Four pop-up accommodation centres to provide homeless a safe place during virus
Homeless Victorians will be given access to four pop-up accommodation centres to help keep them safe during the coronavirus pandemic. It comes as a man was who was given a warning about social gatherings by police yesterday has been caught hosting several people at a synagogue in Ripponlea today.
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Four “pop-up accommodation” centres will be launched across Melbourne to help Victoria’s homeless avoid coronavirus.
An $8.8 million initiative will provide health care and supported accommodation for more than 200 rough sleepers over the next six months.
They will be run by Anglicare Victoria, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Launch Housing, Sacred Heart Mission and VincentCare Victoria.
Housing Minister Richard Wynne said 24-hour support would be available to people using the centres.
“People without secure accommodation are at greater risk of contracting coronavirus because they can’t self-isolate or quarantine — this will help keep them safe and slow the spread of virus,” he said.
“These new pop-up facilities will give people sleeping rough somewhere safe to isolate and recover, and ensure they have the information, advice and support they need to look after themselves and those around them.”
“Homelessness support staff are working hard every day to make sure the most vulnerable Victorians can get a roof over their head and stay well — we thank them for everything they’re doing in these challenging times.”
People experiencing homelessness who have either tested positive for coronavirus, are awaiting test results, are required to self-isolate or are recovering from coronavirus will be eligible for the new services.
MAN FINED OVER SYNAGOGUE GATHERING
Police shut down a religious gathering after a prayer meeting failed to heed social distance warnings in Ripponlea today.
Officers slapped the male organiser with a $1652 fine after he was caught disobeying a warning given to him yesterday.
Sources said at least 10 people were found at the gathering and as many as thirty may have attended.
Photos taken by the Herald Sun show police officers in protective masks entering the property on Glen Eira Rd about 11am and speaking to men in ultra-Orthodox attire.
The crackdown comes as Melbourne’s Jewish community celebrated Passover this week.
Police indicated the gathering was not at a formal Synagogue but still flouted the COVID-19 rules which ban religious gatherings.
Witness Julie Cherry said police were at the synagogue all morning.
“There were heaps of them (police), out the front and also the back, maybe to stop anyone getting away,” she said.
Ms Cherry saw a Jewish man and about a dozen police on Glen Eira Rd.
“I could hear him saying something about a service.”
Officers took some time to take people out from the synagogue, but she was unable to say how many.
“They looked a bit sheepish but were calm,” she said.
A local business owner said the property had been busy throughout the lockdown period.
He said the police activity couldn’t be missed as they had all entry and exit points to the property which is above an IGA, blocked.
Multicultural Affairs Minister Ros Spence encouraged Victorians to be innovative and find new ways to express faith.
“I know that for many faith communities, this time of year is about coming together,” Ms Spence said.
“Unfortunately, this year must be different. We each need to stay home. And for the good of our community, we must.”
‘JUST CHILLING’: FINES ISSUED FOR GATHERINGS, DRIVING AIMLESSLY
Police conducted 1065 spot-checks in the past 24-hours, issuing 78 fines to individuals and businesses not complying with social distancing directives.
569 fines have been issued since March 21, with 17,104 spot checks undertaken.
Victoria Police deputy commissioner Shane Patton said that dinner parties and people gathering to drink in parks were still unacceptably common.
“We are literally issuing hundreds and hundreds of warnings every day, it’s not just a free for all of infringements,” he said.
Recipients of fines issued in the past day included:
- Six people, who were previously warned, told police they were “just chilling” together in a public place.
- Two men watching a movie in their car in a public place.
- A Wantirna South man who claimed he had just popped out to buy a bottle of water in South Melbourne.
- Four people driving aimlessly, some of whom tried to hide in their car when they saw police.
- A group of four people gathering in a public place.
OPERATION NIGHTS WATCH KEEPS BUSINESSES SAFE
Victorians are beefing up their security to protect their homes and businesses during the pandemic lockdown while police crack down on commercial burglaries.
RACV Insurance last month recorded a 259 per cent spike in sales of closed-circuit TV equipment and a 34 per cent increase in sales of alarm systems on March last year.
Many householders are wanting the setups installed the next day.
Many Victorians want to keep an eye on vacant holiday homes and empty business premises during the confinement period.
Police arrested 54 people and hit 110 with coronavirus breach notices as part of Operation Nights Watch, a crackdown on commercial burglaries in the city and Yarra municipalities from April 1-8.
Among those arrested were a 17-year-old boy allegedly armed with a fake gun, knife and drugs entering a Carlton service station.
Alex Legge, of Jim’s Security, said he had also logged an increased demand for security, especially CCTV installations, for family homes over recent weeks.
“Many customers are concerned that we may see an increase in theft and burglary,’’ Mr Legge said.
“We have also seen an increase in inquiries from businesses looking to increase security while they have to shut down temporarily.’’
Mr Legge said associate company Jim’s Antennas had experienced “extraordinary-level demand’’ for installation and repairs, TV wall mounting, data point installation and wi-fi booster units as people prepared for weeks or months in lockdown.
The latest figures come as RACV and Neighbourhood Watch today launch today a “How Safe Is My Place” campaign to help people feel safer.
The initiative will help residents identify what they can do to reduce the risk of burglary.
RACV’s home general manager Darren Turner said prevention was the best defence against crime, even as Victorians families are spending more time at home.
“Security in and around the home is of paramount importance to Victorians during these uncertain times,” he said.
“Many are also wanting to keep an eye on unattended businesses and holiday properties. And we’re glad we can help them do that.”
Neighbourhood Watch chief Bambi Gordon urged homeowners and renters to take its online quiz to check how secure their homes were.
“It is not just about installing security equipment. Crime prevention can be as simple as putting a piece of dowel in the track of your sliding door,” Ms Gordon said.
VICTORIANS URGED TO NOT TRAVEL OVER EASTER PERIOD
While it is technically legal for Victorians to travel to their holiday homes, the state's police minister has urged them to stay put at their primary residence.
“Yes, legally you can stay at your holiday home... But don’t do that,” Lisa Neville said.
“Create your own traditions at home.
“Do not go and travel to our regional and coastal communities this weekend — it’s only the people you currently live with that can go with you.”
Ms Neville said that police would be present in coastal communities and on the roads over the long weekend.
“Even though the roads are a lot quieter we continue to see deaths on our roads, particularly from speeding and alcohol use," she said.
“Road toll is nine deaths down compared to this time last year.”
Ms Neville said that the police assistance hotline had received a significant number of calls about people doing the wrong thing.
“The police assistance line has been critical for people to make sure that people in their communities have an equal sense of responsibility to follow the rules,” she said.
“Don’t be travelling from Melbourne to Lorne to surf, that's inappropriate.
“This will be a very different Easter and it needs to be a very different Easter."
WET AND WILD WEATHER TO ROLL IN OVER EASTER
16 NEW CASES RECORDED, COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION RISES
Victoria’s coronavirus tally has risen to 1228, with 16 new cases recorded overnight.
More than half of the new cases were acquired through community transmission, with nine new community acquired cases bringing the total number to 110.
50 Victorians are currently in hospital, 13 of which are in intensive care.
No new deaths were confirmed overnight, leaving the death toll at 12.
WHEN WILL FOOTY BE BACK?
Ms Neville said that the return of AFL was still a long way off.
“It’s way too early to even contemplate (the return of AFL), we are only a couple weeks into these strict measures, we’re about to extend the testing regime to more people,” she said.
“We don’t yet have a real sense of what the community transmission will look like until we extend the testing.”
POLICE PRESENCE ON THE ROADS OVER EASTER
Despite fewer cars on the roads, Victoria’s road toll continues to rise.
Victoria Police assistant commissioner Libby Murphy said that Operation Nexus would continue as planned over Easter.
“You may not see booze buses but what you will see is an increase of breath testing and drug testing — while you may not see some normal models of policing, what you will see is a very visible presence,” she said.
“One trend we are seeing is a number of truck rollovers more recently, we know truckies are out there delivering food.
[We are] asking people to be mindful of the situation and understand they still need to be patient.”
Ms Murphy said that police would not be conducting roadblocks on the Great Ocean Road, but police officers were expected to take action against people breaking stay-at-home rules.
Ms Neville said that most Victorians would doi the right thing.
“I know there will be people who will do the wrong thing this weekend but I’ve got faith in Victorians,” she said.
“I don’t think we need to be considering things like roadblocks.”
Ms Neville also confirmed that 69 members of Victoria Police were currently in self-isolation.
BOAT RAMPS LOCKED UP OVER EASTER
Boat ramps and jetties will be closed across the state with Victorians banned from fishing and boating this Easter weekend.
From today, boat ramps, piers, jetties, and other marine infrastructure will be closed to all recreational boating.
The move is in line with stage 3 stay at home restrictions introduced to try and contain the spread of coronavirus.
Premier Daniel Andrews, who has flagged he could introduce further restrictions in coming weeks, has urged Victorians to stay at home this weekend.
“Do it for yourself, do it for your state, do it for people who have lost their jobs, do it for people who are on ventilators in intensive care right now,” he said yesterday.
“It is a long weekend but it is not a holiday weekend, and we can’t simply have a normal Easter and pretend that won’t spread the virus. It will, and that’s why that can’t happen.
“I hope it’s pouring rain all weekend. I seriously do because that will discourage people from doing the wrong thing.
“It’s not an Airbnb weekend. It’s not a day-tripping weekend.
Under the stage 3 restrictions recreational boating is banned, including canoeing, kayaking, surf skiing and paddle boarding.
Jet skiing, kitesurfing and yachting are also not allowed.
Department of Transport Head of Transport Services Jeroen Weimar said anyone who chose to head out on the water was putting themselves and others at risk.
“Recreational boating is not an essential activity – I urge everyone to stay home and keep off the water to keep everyone safe,” he said
“I know this is hard, but all of us can help slow the spread of coronavirus.”
To stay up to date with the latest health advice from the Department of Health and Human Services go to: https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus
It comes as a 67-year-old man was rescued after his yacht crashed into rocks off the Mornington Peninsula, while police continue to search for the missing brother of AFL player Michael Hibberd and his friend, who went missing in Westernport Bay earlier this week.
LOCALLY MADE VENTILATORS COULD BE READY BY JUNE
A MELBOURNE firm is leading the charge on a $31 million deal to produce 2000 ventilators needed to ensure intensive care units are prepared for a surge of critical coronavirus cases.
The invasive ventilators, used to help patients breathe, will be produced by a consortium spearheaded by Richmond-based Grey Innovation and are expected to be ready by the end of July.
About 4400 ventilators are currently available across the country — including about 1000 in Victorian hospitals — and authorities are aiming to boost that to 7500 as soon as possible.
Federal Industry, Science and Technology Minister Karen Andrews said the $31 million agreement was a “great example of Australian industry and the private sector working with our government to ensure critical supply of medical equipment during the outbreak of this virus”.
“This deal demonstrates the power of bringing Aussie manufacturers and clinicians together and is also a reflection of the highly advanced manufacturing capability that exists in our country,” she said.
“It also shows the incredible collaborative spirit that’s been on display as we respond to this unprecedented pandemic. Companies which are normally in competition are working together for the greater good.”
With significant demand for ventilators around the world, Deputy Chief Medical Officer said it was of “critical importance” that new machines could be produced in Australia, with Resmed also supplying another 500 ventilators.
Grey Innovation secured a licence from a global manufacturer to build the machines with local suppliers.
The state government also chipped in a $500,000 grant as part of its effort to fast-track the domestic manufacturing of ventilators.
Grey Innovation executive chair Jefferson Harcourt said Victoria was well placed to build new ventilators as quickly as possible. He added that he was “overwhelmed by the willingness of our industry colleagues to respond in this critical hour of need”.
Victorian Jobs, Innovation and Trade Minister Martin Pakula said the agreement would ensure “hospitals and healthcare workers can continue their extraordinary efforts in caring for those of us who need it most”.
“A local manufacturer of these lifesaving machines will help us respond to coronavirus cases and help save Victorian and Australian lives,” he said.
TOURISTS DISCOURAGED FROM SURFING AT TORQUAY
Surf Coast community leaders have taken a locals-only stance at the area’s world-famous breaks this Easter.
The Torquay region mayor, medical professionals and Surfing Victoria want outsiders to stay away at a time when the area would normally be swarming with tourists for the Bells Beach competition.
They say the risk of coronavirus being brought into their area is too great for surfers to be leaving their own postcodes.
It is expected there will be a significant police presence to target people engaging in non-essential travel to the state’s coastal zones this weekend.
There has been strong debate in the surfing community about who should be able to ride the waves and how far they should be travelling to do so.
Some surfers believe the Surf Coast breaks have never been more crowded than in recent weeks.
The Surfrider Foundation posted that there were 73 boardriders out at the Winki Pop break on one day last week and another 40 at the nearby main Bells Beach reef.
Some say a combination of factors is behind the boom in numbers, including the suspension of almost all sporting codes coinciding with school holidays, some surfers being out of work and many people exploiting more flexible working-from-home arrangements.
- Mark Buttler and Sharon McGowan
WARNINGS AHEAD OF EASTER LONG WEEKEND
Police will not set up roadblocks on the Great Ocean Road this weekend but have ensured they will be out in force across the state ahead of the Easter long weekend.
It comes after Senator Sarah Henderson called for the radical plan to stop rogue holiday-makers spreading the coronavirus.
Police Minister Lisa Neville said the Chief Health Officer “has not indicated the need for roadblocks” over the Easter period.
“I don’t think we need to be considering things like roadblocks,” Ms Neville said.
“Putting up roadblocks, it is not what the Chief Health Officer is asking us.
“I know there will be some people doing the wrong thing this weekend, overwhelmingly people are doing the right thing.”
Ms Neville pleaded for Victorians to do the right thing over the long weekend and said police would have a “strong presence” in the state’s coastal and regional areas in preparation for an influx of tourists.
While people can go to their holiday homes, they cannot rent homes, fish, camp, caravan or boat.
She clarified that Victorians are able to surf and walk along open beaches for exercise.
“Where it is blatant and obvious, you will be fined,” she said.
“Plan for the Easter bunny to turn up at your primary residence.”
Premier Daniel Andrews said on Wednesday he hoped it would be “pouring rain all weekend” to “discourage people from doing the wrong thing”.
Mr Andrews said if people ignored stay-at-home laws, more Victorians would die. “Do it for yourself, do it for your state, do it for people who have lost their jobs, do it for people who are on ventilators in intensive care,” he said.
It comes as parties at inner-city apartments and short-stay accommodation have emerged as a major issue for police battling to enforce isolation rules.
Officers have repeatedly been called to boozy gatherings and dinner parties in the CBD, Docklands and Southbank.
Victorians have been told to cancel all holiday trips this Easter long weekend, although they are allowed to travel to holiday homes which they own or lease long-term.
Senator Henderson, whose Corangamite division includes the Surf Coast, said roadblocks on the Great Ocean Road were the best way to ensure any traffic to the area was essential.
A state government spokeswoman said last night: “Police will be out in full force over the Easter long weekend issuing fines to anyone who flouts the clear directions of the Chief Health Officer.”
Senator Henderson said she had already received “numerous complaints” holiday-makers were causing “considerable stress in coastal communities”.
Surf Coast Mayor Rose Hodge said Victorians who usually visited over Easter needed to “avoid heading down the coast.
Great Ocean Road Health chief Sandy Chamberlin said the shire did not have an intensive care unit or an emergency department, and outsiders should “stay closer to suitable healthcare”.
Torquay GP Anne Stephenson said: “I urge people to stay home, and not place GP services in small communities under added pressure.”
Victoria recorded another 21 cases on Wednesday, taking the state total to 1212, and a 12th person died. Mr Andrews said the state was tracking well but there could be no complacency.
“We can’t simply have a normal Easter and pretend that won’t spread the virus,” he said. “I know I’m stopping people doing things that they love, I take no pleasure in that, but it’s about loved ones.”
On Tuesday night, police interrupted a dinner party at a Southbank apartment and handed out $11,000 in fines to four residents and three guests, believed to be Chinese nationals studying in Melbourne.
Police have also recently been called to a late-night gathering in Portsea and a sixth-birthday party in the Dandenong Ranges.
Officers are watching bikie gangs, and slapped $1652 fines on nine people in a Rebels clubhouse in Sunshine West.
OTHER STATES TO TRIAL RELAXED ROADBLOCKS
South Australia and Western Australia could be used as guinea pigs to trial relaxing the unprecedented restrictions in place across the nation to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
With the country now in the “suppression phase” of the virus fight, the National Cabinet is considering how, when and where the severe limits can be gradually adjusted.
The spread of the virus has been more contained in South Australia and Western Australia than on the east coast, meaning those states will likely be in a position to act sooner, providing a guide for Victoria.
Social distancing measures and bans on mass gatherings will likely be in place for six months or more, but the Herald Sun understands one of those states could test the impact of easing the shutdown of businesses such as cafes, restaurants, pubs and gyms.
Despite positive signs interstate, Premier Daniel Andrews said Victoria had to be “prepared for the long haul” and would likely face even further restrictions.
“Different states have different circumstances to manage,” he said.
Victorians are required to stay home unless shopping for food and supplies, exercising, attending work or education which can’t be done remotely, or travelling for caring and compassionate reasons.
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HIGH PRICE OF CARE FOR KIDS
The federal government’s new childcare funding plan has left vulnerable children at serious risk and frontline health staff unable to work, industry insiders claim.
In-home childcare providers have been hardest hit because the new 50 per cent subsidy does not cover the cost of carers looking after children in their own homes.
“It’s not a pandemic, it’s pandemonium,” Annie Sargood, director of Melbourne’s Leading Nanny Agency, said.
She said children at risk were missing out, and she had stood down half of her carers “because we can no longer afford to send them out”.
The existing government subsidy covered about 80 per cent of in-home care, but Ms Sargood said the new subsidy only covered 50 per cent.
The Department of Education has told in-home care providers they may be eligible for wage subsidies, and more if their enrolments have surged during the pandemic.
Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan said applications would open on Thursday for payments to providers with extenuating circumstances.
ANU TO OFFER PLACES ON YEAR 11 RESULTS
Struggling year 12 students have been offered a lifeline by the ANU, which will offer university places based on last year’s year 11 results.
Australian National University chancellor Julie Bishop said the students could reapply based on their year 12 results if they did better than expected.
“We recognise the disruption and anxiety for year 12 students due to the coronavirus and want to remove this stress. If they’ve not done as well in year 11 as expected then we’ll look at year 12 results when available,” she said.
“We offer places on more than just academic scholarship, including volunteering, extra-curriculum achievements and personal circumstance. This recognises the need to ensure students have a pathway to higher education.”
Students would be guaranteed a place on campus and the offers will cover every course. Scholarships will be offered to eligible students.
The decision, which will see selectors rely more heavily on unranked school-assessed grades, is expected to lead to other universities doing the same. Ms Bishop said it could set a precedent for ANU.
Ms Bishop denied the decision was to boost domestic student numbers because of a decline in international students, saying 85 per cent of the ANU’s students from overseas were successfully working online. She said the university will make 3000 to 3500 offers and will admit about 2500 students.
Ms Bishop said offers made on the basis of year 12 results would be made once states had finalised how the ATAR scores would be issued.
HOOD OF HOPE FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS
Protective hoods that save the sickest COVID-19 patients while safeguarding medics could be rolled out in record time by Melbourne engineers and doctors.
Intensive care specialists from Western Health and University of Melbourne engineers have teamed up to invent a hood in only 12 days that is capable of expelling infectious air and droplets to stop the coronavirus spread.
The transparent and movable hoods protect hospital workers and allow severely unwell patients to use oxygen therapies, which are otherwise too risky for COVID-19 cases.
With several Victorian manufacturers set to make the devices, Associate Professor Forbes McGain of Western Health expects there will be high demand.
“There is an enormous amount of fear and worry about personal protective equipment. This starts to address that worry and is a really practical solution,’ Assoc Prof McGain said. “We are pretty excited. I think it could be very widely used worldwide.”
While COVID-19 gets passed through droplets, the high-pressure breathing machines used in intensive care units are thought to “blast” the virus into vapour, making the air deadly.
After he was approached about a way to better isolate COVID-19 patients, the Professor of Fluid Mechanics at Melbourne University, Jason Monty, designed a 1.2m clear dome that can be wheeled over a patient to protect doctors and nurses from droplets.
Fitted with a heavy-duty fan behind the patient’s head, the hood can also suck infected aerosols into a filter, which makes it safe to use high-pressure breathing support rather than having to put patients on full ventilation.
“Every hospital I talk to wants as many as they can get their hands on,” Prof Monty said.
“Within a week or two we could be rolling out hundreds of them. Local manufacturers are building them now and they are gearing up to make as many as we need.”
CHURCHGOERS CAN GO ONLINE FOR SERVICES
Churchgoers will be able to watch Easter masses at home this week as dioceses move their services online.
Churches and other places of worship will remain closed for the religious holiday under rules set out by the government to stop the spread of coronavirus.
But people will be able to catch ceremonies online and on TV, with the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne confirming it will stream mass from St Patrick’s Cathedral on its website.
Catholic Priest Father James Grant is leading online Easter services tonight and Sunday morning.
In his 38 years as a priest, he said livestreaming was a “very new phenomenon”, but expected people would watch over Easter because of its importance to Catholics.
“This is our grand final,” he said.
“So a whole lot of people that would not normally go to the footy would go to the grand final, and same with Easter. It has a greater drawcard.”
He said many people wanted to feel connected to their local church.
“I think people are saying this is where I go, this is my community, and my community’s important to me — obviously they can’t be there physically, but they can log on and say that’s the priest I know, that’s familiar surroundings.
“It gives you a feeling you’re there and you’re being supportive.”
Holy Week services will also be broadcast on the diocese’s YouTube channel and on Channel C31.
About 100 Melbourne parishes have also been livestreaming masses and prayers in recent weeks.
“While it will be difficult to not be physically present during these liturgies that commemorate and celebrate this most sacred time in our Church, we hope that by televising the liturgies, more Melburnians will now have access — particularly those who might be limited to television viewing only,” a spokesman for the diocese said.
“This new reality has brought people together in very creative ways.”
Holy Thursday mass at the East Melbourne cathedral will take place at 7.30pm while Good Friday services can be watched at 11am and 3pm.
Easter Saturday Vigil mass is scheduled to air at 7.30pm and Easter Monday mass is at 11am.
Catholic churches across the state are following suit, including in the Victorian diocese of Sandhurst.
Bishop Shane Mackinlay has been saying mass to the camera from St Kilian’s Church at Bendigo for the past couple of weeks, with about 1200 live viewers tuning in to watch Palm Sunday mass.
“(We’ve had) lots of very positive feedback and appreciation from parishioners across the diocese and beyond,” he said.
Former X-Factor contestant Fr Rob Galea, who is a priest at Bendigo, is also streaming mass on his YouTube Channel, which has more than 37,000 followers.
Easter ceremonies will also be livestreamed from St Patrick’s Cathedral Parish, Ballarat, from the church’s Facebook page.
In the diocese of Sale, worshippers can watch Holy Week masses broadcast on YouTube from St Mary’s Cathedral.
CAFE PLEA TO COPS: HELP OUR CAUSE
Stressed cafe owner Dan Watson is working around the clock to keep his business alive but was on Wednesday given a stern police warning for allegedly breaching social distancing rules.
He runs popular Elwood coffee shop Mr Tuppy and said police warned him they had received complaints from locals that his customers weren’t sticking to the 1.5m distancing rules while ordering up food and drinks at his Tennyson St store.
“We have done everything we can that we’ve learned from the news, they (the police) don’t come down and help you do anything you need to do,” Mr Watson said.
“We are quite busy so at some stage there might be 40 people out the front waiting, unless we put another staff member on which we can’t afford we can’t watch this.
“We basically can’t afford to keep our doors open as it is.”
Mr Watson has put crosses 1.5m apart down the street to make it clear to customers where they must stand when they are ordering or waiting for the items.
“As a small business we are only doing the best that we can do,” he said. “We are getting threatened, but the police were hinting if it keeps happening they could take it further.”
Mr Watson said he wasn’t yet eligible to seek the government’s JobKeeper wage subsidy but he had already been forced to lay off half his staff.
“Instead of coming in and saying we are going to fine you the police should encourage people on what do to correctly,” he said.
- WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SHANNON DEERY AND GRANT MCARTHUR