As there’s no Moonee Valley Council meeting this week (cancelled with no clear explanation) I thought it might be worth writing about Australia’s COVID-19 tracing app.

Prime Minister Morrison made further announcements on Tuesday evening regarding closures to apply from 11:59pm Wednesday 25 March.

This list is from his media release. It is the most comprehensive list available.

The Victorian Government has ordered certain businesses to close until 13 April: here is their order.

Please read below the thoughts of one Flemington resident, Louise Donn. I’m grateful to Louise for sharing her family’s concerns about the likely impact of COVID-19 and the urgent necessity for Australians to take this seriously.

A huge thanks to 200 Flemington, Kensington and Moonee Valley folk for joining the community action on Wednesday 5 February. Here are some beautiful photos taken by Patomporn Ruyun. 

The most important action this week will be at 7am Weds morning when we will demonstrate the depth of community support for heritage trees to Metro ahead of their meeting with Moonee Valley Council.

Dear Mayor and Councillors,

I am writing to you ahead of tonight’s Special Council meeting to consider the future of the heritage trees at Newmarket Station.

Newmarket trees FAQ & what you can do to #SaveRed

About 80 people attended the meeting this morning.

Here’s what I, Rose, said at the meeting this morning. Jennie from the Flemington Association and Felicity from the National Trust also spoke. The Mayor and ward councillors responded to questions.

We will meet again at 5pm today for an update and to hear whether we need to be vigilant tonight to #SaveRed.

There is a community meeting on site at 7am Friday morning, 24 Jan. All welcome.

At this time, unless convincing evidence is produced that the tree poses an immediate risk, we will be calling for a halt to any proposed works.