Victoria cops a drenching with a month s worth of rain in a day
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There was flash flooding in parts of Melbourne after about 40mm of rain fell in a four-hour period.
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A deep low pressure trough fuelled by tropical moisture saw some locations in Victoria get drenched by up to a month s worth of rainfall in a matter of hours.
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The SES has had more than 590 calls for help, including 138 calls for flooding
Heavy rain has drenched the state, with around 70mm at Mount William and and 45mm in Melbourne
January 15, 2021
When the Australian state of Victoria issued a 48-hour warning on New Year’s Eve that its border with the neighboring state of New South Wales would be indefinitely closed, it likely secured the award for the most egregious measure by a western government to curb COVID-19.
The state government instructed residents to return home by 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 1. Those who did not arrive at the border by the midnight curfew were turned away by police. Thousands were separated from work, family, and even children, and told they wouldn’t be returning home anytime soon.
After almost two weeks of this madness, the Victorian State Premier Daniel Andrews announced on Monday that border restrictions would be “softened,” allowing Victorians stuck in low-risk areas of NSW to apply for a permit to return home. Everyone else is still waiting.
Crowds at the MCG for the Boxing Day Test. - AAP
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Tens of thousands of cricket fans and Boxing Day shoppers are being asked to get tested and self-isolate, following Victoria s first mystery coronavirus case in more than two months.
Health authorities are scrambling to find the source, with a man in his 30s catching the virus after attending the sales at Chadstone Shopping Centre on December 26 and the Boxing Day Test at the MCG the following day.
Chadstone and the MCG, billed as the largest shopping centre and sports stadium in the country, have now been listed as possible transmission sites.
Victorian coronavirus cases prompt Government to delay return-to-work plans
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Public servants will continue to work at home for at least an extra week.
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Plans to bring more Victorians back to work next week have been delayed as the state deals with the Black Rock cluster and a new mystery case.
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A quarter of public servants and half of the private sector were set to be allowed back in workplaces from January 11
The state s public health team has recommended a pause and will provide updated advice next week
The Acting Chief Health Officer says the schedule will depend on the circumstances around the new mystery case