Just wanted to give everyone an update. Thanks to the best of care, I’m making slow and steady progress.
A couple of weeks ago when I started daily walks, I could only manage about 15 minutes – now I’m out for almost an hour.
My physio is also going well, but it’s clear I won’t be able to return to work before the State Budget in May. The good news is my team of specialists are confident that I will be back in June.
You only get one chance to properly recover from serious injuries and while it’s frustrating to be away from work, there is no alternative.
We just have to wait until the ribs and spinal fracture have properly healed.
I want to thank @JamesMerlinoMP and all the team who are working so hard and doing so well. And, of course another big thank you to the health professionals who are looking after me.
Above all, thanks to all those Victorians who have sent messages of love and support – it means a lot.
I’m being regularly reviewed by my medical team and I’ll provide more updates in the weeks ahead.
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This is the news no one wants to hear – but it's important.
We always knew there would be cases and clusters. We have plans and systems in place to deal with precisely this scenario – and those are already well underway.
But I just wanted to give everyone a quick update and make sure you've all got the most up-to-date info – and what will change as a result:
As of this afternoon, there are 8 locally acquired cases in Victoria.
All 8 are safely isolating, as are their close contacts.
The public health team worked through the night to track their movements and get a list of exposure sites together.
This is live on the DHHS website and will be updated frequently, so please take a couple of minutes to have a look.
This is a little message for all the Year 12 students getting their results today:
Completing your VCE or VCAL is a major achievement in any year. But no one should underestimate just how big an accomplishment it was in 2020.
And to get through it while separated from your teachers & your mates – well, that's truly impressive.
Don't worry if today's not your day. If your score's not what you'd hoped, remember there are plenty of opportunities. Plenty of options & pathways to get where you want to go.
You'll look back on 2020 – maybe now, maybe years from now – and realise that what you learned was more than English or economics.
You learned just how determined you really are. Just how strong you could be.
Case numbers are continuing to grow. There are still missing links in the chains of transmission, which suggests there'll be more cases out there that the authorities are yet to find.
Without mandatory masks and stay at home orders across Sydney, we do not have confidence that the situation remains safe.
That's why from 11:59pm tonight, the Greater Sydney area and the Central Coast will be designated a 'red zone'.
People who live in these areas or have visited since 11 December cannot enter our state.
Anyone from the red zone found trying to enter Victoria in breach of these orders will be subject to mandatory 14-day hotel quarantine.