City people dont seem to grasp the reality of country health. Here localy the doctor shortage is a reality, one permanent doctor that wants to leave & another doctor that is temporary & rotated. If you need to see a doctor its at least a 2 week wait (unless you are dying) The hospital has been down graded to a clearing station. 2 years ago i had a heart attack, went to the hospital & it was confirmed. Took 2 days to get an RFDS plane to fly me to Adelaide. The ambulance localy was busy so a transfer ambulance from hospital to plane came from Wallaroo 3hr round trip for the ambulance. Finished up with 6 Stents & all good now.
Greystone said
08:48 AM Mar 22, 2020
Now NT (like TAS) have imposed entry restrictions. I expect that very soon all other states will follow and perhaps within each state there will be specific areas in lock down. So if you're traveling or planning to, expect your movements, including going home, to be severely curtailed. So I am staying put.
BaliHai said
01:07 PM Mar 22, 2020
Hi to all Forum members,
An important heads up on the current situation...
The Prime Minister & Treasurer held a press conference less than an hour ago which suggests the Australian government will take steps to stop all Non Essential Travel forthwith.
This will impact all of us, particularly those that have sold our homes & are on the road on a permanent basis.
Regards,
CANDA.
Rob Driver said
01:53 PM Mar 22, 2020
Just watched on the ABC the report from SA that their borders will be closed from next Tuesday.
It wont be long and I would imagine that most other states will follow. This was not on that news broadcast but it was reported apparently on social media the 10 new cases of the virus were from tourists from the USA in the Barossa Valley.
We are all being told not to travel, how hard can that be? I guess there will be a lot of grey Nomads that will spend a very cool winter in their southern home states.
Regards
Angie.
Stay safe and avoid travel.
-- Edited by bentaxlebabe on Sunday 22nd of March 2020 02:04:55 PM
Tony Bev said
02:16 PM Mar 22, 2020
In light of what has happened in other countries, (in my opinion) I think that it is a matter of time, before all non essential travel must stop, is declared in Australia
Lucky for me, all things were being equal, and I have just returned to home base, in WA
I shall self isolate for fourteen days, as I have just heard about the ten American tourists, who had tested positive, in the Barossa area of SA
They have not said which town/s in the Barossa, they were in, but I was in Nuriootpa for over a week, which is a town in the Borossa area
TheHeaths said
03:35 PM Mar 22, 2020
They are at The Louise Resort, corner of Seppeltsfield and Stonewell Road, Marananga in the Barossa, Tony.
That is in the centre of a triangle formed by Nuri, Greenock and Tanunda.
If you call the Louise on 08 85622722, they may be able to say when their group arrived and if you need to consider isolation at all. They may also tell you to b@#$&$ off!
Declaring a "major emergency", authorities in Western Australia and South Australia have announced tough new measures that will see both states close their borders to slow the spread of coronavirus.
The WA Government has announced it will close its borders from Tuesday afternoon, although exemptions will apply for essential services and workers.
Interstate arrivals will be required to self-isolate for 14 days.
Earlier today, the SA Government announced it will establish 12 border crossings where travellers will be required to sign a declaration about their health and ability to undertake mandatory self-isolation for two weeks.
Those measures will come into effect from 4:00pm on Tuesday.
Tony Bev said
06:58 PM Mar 23, 2020
TheHeaths wrote:
They are at The Louise Resort, corner of Seppeltsfield and Stonewell Road, Marananga in the Barossa, Tony.
That is in the centre of a triangle formed by Nuri, Greenock and Tanunda.
If you call the Louise on 08 85622722, they may be able to say when their group arrived and if you need to consider isolation at all. They may also tell you to b@#$&$ off!
Thanks for that info, Ian
We have now decided to self isolate for many reasons
Although we left Nuriootpa eight days ago, and obviously have no symptoms,we only got home the other day
We did try to distance ourselves from others, but, who knows if we have the virus, without any symptoms
The dear old mother in law, at 96 years, would probably not cope, if we unintentionally, passed any virus onto her
Our children, and grandchildren, have demanded that we self isolate, (they are doing the shopping for us), because there are positive cases in our area
TheHeaths said
07:29 PM Mar 23, 2020
All fine Tony.
Wish you well.
dogbox said
07:49 PM Mar 23, 2020
Tony Bev wrote:
TheHeaths wrote:
They are at The Louise Resort, corner of Seppeltsfield and Stonewell Road, Marananga in the Barossa, Tony.
That is in the centre of a triangle formed by Nuri, Greenock and Tanunda.
If you call the Louise on 08 85622722, they may be able to say when their group arrived and if you need to consider isolation at all. They may also tell you to b@#$&$ off!
Thanks for that info, Ian
We have now decided to self isolate for many reasons
Although we left Nuriootpa eight days ago, and obviously have no symptoms,we only got home the other day
We did try to distance ourselves from others, but, who knows if we have the virus, without any symptoms
The dear old mother in law, at 96 years, would probably not cope, if we unintentionally, passed any virus onto her
Our children, and grandchildren, have demanded that we self isolate, (they are doing the shopping for us), because there are positive cases in our area
how do you find out where positive cases are i've seen nothing to indicate where all the positive cases have been located
Tony Bev said
08:06 PM Mar 23, 2020
Hi dogbox
To answer your question
how do you find out where positive cases are i've seen nothing to indicate where all the positive cases have been located
The government do not say where the positive cases are, due to privacy laws, (which to me is a bit silly, as where do we know, were to avoid)
My information came from a friend, who's wife works within the medical field
The government only mentioned the South West (of Western Australia) area, which I suppose is about 100 X 100 kilometres, or thereabouts
dogbox said
08:12 PM Mar 23, 2020
Tony Bev wrote:
Hi dogbox
To answer your question
how do you find out where positive cases are i've seen nothing to indicate where all the positive cases have been located
The government do not say where the positive cases are, due to privacy laws, (which to me is a bit silly, as where do we know, were to avoid)
My information came from a friend, who's wife works within the medical field
The government only mentioned the South West (of Western Australia) area, which I suppose is about 100 X 100 kilometres, or thereabouts
people might take it a bit more serious if they found out how close it was to where they are
shanem said
06:44 PM Mar 24, 2020
hopefully the 'powers that be' will get better at determining and implementing effective and efficient measures to combat this COVID thing. we don't want to end up with the cure being worse than the disease, uh? watch the money markets, stock market, banks, etc. that is where the real problem is, not the coronavirus ... Google Rum Rebellion (a bunch of financial/share market/gold experts) and take care folks ...
dogbox said
07:44 PM Mar 24, 2020
shanem wrote:
hopefully the 'powers that be' will get better at determining and implementing effective and efficient measures to combat this COVID thing. we don't want to end up with the cure being worse than the disease, uh? watch the money markets, stock market, banks, etc. that is where the real problem is, not the coronavirus ... Google Rum Rebellion (a bunch of financial/share market/gold experts) and take care folks ...
sounds like quote from mr trump or in other words "lets get back to business no matter what it costs "
shanem said
07:19 PM Mar 26, 2020
not a fan of the chap, i'm afraid. no, let business take care of itself, along with a helping hand from the govt as is happening. unfortunately, my comment was misunderstood - google Rum Rebellion (a bunch of folks who are financial/stock market/financial/bank experts, who don't always agree with each other, but who have a generally commonly held view of the global and Aussie economies) and you will see what I am alerting you to. not giving financial advice of any sort, btw, as that would require me to know your particular details, and I have retired and now just dabble in research for my own benefit. cheers and best.
dogbox said
07:41 PM Mar 26, 2020
it would seem all unnecessary travel has been put on hold some people might have trouble justifying there wanderings
An important heads up on the current situation...
The Prime Minister & Treasurer held a press conference less than an hour ago which suggests the Australian government will take steps to stop all Non Essential Travel forthwith.
This will impact all of us, particularly those that have sold our homes & are on the road on a permanent basis.
Regards,
CANDA.
Just watched on the ABC the report from SA that their borders will be closed from next Tuesday.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-22/south-australia-set-to-close-borders-amid-coronavirus-fight/12079044
It wont be long and I would imagine that most other states will follow.
This was not on that news broadcast but it was reported apparently on social media the 10 new cases of the virus were from tourists from the USA in the Barossa Valley.
We are all being told not to travel, how hard can that be?
I guess there will be a lot of grey Nomads that will spend a very cool winter in their southern home states.
Regards
Angie.
Stay safe and avoid travel.
-- Edited by bentaxlebabe on Sunday 22nd of March 2020 02:04:55 PM
Lucky for me, all things were being equal, and I have just returned to home base, in WA
I shall self isolate for fourteen days, as I have just heard about the ten American tourists, who had tested positive, in the Barossa area of SA
They have not said which town/s in the Barossa, they were in, but I was in Nuriootpa for over a week, which is a town in the Borossa area
That is in the centre of a triangle formed by Nuri, Greenock and Tanunda.
If you call the Louise on 08 85622722, they may be able to say when their group arrived and if you need to consider isolation at all. They may also tell you to b@#$&$ off!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-22/wa-sa-set-to-close-borders-amid-coronavirus-fight/12079044
Declaring a "major emergency", authorities in Western Australia and South Australia have announced tough new measures that will see both states close their borders to slow the spread of coronavirus.
The WA Government has announced it will close its borders from Tuesday afternoon, although exemptions will apply for essential services and workers.
Interstate arrivals will be required to self-isolate for 14 days.
Earlier today, the SA Government announced it will establish 12 border crossings where travellers will be required to sign a declaration about their health and ability to undertake mandatory self-isolation for two weeks.
Those measures will come into effect from 4:00pm on Tuesday.
Thanks for that info, Ian
We have now decided to self isolate for many reasons
Although we left Nuriootpa eight days ago, and obviously have no symptoms,we only got home the other day
We did try to distance ourselves from others, but, who knows if we have the virus, without any symptoms
The dear old mother in law, at 96 years, would probably not cope, if we unintentionally, passed any virus onto her
Our children, and grandchildren, have demanded that we self isolate, (they are doing the shopping for us), because there are positive cases in our area
Wish you well.
how do you find out where positive cases are i've seen nothing to indicate where all the positive cases have been located
Hi dogbox
To answer your question
The government do not say where the positive cases are, due to privacy laws, (which to me is a bit silly, as where do we know, were to avoid)
My information came from a friend, who's wife works within the medical field
The government only mentioned the South West (of Western Australia) area, which I suppose is about 100 X 100 kilometres, or thereabouts
people might take it a bit more serious if they found out how close it was to where they are
sounds like quote from mr trump or in other words "lets get back to business no matter what it costs "