Day: April 9, 2020

Police are preparing to turn around holidaymakers over the Easter holidays. Mornington Peninsula’s cases rising much slower than state and national averages. No new cases on the peninsula for three days.  Key facts from today’s Victorian COVID-19 update: The total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Victoria is 1228 – an increase of 16 from yesterday. There were no new deaths overnight. The number of people who have died in Victoria from coronavirus is 12. The total number of cases includes 642 men and 585 women. Cases range in age from babies to their early nineties. There are 110…

HOLIDAYMAKERS visiting the Mornington Peninsula over Easter and planning to stay at holiday rentals, such as Airbnb properties, run the risk of being turned around and sent home. Somerville CIU Senior Sergeant Steve Wood, of the Frontline Tasking Unit, said police were already patrolling major thoroughfares, such as Peninsula Link and the Nepean Highway, looking for “obvious” visitors and pulling them over. “The rules are that people must stay at home and not undertake non-essential travel – and travel to holiday rental properties is non-essential,” he said. “This applies to rentals regardless of when they were booked.” Senior Sergeant Wood…

It was 15 days ago that the Mornington Peninsula was shocked out of complacency with the first release of COVID-19 case data split into Local Government Areas. The Mornington Peninsula’s tally of 36 cases on 26 March placed them as the second highest LGA in the state. But the 15 days since have seen the peninsula aggressively “flattening the curve”, and trending much lower than either the state of federal figures. Today’s peninsula figure of 54, unchanged for three days, equates to a 50% increase in the last 15 days. Victoria’s figures, in the same 15 days, have risen 136%,…

Coronavirus cases in Victoria have today risen to 1228 – an increase of 16 from yesterday. The Mornington Peninsula’s figures stayed steady at 54 for the third day in a row. Nearby, the City of Frankston have 36 confirmed cases, the same as yesterday. The City of Casey have 47 confirmed cases, two up from yesterday. The Mornington Peninsula has maintained its position as the sixth highest number of infections of all the Local Government Areas, falling from second highest just nine days ago. The ten worst affected Local Government Areas in Victoria are: City of Stonnington with 87 confirmed…

Police are continuing to search for the mother of an infant who was located deceased in Seaford yesterday. The remains of the infant, believed to be a newborn, was located by a passer-by on the beach adjacent to Nepean Highway about 4.30pm on 8 April. The body has since been confirmed to be that of a newborn girl. The umbilical cord and placenta were both present with the body. Tests are still being conducted to try and better ascertain a timeframe in which the infant may have died, although preliminary estimates are that the child likely passed away in the…

A Tasmanian yachtsman was rescued by the police Air Wing after he crashed into rocks in waters off Portsea last night. The 67-year-old set off from Williamstown yesterday on the return voyage to his home state when he decided to turn back when some issues arose with his vessel. While attempting to enter Port Phillip Bay, he ran aground at Corsair Rock about 7.30pm. He put out a mayday call over the radio and Water Police lead a coordinated response along with volunteer agencies Coast Guard and Southern Peninsula Rescue. Due to the dangerous weather conditions and shallow water, he…