As we come together to celebrate the New Year please remember to stay COVIDSafe.
That means meeting and greeting outside when possible, wearing a mask, keeping homes well ventilated with windows and doors open and getting tested if you have any symptoms.
For up to date information go to coronavirus.vic.gov.au/
Authorised by the Victorian Government
Congratulations to Australia Day 2022 Honours Recipients with Chinese Heritage
MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION (澳大利亞員佐勳章):
Mrs Cathy Chye Yah CHONG (歐彩霞)
Kensington Gardens SA 5068
For significant service to multiculturalism in South Australia, and to the community.
Professor Alfred King-yin LAM (林敬賢教授)
Reedy Creek QLD 4227
For significant service to tertiary education, to research, and to pathology.
Professor Hua Kun LIU (劉化鶤教授)
Wollongong NSW 2500
For significant service to the scientific research sector, and to tertiary education.
HONORARY MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION (澳大利亞員佐勳章):
Professor Xinhua WU (吴鑫华教授)
Lysterfield VIC 3156
For significant service to manufacturing science, to tertiary education, and to engineering.
MEDAL (OAM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION (澳大利亞勳位獎章):
Mrs Yu Lan (Leila) CHIN (陳月蘭)
NT
For service to the Chinese community of Darwin.
Ms Lina Lei (雷丽娜)
Templestowe VIC 3106
For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020.
Qian Yang (楊倩)
Ringwood VIC 3134
For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020.
(Source: https://www.gg.gov.au/australia-day-2022-honours-list, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Australia_Day_Honours, https://www.sbs.com.au/chinese/cantonese/zh-hant/at-least-six-chinese-australians-are-awarded-order-of-australia-in-2022-australia-day)
Today (26 January) and every day – we respect, acknowledge and celebrate First Nations Peoples as the Traditional custodians of the country we are lucky enough to call home.
If you are aged 18 and over and you had your second dose 3 or more months ago, you are due for your third dose now. A COVID-19 third dose helps prevent waning immunity (loss of protection) against COVID-19. Third doses are important to give you and your family maximum protection against COVID-19 and to help reduce the spread of the virus.
There will be a walk-up vaccination blitz “Booster Blitz” starting this Friday 21 January – 24 January 2022 – at most major hubs. There will be additional workforce, vaccinators and cubical for vaccination.
Visit coronavirus.vic.gov.au/vaccination-centres for locations, hours and access information before walking up. Bookings can also be made online at portal.cvms.vic.gov.au or by calling 1800 675 398.
Booster doses can be booked with local GPs, pharmacists and state run vaccination centre – using the Vaccine Clinic Finder https://covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/booking/.
CCCAV has been acknowledged in Media Release “Joint Third-Dose Vax Blitz Protecting Victorians” by Acting Premier The Hon Jacinta Allan MP
https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/joint-third-dose-vax-blitz-protecting-victorians
Joint Third-Dose Vax Blitz Protecting Victorians
Tuesday, 4 January 2022
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“The community organisations are part of the Victorian Government’s Vaccine Ambassadors program that represent the diversity of Victoria, including clinicians, faith, industry, sports and educational fields with small grants that help the organisations support their communities to get their third dose.
Partners include AMAZE, Carers Victoria, Chinese Community Council of Australia, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, Cohealth, Deaf Victoria, Drummond St Services, Gateway Health, Mind Australia, Islamic Coun-cil of Australia, Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative, Sacred Heart Mission, Yooralla and the Hindu Council of Aus-tralia.“
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