coronavirus
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Roadmap to reopening
From 11.59pm on September 13, some restrictions will be eased across Victoria. Regional Victoria and Melbourne Metro each have their own roadmaps, relating to how many active cases are currently in the community. Summary of Steps towards COVID Normal First Step First step only applies to Metro Melbourne. Expanded social interaction. Key points Curfew in…
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Marvellous masks
We’re loving our masks! That some people have gained a few minutes of fame by refusing to wear one doesn’t just shine a light on their totally self-centred nature but their complete lack of being able to grab it while the going is good! Like any other workplace, at the Midland Express office we’re all…
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Sacred Heart College student tests positive for COVID-19
Local health services have confirmed that a student at Sacred Heart College in Kyneton has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). The student was at school until last Thursday and was tested last Saturday. The student also travelled to and from Kyneton High School on Friday to access a work placement. In a letter sent to…
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Market cancelled amid coronavirus fears
Community concern over potential coronavirus transmission resulted in the cancellation of the Lancefield and District Farmers Market last Saturday. Vivien Philpotts, Lancefield Neighbourhood House coordinator and Lancefield Park Committee of Management member, explained that both committees had decided the market was attracting too many people from outside of town and putting people in the community…
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CHECKPOINT CHEATS
Macedon Ranges residents have raised concern over how easily people have been able to enter the shire from COVID-19 lockdown areas across its borders. While police have established vehicle checkpoints on major arterial roads heading out of Melbourne, several people have contacted the Midland Express to report their easy entry to the Macedon Ranges via…
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Coles Woodend staff member positive
A team member at Coles’ Woodend supermarket is self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19. In a statement posted to the Coles website last night, the company said a number of team members who worked in close contact had also been asked to self-isolate and Coles would continue to work with the Victorian Department of Health…
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Coronavirus update for Victoria
Twenty-one new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Victoria yesterday, bringing the total cumulative number of cases to 1762. Of the new cases, 15 have been detected in returned overseas travellers in hotel quarantine, two are linked to existing outbreaks and four have been identified through community testing. One of the new cases identified through…
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Coronavirus update
The total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Victoria is 1628 – an increase of 10 since yesterday. There have been no new deaths reported. To date, 19 people have died from coronavirus in Victoria. No recorded cases in the Macedon Ranges, Mount Alexander and Hepburn shires remain active. There have been 165 confirmed cases…
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Coronavirus testing ramps up with new sites opening in Kyneton and Daylesford
Coronavirus testing is ramping up across the Macedon Ranges and Hepburn Shire regions, with testing now available at Kyneton District Health, and a testing location soon to be established at Daylesford Community Health Centre. This follows an announcement from the Victorian Government of a major testing blitz across the state to better understand how the…
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Solidarity in times of crisis
It may seem a very long time ago now that Australia was shocked by the devastation of the summer’s bushfires, but the kindness and solidarity shown during that crisis continues in our communities today. During the bushfire crisis the team from Harcourt Valley Winery wanted to do its bit to help raise much-needed funds for…
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Nowhere to hide
Roads across the region over the Easter long weekend looked unrecognisable to Macedon Ranges Highway Patrol officers out on patrol as part of Operation Nexus, as Victorians followed requirements to stay at home. Sergeant Mark Stephenson said the state-wide road policing operation was aimed at reducing road trauma in conjunction with broader Operation Sentinel checks…
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Foodbanks meet changing needs
Foodbanks in Kyneton and Gisborne are preparing to meet the changing needs of Macedon Ranges locals amid the coronavirus pandemic. Kyneton Caring Community’s Kerryn Wildenburg said the Kyneton foodbank experienced a spike at the end of March as many workers were stood down and unable to access basic necessities. Ms Wildenburg anticipates more people will…