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24/05/2023

Sad news

Tina Turner, legendary American singer, dies aged 83 - ABC News

The American-born singer left a hard scrabble farming community to become one of the top recording artists of all time.

28/11/2022

Shared from another group. Some important and, with Christmas 🎄 around the corner, timely advice.

28/11/2022

Focus People Pty Ltd is looking for people with Parkinson’s Disease or Muscular Dystrophy or who have suffered a stroke to participate in some very important research on the topic of MS Neuro.

The research is online or via telephone, will take approximately 30 minutes and pays a $50 Gift Pay voucher. There are no wrong or right answers, just your honest opinion.

If you or anyone you know is interested in participating, please call 03 95994200 and quote DDC11.

16/11/2022

The Commerce Connection is looking for a part-time Bookkeeper to work from home. Zero experience essential.

Please click on the link below for all the details. If you are interested in this opportunity please use the Get in Touch option at the link below.

The Commerce Connection is a boutique Financial Consulting and Bookkeeping business based in Sydney with clients Australia wide. We generally support businesses in the Quick Service Restaurant Industry and we are growing! As a Xero Partner, we are looking for a Part Time Bookkeeper who wants to work...

18/10/2022

Georges River fared not too badly.

Endless and heavy rains soaking Sydney are doing more than dampen moods, the freakish deluge is wrecking ro...

12/05/2022

Definitely not local but how amazing is this?

19/04/2022

NSW and Victoria expected to end isolation for household COVID-19 contacts By Sonia Lal9:45pm Apr 19, 2022 Tweet Facebook Mail Isolation requirements for household contacts of COVID-positive people are expected to end by this weekend in New South Wales and Victoria."A range of issues continue to be...

19/04/2022

17/04/2022

If you’re outdoors these holidays, make sure you take the insect repellent. Mosquitoes can carry diseases such as Ross River virus, which has been detected in parts of NSW including Greater Sydney.

Avoid bites by:
• covering up while outside,
• avoiding outdoors at dawn and dusk
• applying insect repellent on exposed skin
• using vapour dispensing units and mosquito coils
• covering openings such as windows and doors with insect screens.

More info at: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Pages/Ross-River-Fever.aspx

14/04/2022

Deciding if a COVID-19 vaccine is right for your child?

A new tool to help parents make an informed decision is now available on the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) website.

This tool can help you compare the risks and benefits of the vaccine and consider what matters most for your family.

NCIRS decision aid: https://www.ncirs.org.au/covid-19-decision-aid-for-children

13/04/2022

Quite a leap to 21 lives lost from eight yesterday.

COVID-19 update – Thursday 14 April 2022

In the 24-hour reporting period to 4pm yesterday:

- 96.1% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 94.6% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 61.5% of people have had three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine*
- 83.3% of people aged 12-15 have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 79.5% of people aged 12-15 have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 49.8% of people aged 5-11 have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 1,582 hospitalisations
- 71 people in ICU
- 21 lives lost
- 17,856 positive tests: 9,791 RAT & 8,065 PCR

*Includes both immunocompromised people who have received a third dose and all people aged 16+ who have received a booster.

13/04/2022

If you’re camping these holidays, remember the insect repellent. Mosquitoes can carry Japanese encephalitis virus and it has been detected in parts of southern, western and New England areas of NSW.

Avoid bites by:

• covering up while outside,
• avoiding outdoors at dawn and dusk
• applying insect repellent on exposed skin
• using vapour dispensing units and mosquito coils
• covering openings such as windows and doors with insect screens.

More info at: www.health.nsw.gov.au/jevirus