THE Victorian Government will make what it says are "modest and sensible" changes to pandemic orders from 11.59pm this Friday, June 24 to allow Victorians to live safely with COVID–19 while reducing transmission and hospitalisations. Minister for...
THE ongoing shortage of lifeguards together with the increasing number of positive COVID cases has forced Belgravia Leisure to introduce a rostering system for some local pools. The company, which has been contracted to manage council's five swimming...
ALBURY Wodonga Health (AWH) and Beechworth Health Service (BHS) have confirmed two residents have tested positive to COVID–19 at Blackwood Cottage, Beechworth. Blackwood Cottage is a residential mental health facility which is located within BHS...
ALBURY Wodonga Health's Local Public Health Unit confirmed on Wednesday that Indigo Shire had three active cases. A spokesperson from the health unit advised that two are linked to known cases and at the time of Wednesday's advice, interviews had...
RESTRICTIONS for the state's fully vaccinated population largely dissipated overnight, as Victoria continued to inch towards the 90 per cent threshold for those aged 12 and over. From 11:59pm yesterday, limits for visitors to homes and venues such as...
LOCAL resident Bec Beatson was the first person to get tested at the drive through COVID–19 testing clinic opened by Beechworth Health Service (BHS) on Wednesday. BHS COVID screen clinical lead Liz Ibrom said the clinic, which runs on Wednesdays...
VACCINATION rates in Indigo Shire have reached greater than 95 per cent for both first and second doses making it one of the highest vaccination rates in Victoria. Australian Government Heath published updated data on Monday this week for listed...
ALBURY Wodonga Health (AWH) has been closely working with Beechworth Health (BHS) with contact tracing after a worker recently tested COVID positive bringing the total number of cases to four throughout Indigo Shire. Chief executive Mark Ashcroft...
LOCKED down since June, Melbourne reunites with regional Victoria from 6pm tonight as part of further eased COVID–19 restrictions as the state hits its vaccination target of 80 per cent full vaccination rate of people 16 and over. The double dose...
INDIGO Shire's high vaccination rate comes at a time when the shire had one COVID–19 case recorded last week with rising COVID–19 cases on its doorstep as of yesterday morning in Wangaratta, Wodonga, Tawonga, Alpine and Albury. Australian...
RESTRICTIONS further eased from 11.59pm last night as the state hit its 70 per cent double dose vaccination target for Victorians 16 years and over by late this week. Victoria's 'Roadmap to Deliver the National Plan' has set Victoria on a path with...
BEECHWORTH Health Services celebrated a milestone last Thursday with 1500 jabs undertaken by community members. Staff cut a special cake baked to share with community members who rolled their sleeves up on the day that marked the occasion. The...
A COVID–19 case identified in Indigo Shire that followed testing last Saturday with the case transferred to a Melbourne hospital for additional testing has been cleared. Following further extensive investigations the case has been confirmed as...
AUSTRALIAN Government Heath data published on Monday stated COVID–19 vaccination rates for Indigo Shire had reached 89 per cent for first doses with the second dose at 57.7 per cent. The shire has one of the highest first dose vaccination rates...
