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Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9305 3533

Address: 1244 Marmion Ave 6028 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.currambinepharmacy.com.au

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06.01.2022 I know the situation around our public schools has been causing angst for parents, teachers, staff and students. I understand that it may be confusing, but we...ve kept them open, consistent with the best medical advice at hand through the National Cabinet process. Today, as the pandemic situation moves forward, we move to the next step. Firstly, from Monday, March 30, we will now encourage parents to keep children at home if they can, and access the online learning resources we have made available. However, all children who do attend public schools will continue to be taught. Where parents need children to attend school to enable them to maintain employment, and for those children in vulnerable families, like children living with grandparents, they are encouraged to continue to attend school. Public schools will remain open from Monday, March 30 to Friday, April 3. In addition, formal classes will now finish at the end of Friday, April 3, one week earlier than planned. Teachers and education assistants will now use this time to plan and prepare for a new way of teaching from the start of Term 2, with work continuing through the school holidays. However, arrangements will be in place in schools to supervise children who need to attend school on the last four days prior to Easter, where parents require it to maintain their employment, or due to a personal situation. It is crucial for us to strike the right balance between keeping the community safe, allowing essential services to continue and provide a quality education to our students in this difficult time. I want to reassure parents that our schools are well prepared to continue to provide education for their children. Thank you to the parents and carers of Western Australian children for their understanding and support for school staff as we navigate our way together through this unprecedented situation. And thank you to our teachers, education assistants and all school staff for the essential work they do across our State. This is an incredibly difficult situation, thank you for your patience, and we will let you know about plans for Term 2 as soon as possible.

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03.01.2022 This is our WA COVID-19 update for Thursday 26 March 2020. Today's update includes information on changes affecting public schools and new testing criteria. Our... regular public updates include up-to-date information, current advice and tips on how to better protect yourself. It is important people are well informed on the virus, so as new information or advice becomes available we will share it. ---- - Current cases - With around 500 additional tests completed since yesterday's update, there have been 26 additional cases of COVID-19 detected in Western Australia. One of these new cases have come from regional Western Australia, that case is located in the Pilbara. The Department is in the process of interviewing these new cases to determine their travel history and to identify their close contacts. Of these 26 cases, 4 are passengers from cruise ships. Of these 4 cases, one is from the Ruby Princess, one is from the Sun Princess, and two are from Voyager of the Seas. Travel history for other confirmed cases includes USA, Spain and UK. Sadly, Western Australia has today also recorded its second COVID-19 related death, in a case involving travel on board a passenger cruise ship. To date, 11,288 Western Australians have tested negative for COVID-19 1,516 of these are from regional WA. Among the total cases there are currently 11 patients being treated in Perth hospitals. Of the confirmed cases, 23 patients have been confirmed to have recovered. ---- - Changes to WA Public Schools - I know the situation around our public schools has been causing angst for parents, teachers, staff and students. I understand that it may be confusing, but weve kept them open, consistent with the best medical advice at hand through the National Cabinet process. Today, as the pandemic situation moves forward, we move to the next step. Firstly, from Monday, March 30, we will now encourage parents to keep children at home if they can, and access the online learning resources we have made available. However, all children who do attend public schools will continue to be taught. Where parents need children to attend school to enable them to maintain employment, and for those children in vulnerable families, like children living with grandparents, they are encouraged to continue to attend school. Public schools will remain open from Monday, March 30 to Friday, April 3. In addition, formal classes will now finish at the end of Friday, April 3, one week earlier than planned. Teachers and education assistants will now use this time to plan and prepare for a new way of teaching from the start of Term 2, with work continuing through the school holidays. However, arrangements will be in place in schools to supervise children who need to attend school on the last four days prior to Easter, where parents require it to maintain their employment, or due to a personal situation. It is crucial for us to strike the right balance between keeping the community safe, allowing essential services to continue and provide a quality education to our students in this difficult time. I want to reassure parents that our schools are well prepared to continue to provide education for their children. Thank you to the parents and carers of Western Australian children for their understanding and support for school staff as we navigate our way together through this unprecedented situation. And thank you to our teachers, education assistants and all school staff for the essential work they do across our State. This is an incredibly difficult situation, thank you for your patience, and we will let you know about plans for Term 2 as soon as possible. ---- - Local COVID-19 research We are also making available $3 million in funding to support COVID-19 related research. This new funding scheme will give WA researchers an opportunity to be part of global efforts to minimise the impacts of COVID-19. And at a time when there is still no specific treatment for COVID-19, WA patients would potentially have access to clinical trials. ---- - Prescription medication Today, we are also announcing new regulations to ensure easier access to some prescription medications. This provides special authority to allow pharmacists in Western Australia to supply ongoing prescription medicines, during the COVID-19 public health state of emergency making it easier for people who need ongoing medications. It applies to patients already under treatment with a medicine, where their prescriptions have run out and is it not possible for them to see a doctor in time to obtain a new prescription. In these circumstances, if the pharmacist is satisfied that treatment is urgently needed, they may dispense a standard one-month quantity of the medicine. The changes are not an opportunity for patients to stockpile medications. They are to ensure patients health is not compromised as a result of disruptions caused by the present situation and there will be strict limits on the additional amount available. Patients requiring additional supplies should endeavour to attend their regular pharmacy and take along some proof of prior use of the medication such as a recent empty packet. They should also be able to produce valid ID and a Medicare Card. ---- - Testing - The COVID-19 testing regime is being expanded to protect vulnerable communities, understand and identify community transmission and identify more individual cases. It's important to ensure the testing criteria allows enough testing of high-risk patients to occur at the height of the expected pandemic. COVID-19 testing at COVID clinics is only available to individuals who: 1. Have fever (temperature of 37.5 deg or above) or respiratory illness AND 2. Meet one of the following Criteria: Can provide evidence of: Recent overseas travel (for example, airline ticket or passport stamp) OR Have been in close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case OR Are a health care worker, aged care worker or WA police officer Additionally, testing is now being increased in other settings, including: - Geographically localised areas where there is elevated risk of community transmission as defined by the local public health unit - High risk settings where there are two or more plausibly-linked cases (for example aged and residential care, rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and military bases) - Hospitalised patients ---- - COVID clinics - Seven COVID clinics are now operational in the Perth metropolitan region. All metropolitan area COVID clinics are operational between the hours of 8am-8pm, 7 days a week. The clinics now open are based: Royal Perth Hospital (Ground Floor, Ainslie House, 48 Murray Street) Fiona Stanley Hospital (Allied Health 2, Gymnasiums, East End, Bedbrook Row) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (C Block, Hospital Avenue) Armadale Health Service (Ground Floor, 3056 Albany Highway, Mount Nasura) Rockingham General Hospital (Elanora Drive, Cooloongup) Midland COVID Clinic: Front of St John of God Midland Hospital (access only via Yelverton Drive) Joondalup COVID Clinic: Ground floor Joondalup Hospital (Car park P4, Regents Park Road - Enter via outside walkway between Specialist Medical West and Physiotherapy Department) Additionally, a COVID-19 clinic is operating in Bunbury and is open from 10am - 4pm every day. It is based at the Bunbury Health Campus (Corner Bussell Highway And Robertson Drive). In other regional areas, people should go to a public hospital, health service or remote health clinic. Please call ahead if you are concerned that you have contracted COVID-19. Patients at COVID-19 clinics are required to bring proof of recent travel or identify the confirmed case they have been in contact with. Patients will be screened and where appropriate tested, provided with appropriate information and referred for further medical treatment if necessary. If people do not meet the criteria they will not be tested. Those individuals who are tested and well enough, will be asked to self-isolate while they await test results. Anyone who is confirmed to have COVID-19, who does not require hospitalisation will be required to stay in self-isolation as instructed by the public health team. It is also extremely important that people who are unwell and are concerned they have COVID-19 should immediately self-isolate and then seek further medical advice. ---- - Temporary liquor restrictions now in effect - Alcohol-related issues take up an enormous amount of resources in our health system, something we simply cannot afford to spare during the COVID-19 situation. In consultation with the WA Police Commissioner, weve introduced new temporary restrictions on takeaway alcohol across the State. The new restrictions are now in effect. Initially they have been introduced for a two-week period, and will be extended or altered at any time if necessary. Existing takeaway restrictions in particular communities will remain in place. Under the changes, takeaway alcohol will be limited to the following amounts, per customer, each day: - one carton of beer, cider or pre-mixed spirits; or - three bottles of wine; or - one litre of spirits; or - one litre of fortified wine; or - A combination of any two of the above (but not a combination of two of the same product). These restrictions are not intended to stop people from having a responsible drink. They are temporary and sensible measures that will help ensure our State is in a strong position to respond to COVID-19. ---- - New strict WA border controls - As of 1:30pm 24 Tuesday 2020, strict restrictions are now in place for anyone entering Western Australia by any access point by road, rail, air and sea. Unless exempted, arrivals from interstate are ordered to self-isolate for 14 days. This is a simple message: If you were looking to come to Western Australia for a holiday - don't. And if you're a West Aussie coming home - make sure you are prepared to self-isolate for 14 days. Exemptions will apply to essential services and essential workers, including health and emergency services, defence and policing, mining and resources industry workforces, flight crews and freight of essential goods, via ports and trucks with strict guidelines in place to monitor and manage this. There will also be exemptions granted on compassionate grounds and where people live near border communities. Arrivals will have to show they meet the essential arrival criteria to be granted an exemption. Enforcement of the border restrictions will be rolled out with checkpoint stops. This new direction will be enforceable by law with penalties of up to $50,000 for individuals. ---- - Travel - The Federal Government has now put in place a 'do not travel' ban on Australians travelling overseas. This is in addition to the Level 4 - Do Not Travel advice. Exemptions include for those citizens ordinarily resident overseas, where travel is essential or necessary, where travel is in our national interest, and on compassionate and humanitarian grounds. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is also advising all Australians overseas who intend to come home to do so immediately. Western Australians should only travel interstate if it is absolutely essential. Restrictions have been placed on travel to WA's remote Aboriginal communities, who are especially vulnerable. International cruise ships will also be banned from docking in Australia for at least 30 days. Anyone entering or returning to Australia from overseas are required to self-isolate for 14 days after arrival. They are required to go straight to their home or accommodation and remain there for the full 14 day period, with the exception of seeking medical assistance if necessary. Western Australians who are aware of someone breaching a requirement to self-isolate - please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or WA Police on 131 444. ---- - Elective surgery - Only urgent Category 1 elective surgery cases, which are treated as cases with the potential to become an emergency, will be continued in WA hospitals. No further bookings for Category 2 and 3 elective surgery, procedures and routine community dental services will be made at WA hospitals. All Category 3 elective surgery and procedures will be cancelled while booked Category 2 patients will be reviewed by hospitals and treating clinicians, and if deemed urgent can proceed. Reducing elective surgery will help preserve face masks and other vital personal protective equipment. This is essential to protect health staff from infection when testing or treating confirmed cases. ---- We are preparing and taking every precaution to protect Western Australia from COVID-19. The Western Australian health system and our hospitals are very well prepared to manage infectious disease situations and have well established systems and processes in place. The WA Governments Pandemic Plan has been updated to respond to COVID-19, and is publically available. You can see the plan for yourself at https://www.wa.gov.au/covid19 under WA Government Response. The State Government is taking this very seriously and we need to be prepared for a pandemic. Every action we take and decision we make is to protect Western Australians. We have already taken action with a suite of measures to prepare the State for the possibility of a pandemic. It is important that we all continue remain calm and use common sense. The best thing we can do to protect ourselves is quality personal hygiene and exercise social distancing by avoiding unnecessary personal contact. That includes covering coughs and sneezes, washing hands often with soap or sanitiser, staying home from work or school if unwell, avoiding shaking hands or hugging, and maintaining distance from others in public. Please also continue to follow the advice of authorities and doctors - anyone who is instructed to self-isolate must take the order seriously, stay home and not put others at risk. This means you dont leave your property, you dont go to work or school, you dont go on outings and you dont have visitors - only leave the house to seek medical attention. ---- Official information regarding COVID-19 in Western Australia - www.wa.gov.au/covid19 WA Department of Health information www.healthywa.wa.gov.au/coronavirus Coronavirus information hotline 1800 020 080 Smartraveller information regarding travel advice for Australians - www.smartraveller.gov.au

02.01.2022 This is our WA COVID-19 update for Tuesday 7 April 2020. Our regular public updates include up-to-date information, current advice and tips on how to better pro...tect yourself. It is important people are well informed on the virus, so as new information or advice becomes available we will share it. ---- - Current cases - With around 500 additional tests completed since yesterday's update, there have been 10 additional WA cases of COVID-19 detected. That brings WA's total confirmed cases to 470. Seven of today's cases are related to cruise ships (the Costa Luminosa and the Costa Victoria), or overseas travel and one is a close contact of a confirmed case. Two cases are still being investigated. Of these confirmed cases nine are from metropolitan Perth and one is from the Kimberley. As with all new confirmed cases, contact tracing is underway and all cases are self-isolating. The Department of Health has also confirmed two more COVID-19 related deaths in Western Australia. A man in his 70s, who was a passenger from the cruise ship Artania, has died at Joondalup Health Campus and a Western Australian woman in her 70s, who had returned from overseas travel, has died in Royal Perth Hospital. WA now has over 170 recovered cases. To date, 18,731 Western Australians have tested negative for COVID-19. Of these 3,787 are from regional WA. ---- - Testing The testing criteria for COVID-19 has been expanded significantly at all COVID-19 clinics. General Public Testing: Any person presenting with BOTH a fever (38C) AND an acute respiratory infection (e.g. shortness of breath, cough, sore throat) will be tested. High-Risk Settings: Anyone working within a high-risk setting that presents with EITHER a fever (38C) OR an acute respiratory infection will be tested. This includes healthcare workers (including aged care and disability workers) and Western Australian Police Officers. This also applies to anyone in the Kimberley. Testing will also be arranged for anyone from the following high-risk settings where two or more people are experiencing EITHER a fever (38C) OR an acute respiratory infection: - aged and residential care; - rural and remote Aboriginal communities; - detention centres; - correctional facilities; - boarding schools; - military barracks or equivalent; - geographically localised areas with increased risk of community transmission; and - cruise ship passengers or returned travellers (international and domestic). These changes follow the advice given by the WA Chief Health Officer will help find new individual cases and if there is community transmission of COVID-19. ---- - COVID clinics - An additional, dedicated COVID clinic will open at Broome Hospital on Wednesday. The clinic will operate from 8.30am-4pm, seven days a week and will be staffed by clinicians and administrative teams following strict infection control measures. Anybody with either a fever of or above 38 degrees OR an acute respiratory infection should present for testing as soon as possible. In other Kimberley communities, those requiring testing are able to attend any WA Country Health Service hospital or health service or clinics operated by Aboriginal Medical Services or the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Seven COVID clinics are now operational in the Perth metropolitan region - all metropolitan area COVID clinics are operational between the hours of 8am-8pm, 7 days a week. The clinics now open are based: Royal Perth Hospital (Ground Floor, Ainslie House, 48 Murray Street) Fiona Stanley Hospital (Allied Health 2, Gymnasiums, East End, Bedbrook Row) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (C Block, Hospital Avenue) Armadale Health Service (Ground Floor, 3056 Albany Highway, Mount Nasura) Rockingham General Hospital (Elanora Drive, Cooloongup) Midland COVID Clinic: Front of St John of God Midland Hospital (access only via Yelverton Drive) Joondalup COVID Clinic: Ground floor Joondalup Hospital (Car park P4, Regents Park Road - Enter via outside walkway between Specialist Medical West and Physiotherapy Department) Additionally, a COVID-19 clinic is operating in Bunbury and is open from 10am - 4pm every day. It is based at the Bunbury Health Campus (Corner Bussell Highway And Robertson Drive). In other regional areas, people should go to a public hospital, health service or remote health clinic. Please call ahead if you are concerned that you have contracted COVID-19. Patients at COVID-19 clinics are required to bring proof of recent travel or identify the confirmed case they have been in contact with. Patients will be screened and where appropriate tested, provided with appropriate information and referred for further medical treatment if necessary. If people do not meet the criteria they will not be tested. Those individuals who are tested and well enough, will be asked to self-isolate while they await test results. Anyone who is confirmed to have COVID-19, who does not require hospitalisation will be required to stay in self-isolation as instructed by the public health team. It is also extremely important that people who are unwell and are concerned they have COVID-19 should immediately self-isolate and then seek further medical advice. ---- - Closure of the WA border - Western Australia's borders are now closed to travel from interstate. An exempt traveller, who will be allowed into our State, must perform one of the following functions: - Health services - Emergency services - Transport, freight and logistics - Specialists skills, not available in WA, for industry or business continuity; - National or State security and governance; and - Courts and judicial services; There are also exemptions for FIFO workers and their families, however strict 14-day quarantine measures will need to be followed, when they first enter the State. Further exemptions will also apply on compassionate grounds. In addition, Western Australians who are already in quarantine for 14 days in the eastern states, will be allowed back to WA if they show no symptoms of COVID-19. They will need to return to WA within 24 hours of completing their period of quarantine, and then immediately self-quarantine for a further 14 days at their home. More information and a list of exemptions can be found at www.wa.gov.au/covid19 Additional, stricter directions apply to those coming to WA via the Kimberley, to protect people living in remote Aboriginal communities. Western Australians who are aware of someone breaching a requirement to self-isolate - please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or WA Police on 131 444. ---- - Restrictions on travel within Western Australia Restrictions over travel between regions within Western Australia are now in effect. All non-essential travel within Western Australia must now stop. Unless you fit an exempt category, you will now not be able to leave whatever region of Western Australia you live in. To be clear, those regions are: the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, Mid-West, Goldfields-Esperance, Wheatbelt, Great Southern and South West. Due to their proximity and interconnected nature, Perth and Peel will be treated as one region. The exempt categories include: travel for work purposes; to attend medical appointments; to transport freight; those who do not have access to groceries or supplies within their region; returning to a place of residence; where necessary to attend school or an educational institution; caring for family members; and approved compassionate grounds. Western Australians that are currently outside of their region and are able to return, should do so immediately. The construction and freight industries, in particular, will continue to operate despite these new measures. Check points and mobile police patrols will be in place to monitor travel across boundaries and ensure people are doing the right thing. If your need to travel fits one of the exempt categories, please assist police by preparing documentation, such as a letter/email/SMS from an employer, to support your legitimate travel. ---- - Additional restrictions on travel for the Kimberley - New measures have been announced to stop the spread of COVID-19 to the Kimberley region. Travel restrictions are already in place in the Kimberley region, but due to the seriousness of the situation, additional stronger measures are needed to stop the movement of people between towns or local government areas. New boundaries, in line with the four local government areas (Shire of Broome, Derby West Kimberley, Wyndham East Kimberley, Halls creek) within the Kimberley region are now in place. People must stay in their local government area. The existing exemptions apply, such as provision of essential services or supplies, medical reasons or residents returning to their home. Residents who need to cross a regional boundary to return to their home, must self-isolate for 14 days. Kimberley residents are urged to stay home and cease all non-essential travel and activity. Indoor or outdoor activities of more than two people should be avoided, unless exempted. Anyone displaying symptoms should contact their local health facility immediately. ---- - Additional restrictions on travel for the Goldfields-Esperance- A new restriction on intrastate travel applies for Esperance. Unless for essential purposes, no visits to Esperance will be permitted. This is designed to stop the holiday flood, particularly from Kalgoorlie, over the Easter period and beyond, and has been implemented in conjunction with the local council. ---- We are preparing and taking every precaution to protect Western Australia from COVID-19. The Western Australian health system and our hospitals are very well prepared to manage infectious disease situations and have well established systems and processes in place. The WA Governments Pandemic Plan has been updated to respond to COVID-19, and is publicly available. You can see the plan for yourself at https://www.wa.gov.au/covid19 under WA Government Response. The State Government is taking this very seriously and we need to be prepared for a pandemic. Every action we take and decision we make is to protect Western Australians. We have already taken action with a suite of measures to prepare the State for the possibility of a pandemic. It is important that we all continue to remain calm and use common sense. The best thing we can do to protect ourselves is quality personal hygiene and exercise social distancing by avoiding unnecessary personal contact. That includes covering coughs and sneezes, washing hands often with soap or sanitiser, staying home from work or school if unwell, avoiding shaking hands or hugging, and maintaining distance from others in public. Please also continue to follow the advice of authorities and doctors - anyone who is instructed to self-isolate must take the order seriously, stay home and not put others at risk. This means you dont leave your property, you dont go to work or school, you dont go on outings and you dont have visitors - only leave the house to seek medical attention. ---- Official information regarding COVID-19 in Western Australia - www.wa.gov.au/covid19 WA Department of Health information www.healthywa.wa.gov.au/coronavirus Coronavirus information hotline 1800 020 080 Smartraveller information regarding travel advice for Australians - www.smartraveller.gov.au

02.01.2022 This is our WA COVID-19 update for Sunday 5 April 2020. Our regular public updates include up-to-date information, current advice and tips on how to better prot...ect yourself. It is important people are well informed on the virus, so as new information or advice becomes available we will share it. ---- - Current cases - With around 900 additional tests completed since yesterday's update, there have been 17 additional WA cases of COVID-19 detected. Three of todays cases are related to cruise ships and six to overseas travel. Three are close contacts of confirmed cases and five are still under investigation. As with all new confirmed cases, contact tracing is underway and all cases are self-isolating. To date, 17,744 Western Australians have tested negative for COVID-19. Of these 2,680 are from regional WA. ---- - Testing The testing criteria for COVID-19 has been expanded significantly at all COVID-19 clinics. General Public Testing: Any person presenting with BOTH a fever (38C) AND an acute respiratory infection (e.g. shortness of breath, cough, sore throat) will be tested. High-Risk Settings: Anyone working within a high-risk setting that presents with EITHER a fever (38C) OR an acute respiratory infection will be tested. This includes healthcare workers (including aged care and disability workers) and Western Australian Police Officers. Testing will also be arranged for anyone from the following high-risk settings where two or more people are experiencing EITHER a fever (38C) OR an acute respiratory infection: - aged and residential care; - rural and remote Aboriginal communities; - detention centres; - correctional facilities; - boarding schools; - military barracks or equivalent; - geographically localised areas with increased risk of community transmission; and - cruise ship passengers or returned travellers (international and domestic). These changes follow the advice given by the WA Chief Health Officer will help find new individual cases and if there is community transmission of COVID-19. ---- - COVID clinics - Seven COVID clinics are now operational in the Perth metropolitan region. All metropolitan area COVID clinics are operational between the hours of 8am-8pm, 7 days a week. The clinics now open are based: Royal Perth Hospital (Ground Floor, Ainslie House, 48 Murray Street) Fiona Stanley Hospital (Allied Health 2, Gymnasiums, East End, Bedbrook Row) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (C Block, Hospital Avenue) Armadale Health Service (Ground Floor, 3056 Albany Highway, Mount Nasura) Rockingham General Hospital (Elanora Drive, Cooloongup) Midland COVID Clinic: Front of St John of God Midland Hospital (access only via Yelverton Drive) Joondalup COVID Clinic: Ground floor Joondalup Hospital (Car park P4, Regents Park Road - Enter via outside walkway between Specialist Medical West and Physiotherapy Department) Additionally, a COVID-19 clinic is operating in Bunbury and is open from 10am - 4pm every day. It is based at the Bunbury Health Campus (Corner Bussell Highway And Robertson Drive). In other regional areas, people should go to a public hospital, health service or remote health clinic. Please call ahead if you are concerned that you have contracted COVID-19. Patients at COVID-19 clinics are required to bring proof of recent travel or identify the confirmed case they have been in contact with. Patients will be screened and where appropriate tested, provided with appropriate information and referred for further medical treatment if necessary. If people do not meet the criteria they will not be tested. Those individuals who are tested and well enough, will be asked to self-isolate while they await test results. Anyone who is confirmed to have COVID-19, who does not require hospitalisation will be required to stay in self-isolation as instructed by the public health team. It is also extremely important that people who are unwell and are concerned they have COVID-19 should immediately self-isolate and then seek further medical advice. ---- - Closure of the WA border - Western Australians should only travel interstate if doing so is essential. We currently have restrictions in place for people coming into WA, and requiring 14 days of self-isolation unless they fit an exempt category. But it makes sense that we go further now, and close Western Australia's border. Based on the medical advice, we will move to introduce a temporary hard border closure effective from midnight, or 11.59pm, tonight. The message to any Western Australian over east who is thinking of coming back to WA is absolutely clear: if you need to get home to WA come home immediately. For anyone else thinking about visiting WA forget about it. While we are this State of Emergency, we need you to stay where you are. These are drastic steps, but also sensible and workable - and they will give us the best chance of combating the virus and minimising the spread throughout our community. A number of specific exemptions will be implemented to ensure our State can continue to operate and function. The exemptions are currently being finalised, but they will include people who perform work functions including: - Health services - Emergency service workers - Transport, freight and logistics - Specialists skills, not available in WA, - National or State security and governance, and - Courts and judicial services; There will also be exemptions for FIFO workers and their families, however strict 14-day self-isolation measures will need to be followed, when they first enter the State. Further exemptions will also apply on specific compassionate grounds. Additional, stricter directions apply to those coming to WA via the Kimberley, to protect people living in remote Aboriginal communities. Western Australians who are aware of someone breaching a requirement to self-isolate - please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or WA Police on 131 444. ---- - Restrictions on travel within Western Australia Restrictions over travel between regions within Western Australia are now in effect. All non-essential travel within Western Australia must now stop. Unless you fit an exempt category, you will now not be able to leave whatever region of Western Australia you live in. To be clear, those regions are: the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, Mid-West, Goldfields-Esperance, Wheatbelt, Great Southern and South West. Due to their proximity and interconnected nature, Perth and Peel will be treated as one region. The exempt categories include: travel for work purposes; to attend medical appointments; to transport freight; those who do not have access to groceries or supplies within their region; returning to a place of residence; where necessary to attend school or an educational institution; caring for family members; and approved compassionate grounds. Western Australians that are currently outside of their region and are able to return, should do so immediately. The construction and freight industries, in particular, will continue to operate despite these new measures. Check points and mobile police patrols will be in place to monitor travel across boundaries and ensure people are doing the right thing. If your need to travel fits one of the exempt categories, please assist police by preparing documentation, such as a letter/email/SMS from an employer, to support your legitimate travel. ---- - Additional restrictions on travel for the Kimberley - New measures have been announced to stop the spread of COVID-19 to the Kimberley region. Travel restrictions are already in place in the Kimberley region, but due to the seriousness of the situation, additional stronger measures are needed to stop the movement of people between towns or local government areas. As of today, new boundaries, in line with the four local government areas (Shire of Broome, Derby West Kimberley, Wyndham East Kimberley, Halls creek) within the Kimberley region are now in place. People must stay in their local government area. The existing exemptions apply, such as provision of essential services or supplies, medical reasons or residents returning to their home. Residents who need to cross a regional boundary to return to their home, must self-isolate for 14 days. Kimberley residents are urged to stay home and cease all non-essential travel and activity. Indoor or outdoor activities of more than two people should be avoided, unless exempted. Anyone displaying symptoms should contact their local health facility immediately. ---- We are preparing and taking every precaution to protect Western Australia from COVID-19. The Western Australian health system and our hospitals are very well prepared to manage infectious disease situations and have well established systems and processes in place. The WA Governments Pandemic Plan has been updated to respond to COVID-19, and is publicly available. You can see the plan for yourself at https://www.wa.gov.au/covid19 under WA Government Response. The State Government is taking this very seriously and we need to be prepared for a pandemic. Every action we take and decision we make is to protect Western Australians. We have already taken action with a suite of measures to prepare the State for the possibility of a pandemic. It is important that we all continue to remain calm and use common sense. The best thing we can do to protect ourselves is quality personal hygiene and exercise social distancing by avoiding unnecessary personal contact. That includes covering coughs and sneezes, washing hands often with soap or sanitiser, staying home from work or school if unwell, avoiding shaking hands or hugging, and maintaining distance from others in public. Please also continue to follow the advice of authorities and doctors - anyone who is instructed to self-isolate must take the order seriously, stay home and not put others at risk. This means you dont leave your property, you dont go to work or school, you dont go on outings and you dont have visitors - only leave the house to seek medical attention. ---- Official information regarding COVID-19 in Western Australia - www.wa.gov.au/covid19 WA Department of Health information www.healthywa.wa.gov.au/coronavirus Coronavirus information hotline 1800 020 080 Smartraveller information regarding travel advice for Australians - www.smartraveller.gov.au

01.01.2022 We can all help stop the spread of disease by keeping a distance of 1.5 metres from others and not shaking hands or exchanging other physical greetings. Find out more at www.health.gov.au