|
CORONAVIRUS
Tas quarantine of 14 days for Sydney people
Tas
Govt media release, 19 Dec 2020
 Travellers to Tasmania from the
Greater Sydney area will have to undergo 14 days of quarantine,
premier Peter Gutwein said today.
Northern Beaches residents are not allowed to enter at
all (unless they are returning Tasmanians).
YACHT RACE FUTURE IN QUESTION: The new restriction will
need to be considered by Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race organisers.
TESTING CLINIC: The testing clinic at Princes Wharf 1
which was due to relocate to Melville Street will remain open
until at least Tuesday next week. The new Melville Street clinic
will still open on Monday, providing central Hobart with two
clinics for the time being.
UPDATE 23 Dec 2020:
PW1 clinic closed.
Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race updates page
CORONAVIRUS
Jump in COVID cases expected
ABC
News, 18 Dec 2020
 The number of coronavirus cases
in the Northern Beaches area of NSW jumped to 17 overnight but
announcement of a significant further rise is expected at
11.00am today.
Tas Govt message to Northern Beaches travellers
(Tas Govt)
Northern Beaches Tas travel alert -
travel passes cancelled in Tas (Tas Govt)
UPDATE:
NSW outbreak grows to 28 cases (ABC News, 11.15am, 18 Dec
2020)
UPDATE:
Northern Beaches cluster grows by 13 (ABC News, 19 Dec
2020)
STUDENT SUPPORT
Helping struggling students
The
Conversation (opinion) , 17 Dec 2020
Five evidence-based ways teachers can help
struggling students are presented by four Monash University
academics.
US ELECTION
Biden presidency confirmed
ABC
News, 15 Dec 2020
 US electoral college voting has
passed the threshold of 270 votes necessary for Joe Biden to be
declared President.
TASMANIAN FAUNA
Tas devil on track to survive
The
Conversation (opinion by Hamish McCallum and Austin H. Patton), 11 Dec 2020
Genomic testing shows that the Tasmanian devil
population now appears likely to survive the facial tumour
disease, scientists say. However, reintroducing current captive
devils could derail this projected successful recovery.
MOBILE PHONES IN
SCHOOL
Little evidence for phone bans
The
Conversation (opinion by Marilyn Campbell and Amanda Third), 10 Dec 2020
 Evidence that banning the use
of mobile phones in schools improves student outcomes is lacking
or misinterpreted, two academics say.
CORONAVIRUS
Fourth COVID case
ABC
News, 10 Dec 2020
 A man who is part of the family
of yesterday's three Tasmanian quarantine COVID cases has also
tested positive for the virus.
CORONAVIRUS
Hobart CBD COVID testing clinic moves
Tas
Govt media release, 9 Dec 2020
The COVID testing clinic
currently located at Princes Wharf in the Salamanca area of
Hobart will be relocated to the old Webster car park near the
corner of Argyle and Melville streets from Sunday 20 December
2020.
CORONAVIRUS
Three COVID cases in Tasmania
ABC
News, 9 Dec 2020
A woman and two children under
10 have tested positive for the coronavirus while being held in
quarantine at the Best Western Hotel in Hobart.
SCIENCE AND MATHS
Aussie kids improve in science and maths
The
Conversation (opinion by Sue Thompson), 9 Dec 2020
 The performance of Australian
children in maths and science has improved relative to the
performance of students in other countries, a TIMMS (Trends in
International Mathematics and Science Study) survey shows.
FINANCIAL LITERACY
No more school banking in Vic
The
Conversation (opinion by Catherine Attard), 4 Dec 2020
 Victoria will ban all school
banking-related financial literacy schemes from 2021 such as the
Commonwealth Bank's Dollarmites program.
SEXUAL ABUSE
Abuse inquiry portal online
Tas
Govt media release, 2 Dec 2020
 A
special portal will facilitate the lodging
of submissions for the Tasmanian government's 2021 Commission of
Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, which is investigating
responses to allegations of abuse within Tasmanian government
agencies.
The portal can also be used for submissions to
existing inquiries.
Commission of
Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (website), Department of
Justice, Tas Govt
Statement by Premier, 23 Nov 2020
TAFE
New CEO for TasTAFE named
Tas
Govt media release, 2 Dec 2020
 Grant Dehar from Victoria has
been appointed as the new CEO of TasTAFE, education minister
Jeremy Rockliff announced today.
JUSTICE
Teddy Sheean gets his just award
ABC
News, 1 Dec 2020
World War 2 seaman Teddy Sheean today
posthumously was the first member of the Navy to receive the
Victoria Cross.
Justice for Teddy Sheean at last, Guy Barnett, Minister for
Veterans' Affairs, 30 Nov 2020
WEATHER ALERT
Damaging winds on way
BoM
website, 1 Dec 2020
 Winds gusting to around 100 km/h across
Tasmania, apart from the central north,
are expected today (Tuesday) and tomorrow.
BoM
warnings
Power outages
Road
closures (Police)
SES
The Mercury
website
|
See the