I can understand how the fence idea would occur. And how it might even have been seen as a way of giving more people more exercise and fresh air more often. Similar fences have been erected at hotels where returning overseas travellers are in quarantine. BUT
The residents of #33alfred are not in hotels, and are not returned travellers. They are in their homes. As well, the undesirability of having people in a caged area with police supervising were, apparently, clear to those discussing the idea, which is why it was rejected, so
Why did it go ahead? Where were the communications breakdowns? A week ago, @VicGovDHHS and other agencies were forced to respond to this cluster with very little notice
But we are now one week in, and a lack of communication and systems is still causing unnecessary tension in an already difficult situation.
And, again, the commmunity representatives are volunteers, but feel they cannot yet rely on the government effort to work properly in all respects. Things are better, but not good enough. Why not? What's the blockage? Nobody seems to know.
That's it for now. I will Tweet again if more information comes to hand, and if/when I get a response from @VicGovDHHS or other authorites
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