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Donny's Day- On Saturday we welcome Alexandra FNC and honour one of our greatest, if not the greatest life member of the Yea Football Netball Club, Donny McLeish. Donny sadly passed away last year and due to COVID-19, we weren't able to give him the send off he deserved. A premiership hero, a past president and a familiar face on the gate, Donny was a true legend of the club and is sorely missed.
Donny was a great role model for following generations. He stayed around the club after his playing days were over and gave back to ensure others were given the same opportunity he had to play for the Yea Tigers. During recent lean times on the football field, he was encouraging to the players and often on hand to offer suggestions to the committee. He also let the committee know when they were on the right track. Donny played for Yea in the 1940s and was a successful Premiership player in the 1945 season. He retired in 1948. He was President from 1968 to 1971, treasurer in 1977, Secretary in 1988 and a trainer for 20 years. He filled any position when needed. Many will remember Donny selling raffle tickets with his bag over his shoulder going from car to car, then walking around the ground at half time with the winning ticket number. Donny was also on the gate with Glen McMaster for many years. Donny was honoured with Life Membership in 1973. He was Best Clubman in 1974 and again in 1993. The Honour Board over the bar was donated by Don and his family in 1983. Donny will not be forgotten by the Yea Tigers and with the Netball Rooms named in honour of Don and his wife Mary, we will proudly tell future generations about this great man.
There has been one new internationally-acquired case in the last 24 hours. The total number of active cases in Victoria is 19.
There have been 76 days with no local transmission recorded in Victoria.
Thank you.
From the Victorian Department of Health - "The one interstate acquired case in this morning’s numbers is the case that was announced yesterday. The Department is awaiting results of genomic testing to fully confirm a source of acquisition."
There has been one new interstate-acquired case in the last 24 hours. The total number of active cases in Victoria is 19.
There have been 75 days with no local transmission recorded in Victoria.
Thank you.
FYI, there is no DHHS anymore.... it’s now the Department of Health.
From Vic Department of Health:
"A full public health response is underway after an individual in Victoria tested positive to COVID-19.
The individual, a male in his 30s, recently returned to Australia from overseas and undertook Hotel Quarantine in South Australia.
He arrived in Victoria and returned to his home in Wollert on 4 May and developed symptoms on 8 May. He got tested yesterday, 10 May, and returned a positive result this morning.
Further testing has been urgently arranged to confirm the diagnosis. Until that time, the Department is treating this as a positive case and acting accordingly.
The individual is being interviewed and exposure sites are being verified. They will be published when they are confirmed.
The individual who was tested positive is isolating at home. His household primary close contacts are also isolating, being interviewed, and will be urgently tested.
The Department is working with interstate counterparts to determine the likely source of this infection.
If you have any symptoms of COVID-19 – such as fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, chills or sweats, or change in sense of smell or taste – get a test immediately.
To see where to get tested, visit www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/where-get-tested-covid-19
A Victorian man in his 30s who returned from overseas and quarantined in SA, has tested positive this morning to COVID-19. The man returned to his home in Wollert. Possible exposure sites are being determined.
Here we go again
Timeline Photos🚧 Maintenance works on Lake Eildon's spillway are expected to continue until early June 2021.
Repairs are being made to the spillway chute floor concrete to ensure the ongoing operation of this asset into the future.
There will continue to be some noise during the works – thank you for your patience!
LW
I would like to say that this is the only media that I will read as you give us the figures and facts without the nasty stuff that other media outlets do.
JC
Alexandra Newspapers that's how you do journalism. Verified details. Why can't you be incharge of the big papers? Thanks for all your hard work.
DL
Great job guys. It takes a country newspaper to show how “real” journalism is done. No opinion, no agenda. Just level reporting.
WQ
Thank you, reassurance nice to have honesty during this nightmare it gives us small degree of security.
