Melbourne Lockdown: Melbourne will be completely locked down for 6-weeks from midnight Wednesday. “This is unsustainable,” Premier Andrews said. The Vic Premier said things would “spiral out of control” if things didn’t change. Lockdown will be for Metro Melbourne and Mitchell Shire from Midnight Wednesday. Details of 6 week lockdown for Melbourne. A few changes…
Breaking News: The entire city of greater Melbourne will be locked down for 4-weeks. News Corp is reporting that the Andrews government will move to rapidly lock down greater Melbourne as cases surge. There were 191 confirmed today, with 35 people hospitalised. 9 of those are in intensive care. “Well-placed sources say the Andrews government…
Breaking News: Two more Melbourne postcodes will go into lockdown tonight. Postcodes 3031 and 3051 will go into lockdown from 11.59pm tonight. 9 public housing complexes within these postcodes will go into complete lockdown immediately. They are located in Flemington and North Melbourne. Around 3,000 people will be forced to stay at home in those…
A return to full lockdown in Melbourne is now a real possibility, after a surge in new cases in Victoria Saturday. Crisis talks are underway on how to respond as more cases are identified across the community and transmission continues. 108 new cases were recorded in the State today. According to the Australian, this is…
Any Melbourne resident living in a lockdown hot spot who crosses into NSW will face an $11,000 fine and jail time. The new rules will be put in place for residents crossing into NSW from midnight. The penalties for entering New South Wales are $11,000 or 6 months jail. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard announced…
Epidemiologists data says the current Melbourne lockdown crisis is due to hotel quarantine breaches. Data shown to the Victorian Premier suggests the new outbreak was due to issues at Hotel quarantine in Melbourne. The hotel quarantine breach has led to the new Melbourne lockdown and the diversion of international flights away from Melbourne Airport. Genomic…
Breaking News: Melbourne suburbs will be locked down as the outbreak continues for one month. Dozens of suburbs across Melbourne will be forced into lockdown by the Victorian government. “This only works if people comply, this only works if people use common sense,” Premier Daniel Andrew said. “You shouldn’t be going into those postcodes” for…
A localised lockdown of Melbourne’s coronavirus hot spots is likely, the Herald Sun reports. A four-week localised lockdown of certain Melbourne suburbs is being considered, government officials had leaked to the newspaper. “The Herald Sun understands the health authorities and ministers are finalising details of a geographical lockdown limiting the movements of residents living in about 10…
New Airline to Compete with Qantas, Virgin on Australia’s east coast Rex Airlines said it will launch Sydney – Melbourne, Brisbane flights and compete with Qantas and Virgin. Rex Airlines told investors that it would seek to raise A$30 million to launch services up and down the eastern seaboard. The Airline is looking to buy…
Australian lifestyle fashion brand Seafolly is entering administration, as the local retail sector slumps. The iconic Australian swimwear brand is now searching for a new owner, as demand plunges for clothing and accessory brands during the current economic crisis. The brand has dozens of stores across Australia and 12 world-wide, including in Singapore and California….
