Rebecca's holiday

03/01/2024

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23/11/2023

Christmas has come early! Three eps on Monday AGAIN 🎄 😍

7pm Mon-Thurs on 7 and 7 plus

16/07/2023

I'm at the West Coast Eagles game go Eagles

24/04/2023

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them."

30/01/2023

09/09/2022

Sad to hear the Queen Elizabeth has passed away
She be sadly missed

04/09/2022

WA’s smooth transition out of COVID-19 public health measures continues next week.

Our unique journey and soft landing allows Western Australians to take the next step based on our expert public health advice.

Effective Friday, 9 September, the mask-wearing requirement will be eased further. This means masks will no longer be required on all domestic flights, public transport, taxis and rideshare.

Masks are still encouraged to be worn in crowded indoor settings where people are unable to physically distance.

In addition, visitation limits have been eased for residential aged and disability care facilities.

From today, these facilities will be able to determine the number of visitors permitted per resident each day.

Proof of vaccination will still be required for aged care facilities, in addition to mask wearing at both aged care and disability care facilities.

These changing protocols follow the latest public health advice, however it’s important we all remain vigilant and remember the basic public health behaviours.

To protect the community Western Australians are reminded to practise healthy hygiene, stay home if they’re unwell, test and isolate early and be cautious – especially when they visit high risk settings.

31/08/2022

29/08/2022

This is where we staying for 8 days and 7 nights

16/08/2022

Darwin – Welcome to the capital of Australia’s Northern Territory. This coastal city has lots on offer; check out our video to see the best spots to visit. W...

30/05/2022

14/04/2022

Western Australia’s COVID-19 situation continues to be encouraging.

We haven’t seen a spike in daily cases recorded since public health measures were eased just under two weeks ago, and hospitalisations have fallen and are now stable.

When compared to the scenario in our modelling, cumulative cases since the start of our outbreak are now tracking below what was predicted, and hospital and ICU admissions are significantly below what was expected.

It’s further evidence that our strategy of light public health measures, mask wearing and world-leading vaccination rates is working

Vaccines have slowed the spread, taken the burden off our hospitals, and saved lives.

This means we are in a strong position to safely ease a range of public health measures as planned.

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Effective 12.01am tomorrow (Thursday 14 April) the following measures will be in place:

🟠 Contact registration will be removed across the State in all settings except hospitals.

So you won’t have to check in at the pub or café any more, but you will at a hospital.

🟠 The 500-person cap at all hospitality venues, nightclubs and function centres will be removed as planned.

This will be welcomed by many venue owners, hospitality workers, and partygoers this weekend and beyond.

🟠 Limits to home and private outdoor gatherings will be removed entirely.

🟠 RAT testing on arrival will no longer be required for international and domestic travellers.

However, arrivals at Perth Airport will still be provided with a free RAT that we encourage them to use, and register any positive result with WA Health.

🟠 WA’s close contact definition will be refined to align with the National Cabinet definition.

A close contact will now only be defined as a household-type contact or intimate partner of a COVID-19 case, that being a person who resides with or stays overnight in the same premises or has had more than four hours of cumulative contact with a COVID-19 case in a residential/home setting (residential care facility, congregate living facility, boarding school/house or maritime vessel), without wearing a mask, or someone directed by WA Health that they are a close contact.

In short - only household members, and intimate partners of positive cases will be forced to isolate, as well as those who have spent four or more hours of cumulative contact, without masks, in a residential/home setting with a positive case.

People who are currently in isolation under the broader definition can leave isolation at midnight tonight, so long as they don’t have any symptoms.

However, this only applies to people who were defined as a close contact because they:
- had at least 15 minutes face-to-face contact where a mask was not worn by the exposed person and the person with COVID-19; or
- are someone who had more than than two hours within a small room with a case during their infectious period where masks have been removed for this period by the exposed person and the person with COVID-19.

This does not apply to people are deemed a household close contact. They will still need to complete their isolation period.

We can proceed down this path, with this sensible and safe change, because with too many forced to isolate relative to the risk they pose, and parents forced to stay home when their children are declared a contact in the classroom, the cost begins to outweigh the benefit.

While this will be a relief to many – it so it’s important to keep monitoring for symptoms and getting tested if they develop.

Make the most of those free RATs we are providing to every household and through pop-up locations, or go and get a free PCR test.

In the case of schools - they will no longer need to contact trace classroom or equivalent contacts when Term 2 begins, and cases in classrooms will no longer force students into isolation.

In effect, when it comes to schools – if you’re sick, stay home. And of course, if you have symptoms, get tested.

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While it’s not guaranteed yet, WA is getting closer to achieving our soft landing.

It is a remarkable thing – that together – we have avoided mass loss of life, while minimising the impact of the virus and public health measures on the community and the economy.

We will keep monitoring the situation over east – as they go through subsequent Omicron waves, so we can once again learn lessons from their experience, and continually review and ease our own public health measures.

WA has done a remarkable job and every Western Australian should be proud.

23/03/2022

We know that climate change is impacting the severity, and frequency, of extreme weather events in WA.

The Christmas 2021 power outages were the result of record temperatures - causing huge demand for electricity to run air conditioners, as well as difficult bushfire conditions around the State.

The State Government today handed down the independent review into these outages.

It makes a number of recommendations to improve network reliability - all of which will be addressed by Western Power.

This is an important step as our electricity network continues to adapt to our changing climate.

To better support Western Australians affected by power outages, we have permanently increased the extended outage payment from $80 to $120 for eligible Western Power and Horizon Power customers.

This means this scheme is now the most generous in the country - providing electricity customers with strong support when they are impacted by outages.

Customers who have already made a claim for and been paid the existing $80 for an outage since 1 January 2022 will automatically be paid the additional $40 by 30 April.

For more information, visit www.westernpower.com.au/faults-outages/make-a-claim/extended-outage/ (Western Power customers) or www.horizonpower.com.au/faults--outages/make-a-claim/ (Horizon Power customers).

23/02/2022

A big thanks to everyone for following the new public health measures that came into effect on Monday morning.

We do have a small update regarding what these measures mean for private outdoor gatherings at home, for events like birthday parties and backyard weddings.

As we announced on Friday, private indoor gatherings are now limited to 30 people, regardless of the size of the residence.

However, I can clarify that private gatherings of up to 200 people can occur in an outdoor area of a home providing that:
- The gathering is capped at a maximum of 200 people
- The gathering is occurring predominantly in the outside area
- No more than 30 people, including members of the household, inside the residence at the property at any one time
- There is at least 2sqm of space per person in the outdoor area of your home

Just to make that last point clear, it’s not about keeping your guests two metres apart, it’s about the amount of space outdoors being used for the gathering, relative to the number of people in attendance.

If you were worried about your event going ahead in the coming weeks, as long as your place fits the bill, it can safely go ahead.

Nothing is perfect in a pandemic, but these measures are about trying to strike the right balance – to minimise the impact on your day to day life, while also slowing the spread and saving lives.

What is important, is that if you're hosting or attending one of these events, you do the right thing by your fellow guests.

Follow the basic hygiene requirements, and if you're sick, stay home and go get tested.

It's just common sense, and it will make a big difference.

21/02/2022

having my Lunch

20/02/2022

great service and friendly staff