Hunter Schools Closed due to Confirmed Covid-19 Case
August 5, 2021
Parents with children at Maitland Christian School have been advised to collect their children immediately.
The school has been made non-operational effective immediately so contact tracing and cleaning can get underway.
All staff and students are being asked to self isolate until receiving further advice from health authorities.
Any children already dropped off will be supervised until collected.
EARLIER:
The Hunter remains on high alert for COVID-19, with a new local venue of concern identified and a Lake Macquarie school closed for deep cleaning.
Anyone who visited Target at Glendale between 8:30am and 1:30pm on Sunday, August 1st must immediately get tested and isolate after a staff member tested positive to the virus.
New South Wales families struggling to pay their energy bills due to loss of wages brought on by the lengthy Covid-19 lockdown can now apply for a $1,600 government subsidy.
Those needing help were previously allowed to apply for a grant of $1,200 a year but this had now been bumped up by the state government in response to the ongoing lockdown which will not be lifted until the end of this month at the earliest.
NSW Energy Minister Matt Kean said people struggling to pay bills should not hesitate to visit the Service NSW website to register for the voucher as soon as they need to.
NSW has reported 262 new local cases of COVID-19 and five deaths as the Hunter enters lockdown and the premier admits restrictions will stay for the long haul.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has defended the state s lockdown measures as a record five deaths and 262 locally-acquired cases of Covid-19 were recorded on Thursday.