Coles, university library and tourist attraction join coronavirus hot spots as Victoria’s list of exposure sites expands past 150

A major supermarket, one of Melbourne’s largest universities and a popular tourist site have joined a list of exposure sites that ballooned over 150 on Saturday.

A Coles supermarket, a Taco Bell fast food restaurant, a university library and a popular tourist hangout are among new places added to Victoria’s growing list of coronavirus exposure sites.

One of the latest areas of concern is the Mornington Peninsula’s busiest tourist attraction.

The Peninsula Hot Springs at Fingal was added to the Tier 1 exposure list on Friday, eight days after an infectious person visited the reception area between 3pm and 3.45pm on May 21.

The Hot Springs closed for business on Thursday, May 27 and posted a notice on its website and social media advising customers it was “pressing pause on operations from 10pm, May 27 until 8am, June 4”.

On Saturday afternoon, further exposure site additions put the list at more than 150 venues.

Victorians have been urged to check the state government’s website for the full and frequently changing list.

On Saturday evening, a dedicated priority testing site was established at the Melbourne Showgrounds for Mount Ridley College students, staff and their families.

A Covid-19 update was sent to parents on Saturday evening, encouraging households to get tested by Sunday 8pm.

Pupils in Year 7 and 8, and teachers who educate those year levels, are being instructed to get tested and quarantine immediately even if they are not identified as a Tier 1 close contact.

The school remains closed and will be deep cleaned while the Department of Health completes a risk assessment.

A Mount Ridley College parent told the Herald Sun her “heart sank” when she got an email about a student at the Craigieburn school testing positive.

“I was in absolute shock, I was disgusted, just to receive a generic message, that wasn’t good enough,” Laura Petreski, whose son attends the school, told the publication.

“I wasn’t happy at all and the parents were panicking.

“When I got that email my heart sank down to my stomach.”

The sites added on Saturday afternoon as Teir 1 sites were:

• BUNDOORA: La Trobe University, Library Level 1, Plenty Road & Kingsbury Drive, between 11.45am and 3pm on May 25
  
• SOUTH YARRA: Taco Bell Chapel Street, 352 Chapel Street, between 5.30pm and 6.45pm on May 23
  
• GLEN IRIS: Coles Tooronga Village, Tooronga Road, between 4pm and 4.30pm on May 23
  
• CRAIGIEBURN: Edu-Kingdom College, 67A Hamilton Street, between 1.20pm and 5pm on May 22
  
• FINGAL: Peninsula Hot Springs, reception only, 140 Springs Lane, between 3pm and 3.45pm on May 21

All the Saturday afternoon sites were considered Tier 1 – meaning anyone who visited the venues must immediately isolate, get a Covid test and quarantine for 14 days – except the Coles in Glen Iris, which was a Tier 2 site.

Tier 2 sites require visitors to get tested for coronavirus urgently and then isolate until a negative result is received. These include:

GLEN IRIS: Tooronga Village, Tooronga Rd, Glen Iris on May 23 from 6.10pm-6.27pm

BRAESIDE: Coles Express, 918-928 Springvale Road, Cnr Governor Road, Braeside on May 22 from 8.15am-9.00am

EPPING: Pacific Epping Plaza: Cotton On, Edge, Valleygirl, Supre and Boost Juice, 571-583 High Street Epping on May 25 from 10.05am-11.45am

MICKLEHAM: Chemist Warehouse Thomastown, 250-270 Donnybrook Road, Mickleham on May 22 from 1.45pm-2.45pm

THOMASTOWN: Supa IGA Thomastown, 122 Main Street on May 24 from 11.10am-11.50am

ST KILDA: Woolworths, 117 Acland Street, St Kilda, on May 28 from 5-5.30pm

McDonalds, 32 The Esplanade, St Kilda on May 29 from 4.10pm - 4:40pm

Woolworths, 64 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda on May 27 from 4.10pm - 4:40pm

The number of sites exposed to coronavirus across Victoria has continuously expanded as the state endured its fourth major lockdown in 12 months.

Bunnings in Thomastown has been listed as a virus hot spot.

Victoria recorded five new local infections on Saturday.

The following sites have been previously listed as Tier 1 exposure sites, meaning anyone who visited the venues must immediately isolate, get a Covid test and quarantine for 14 days:

• SOUTH MELBOURNE: Miss China Noodle Bar on May 25 between 12.40pm-1.40pm
• SOUTH MELBOURNE: Telstra Shop: Shop GO1/265 Clarendon Street on May 24 between 9.15am-5.30pm
• SOUTH MELBOURNE: Telstra Shop: Shop GO1/265 Clarendon Street on May 25 between 9.15am-5.30pm
  
• SOUTH MELBOURNE: Clarendon Centre public toilets: 261 Clarendon Street on May 25 between 9.15am-6.45pm
• SOUTH MELBOURNE: Clarendon Centre public toilets: 261 Clarendon Street on May 24 between 9.15am-6.15pm
  

• ASPENDALE GARDENS: Chelsea Heights Hotel, Springvale Road & Wells Road, 12:10pm – 1:30pm on May 23
• BUNDOORA: Bung pad Thai Massage Bundoora, 11/1320 Plenty Road, 6:15pm on May 23
• BUNDOORA: Anytime Fitness; Shop TG-01, Uni Hill Town Centre, 103 Janefield Drive; 3.40-5.30pm on May 23
  
• BUNDOORA: Anytime Fitness; Shop TG-01, Uni Hill Town Centre, 103 Janefield Drive; 4.50-5.50pm on May 23
  
• BURWOOD EAST: Burwood Teppanyaki House, 145 Burwood Highway; 7.30-9.40pm on May 22

• • CARLTON: Green Man’s Arms, 418 Lygon Sreet, 1:20pm – 2:15pm on May 23

• CARNEGIE: Bicycle Superstore, 1030 Dandenong Road; 3.33-4pm on May 23

• COBURG: Pentridge Cinema Coburg (Palace Cinema) – 7pm screening of Those Who Wish Me Dead, 1 Champ Street, 6:45pm – 9:30pm on May 24

• COBURG: The Nicholson Coffee House, 6/14-20 Nicholson Street; noon-1pm on May 22 (case sat inside cafe)
• CRAIGIEBURN: The Coffee Club – Craigieburn Central Craigieburn Central, Shop B00, 15/350 Craigieburn Road, 10:00am – 11:30am on May 23
• DOCKLANDS: Network Public Bar, 14/99 Spencer Street, 3.30pm-5pm on May 23
• DONCASTER: Betty’s Burgers & Concrete Co. (Westfield Doncaster), Tenancy R1 & R2, Level 2, 619 Doncaster Road, 7:40pm – 9:30pm on May 23

Hungry Jack’s at Southern Cross Station is on alert.

• CRANBOURNE: LeNails Cranbourne, Shop 101 Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre, High Street, 1:15pm – 2:15pm on May 22
• EPPING: Coles Epping, Shop Number Q002, Pacific Epping Cooper St & High St; 6.45-7.35pm on May 20
• EPPING: Woolworths Epping, Shop Number Q003. Pacific Epping Cooper St & High St; 6.25-7.15pm on May 20

• FITZROY: Peko Peko Fitzroy, 199 Smith Street, 6:30pm – 7:45pm on May 22

• FITZROY NORTH: Secco and Co, 414 Nicholson St; 7.35-8.55pm on May 22

• MELBOURNE: Bamboo House, 47 Little Bourke Street, 12:00pm – 4:00pm on May 22

• MILL PARK: Degani, Westfield Plenty Valley, 415 McDonald's Rd; 11.30am-2pm on May 23

• MOONEE PONDS: Moonee Valley Football Club – Ormond Park (Change Rooms), 2A Pattison Street, Port Melbourne

• MORDIALLOC: The Sporting Globe Mordialloc, 590 Main St; 6.17-9.43pm on May 23
  
• PARKVILLE; Melbourne Swordcraft, Ransford Oval, Park St; 5.45-10.30pm on May 21

• PORT MELBOURNE: Hunky Dory Fish & Chips, 3/181 Bay Street, 12:00pm – 2:00pm on May 21

• PORT MELBOURNE; The Local, 22-24 Bay St; 1.30-3.30pm on May 21
  
• PORT MELBOURNE; Bay 101 Cafe, 7/101 Bay St; 7.30-8.20am on May 24 (case sat inside venue)
• PORT MELBOURNE; Port Park Cafe, 7/484 Graham St; 12.30-1pm on May 24
• PORT MELBOURNE; Bay 101 Cafe, 7/101 Bay St; 7.30-8.20am (case sat inside venue)
• PORT MELBOURNE; Stratton Finance HQ, 1/435 Williamstown Rd; from midnight on May 20 11.59pm on May 25
• RED HILL; Nordie Cafe, 1008 Mornington-Flinders Rd; 9.09am-9.34am on May 22
  
• RESERVOIR; Doctors on Broadway, 210A Broadway; 2pm-3.45pm on May 18
• SEDDON: Caprice Hair & Beauty, 101 Charles Street, 1:15pm – 1:40pm on May 22
• SOUTH MELBOURNE: Anytime Fitness South Melbourne, 63-69 Market Street, 6:00am – 7:00am on May 25
• SOUTH MELBOURNE: Anytime Fitness, 63-69 Market Street, 6:15am – 7:15am on May 20.
• SOUTH MELBOURNE: Anytime Fitness, 63-69 Market Street, 6:15am – 7:15am on May 21.
• SOUTH MELBOURNE: Anytime Fitness, 63-69 Market Street, 6:15am – 7:15am on May 24
• SOUTH MELBOURNE; The Palace Hotel, 505-507 City Rd; 5.45pm-6.45pm on May 21
  
• SOUTH YARRA; Circus Bar, 199 Commercial Rd 1.30am-4.15am on May 23
  
• SOUTHBANK; Critini’s Southbank, 645 Freshwater Place; 6pm-9.30pm on May 23
  
• THORNBURY; Little Tienda, 410 Station St; 7.45am-8.20am on May 22
  
• WANTIRNA SOUTH; Insportz Knox, 108 Lewis Rd; 6.30pm-8.30pm on May 20

• YARRAVILLE: Focus Health & Fitness, 121-123 Hyde Street, 6:30am – 7:30am on May 24

The Department of Health has previously added a raft of other Tier 2 and Tier 3 exposure sites.

Anyone who has visited a Tier 2 exposure site during times listed should urgently get a test and isolate until they receive a negative result.

Anyone who has visited a Tier 3 exposure site during times listed should monitor for symptoms – if symptoms develop, immediately get tested and isolate until you receive a negative result.