead of simply waiting for state or national updates and direction, should automatically adopt a defensive position. “We can’t afford to completely rely on governments and health services to manage this crisis,” she said. “In our part of western Victoria we’ve never been able to do this in the past, regardless of all sorts of pressing needs. So we need, to a high degree, to take charge ourselves. “Let’s not wait to be told. Let’s rec-
ognise the signs, take note of what’s happened in places such as Colac, and respond. “We know what to do so let’s do it and not wait for Melbourne to tell us what to do. We must take control of our own destiny. “While it might or might not be, we must assume that the virus is everywhere and while going about what we do with family, business, work and play, let’s force ourselves to take precautions. “Let’s just step it up for the next month so we can get on top of it. “Let’s wear masks in public, keep
our distance from each other, wash and disinfect hands regularly and follow clearly defined rules. “If in doubt about something, err on the side of not doing it.” Ms Kealy called for the disciplined approach as the number of active COVID-19 cases in Horsham rose to seven and amid community uncertainty about how the Department of Health and Human Services was keeping up with ever-changing situations and communicating circumstances in the region. In response to positive COVID-19 cases, St Brigid’s College in Horsham
has closed for cleaning until August 10 and 50 students and teaching staff, considered ‘contacts’, are isolating. Federation University Australia’s Wimmera campus in Horsham has undergone cleaning and disinfecting and has reopened to staff members and students approved to be on campus. The majority of staff and students are continuing to work and study from home. Wimmera Health Care Group has also stepped up virus-testing capabilities by providing drive-through services at its clinic in Read Street. Continued page 3
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