Food and supplies delivered to Shepp
Community groups, volunteers and relief organisations have worked hard to deliver food, medical and other supplies to those in Shepparton who are in isolation.
About 4300 personal close contacts have been linked to the Greater Shepparton COVID-19 outbreak, which means three to four times this number could be isolated in their homes.
Deputy Emergency Management Commissioner Deb Abbott is on the ground supporting emergency management co-ordination in Shepparton.
She spent Saturday visiting the many relief and public health activities occurring in the city.
“There has been an incredible effort from organisations and volunteers across the community,” Ms Abbott said.
Recently 700 households received deliveries of food and other supplies thanks to the operations of GV Cares, Red Cross and the Australian Defence Force.
These included 270 halal food and supply packs.
This represents only part of the relief effort on the ground in Shepparton.
Urgent specialist needs such as pharmacy and medical supplies as well as packages for multicultural groups are also being delivered to households.
“We continue to have a solid supply of food and other material aid that is meeting the referrals from the community,” Ms Abbott said.
“Most demand is now being driven by those specialist products that run out quickly, such as baby formula, fresh produce and medical supplies.
“We are making sure we don’t have people slipping through the gaps.”