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Prime Minister for Canyons Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 26906 Canberra Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #420 - Jun 29^th, 2021 at 10:53am Sophia wrote on Jun 29^th, 2021 at 10:51am: Just a little off topic… about WA…. I saw this! Anyone in WA got a handle on this info? https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSJVQ23Jn/ Its this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Communication_Station_Harold_E._Holt SO given its on Wiki, not exactly top secret.
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rhino Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17179 Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #421 - Jun 29^th, 2021 at 10:55am I did senior first aid every 2 years and resusc every 6 months for 30 years, Im seriously over Annie. Fun fact , the doll they use is an actual death mask from a real woman who drowned in the Seine in the 1800s.
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Reply #422 - Jun 29^th, 2021 at 10:58am

rhino wrote on Jun 29^th, 2021 at 10:55am:

I did senior first aid every 2 years and resusc every 6 months for 30 years, Im seriously over Annie.
Fun fact , the doll they use is an actual death mask from a real woman who drowned in the Seine in the 1800s.

They changed the timings its now CPR every year and first aid every 3. Still hoping myremote first aid course goes as planned in August

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Reply #423 - Jun 29^th, 2021 at 1:19pm

Went up to the Kooyong Road IGA about an hour ago to get a few things.

I was surprised that it was so quiet when I got there (about 10:30am) but the lady on the checkout said it was very busy earlier.

I was even more surprised to see that they still had quite a few packs of toilet rolls and paper towels, I was betting with my aunt that they would probably have none left which no doubt would have been the case if the Perth/Peel lockdown had been announced earlier in the day yesterday (it was announced at about 8pm last night).

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Reply #424 - Jun 29^th, 2021 at 3:12pm

The endless parade of idiots continues...

Perth lockdown: Vehicles attempting to flee city after lockdown turned back at Two Rocks checkpoint

https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/coronavirus/perth-lockdown-vehicles-attempting-...

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Dozens of motorists attempting to escape Perth’s four day lockdown have been turned back at the border overnight.

Police were stopping traffic at eight checkpoints as soon as the clock struck 12:01am to enforce the lockdown order that bars travel outside the Perth and Peel region.

Officers stopped 555 vehicles, with 38 told to turn around after attempting to get through after midnight.

However, at least 100 cars and caravans were seen on the freeway making it past the check points just before lockdown.

I'll give them 10/10 for determination, at least. No-one in their right mind should even have been thinking of travelling anywhere with the cold and rain we had last night.

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Reply #425 - Jun 29^th, 2021 at 11:13pm

Carl D wrote on Jun 8^th, 2021 at 12:09am:

WA Government on Twitter

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A previously confirmed COVID-19 case has tested positive, after being cleared. This is not uncommon.

Anyone who has attended a potential exposure site at the times listed must get tested for COVID-19 and monitor for symptoms over the next 14 days.

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I forgot it was a public holiday. Thanks for the reminder. Should I buy masks today or we gonna give this one a miss?

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Yep… lockdowns and holidays.

This guy sums it up well.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSJVprwm1/

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Reply #426 - Jun 29^th, 2021 at 11:46pm

Sophia wrote on Jun 29^th, 2021 at 11:13pm:

Yep… lockdowns and holidays.

This guy sums it up well.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSJVprwm1/

Perhaps he should have waited until he stopped the car before recording his little rant?

Let's see... driving a car and not paying attention to the road in front of him while recording himself... waving his left hand around while steering with his right (could even have been holding the phone with his right hand and steering with his knees).

Have to assume he's driving an automatic otherwise your guess is as good as mine as to what he's using to change gears. Shocked

Wouldn't be surprised if he gets a knock on the door from the police seeing as they probably know who he is and where he lives.

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Reply #427 - Jun 29^th, 2021 at 11:48pm

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Jun 29^th, 2021 at 10:53am:

Sophia wrote on Jun 29^th, 2021 at 10:51am:

Just a little off topic… about WA…. I saw this!

Anyone in WA got a handle on this info?

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSJVQ23Jn/

Its this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Communication_Station_Harold_E._Holt

SO given its on Wiki, not exactly top secret.

Reckon they had anything to do with this little bit of history in WA Cheesy

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSJVpWDxX/

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Reply #428 - Jun 30^th, 2021 at 9:02am

FIFO workers not exempt from Perth lockdown

https://www.australianmining.com.au/news/fifo-workers-not-exempt-from-perth-lock...

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A ‘stay where you are’ order has been issued by Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan, as the state enforced a snap four-day lockdown to combat multiple COVID-19 outbreaks across Australia.

The outbreak at Newmont Corporation’s Tanami gold mine has forced several Australian states into precautionary lockdowns, with premier McGowan asking fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) mine workers to remain on site or at home.

I should think so.

I've noticed its been a bit quiet at Perth Airport in the early morning for the past 2 days, I can usually hear the numerous FIFO flights taking off in the distance from about 5:15am if I'm awake but there's been a huge reduction which is probably a bit of a worry for the airport seeing as the FIFO's have been their main source of income since the start of the pandemic.

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Reply #429 - Jun 30^th, 2021 at 9:07am

Carl D wrote on Jun 30^th, 2021 at 9:02am:

FIFO workers not exempt from Perth lockdown

https://www.australianmining.com.au/news/fifo-workers-not-exempt-from-perth-lock...

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A ‘stay where you are’ order has been issued by Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan, as the state enforced a snap four-day lockdown to combat multiple COVID-19 outbreaks across Australia.

The outbreak at Newmont Corporation’s Tanami gold mine has forced several Australian states into precautionary lockdowns, with premier McGowan asking fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) mine workers to remain on site or at home.

I should think so.

I've noticed its been a bit quiet at Perth Airport in the early morning for the past 2 days, I can usually hear the numerous FIFO flights taking off in the distance from about 5:15am if I'm awake but there's been a huge reduction which is probably a bit of a worry for the airport seeing as the FIFO's have been their main source of income since the start of the pandemic.

Yeah, I hear those flights at 5.15 every morning too.

Nothing yesterday or today.

I'm not leaving the house at all during this lockdown - not for anything.

Have plenty of food, so no need to go anywhere.

I've got carers looking after my mother, and my father can't have visitors at the nursing home.

Been answering work emails etc. since about 2am this morning, so most of my day's work is done.

Gonna start binge watching 'Queen of the South' on Netflix (and finish reading my Obama book).

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Reply #430 - Jun 30^th, 2021 at 9:28am

I was recently reading up about FIFO workers here and apparently the mining companies used to provide accomodation so the workers could live 'on site' instead of constantly travelling to and from work as they do now.

I don't know if the accomodation was provided free of charge? Probably wasn't but I'm sure the mining companies would have only charged a minimal rent, no doubt much cheaper than private landlords were charging up in WA's north west anyway.

This all stopped when the Federal government made some tax changes and after that it was cheaper for the mining companies to fly workers in and out than it was to provide accomodation for them 'on site'. Big win for the airlines and airports. Not so much for the workers who now have to constantly fly to and from work (lots of stress involved there I've heard) not to mention the environment with all the pollution from the increased flights.

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Reply #431 - Jun 30^th, 2021 at 9:31am

Carl D wrote on Jun 29^th, 2021 at 11:46pm:

Sophia wrote on Jun 29^th, 2021 at 11:13pm:

Yep… lockdowns and holidays.

This guy sums it up well.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSJVprwm1/

Perhaps he should have waited until he stopped the car before recording his little rant?

Let's see... driving a car and not paying attention to the road in front of him while recording himself... waving his left hand around while steering with his right (could even have been holding the phone with his right hand and steering with his knees).

Have to assume he's driving an automatic otherwise your guess is as good as mine as to what he's using to change gears. Shocked

Wouldn't be surprised if he gets a knock on the door from the police seeing as they probably know who he is and where he lives.

The thing I have noticed about videos in tik tok, is that they are all reversed, for instance, even writing is reversed when showing an item or product.
I’m just assuming he’s a passenger. He never takes his eyes off the phone/recording device.
Even my daughter’s videos or photos she takes and sends to me are reversed and it’s puzzling.
Maybe it’s a phone setting?

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Carl D Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 10085 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #432 - Jun 30^th, 2021 at 9:38am You might be right there, Lols. Looking at the video again I can see out of his rear window what looks like a couple of cars passing in the other direction so the image probably is reversed (or he's in America). But, he's still an idiot in my opinion.
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Reply #433 - Jun 30^th, 2021 at 9:38am

Sophia wrote on Jun 29^th, 2021 at 11:48pm:

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Jun 29^th, 2021 at 10:53am:

Sophia wrote on Jun 29^th, 2021 at 10:51am:

Just a little off topic… about WA…. I saw this!

Anyone in WA got a handle on this info?

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSJVQ23Jn/

Its this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Communication_Station_Harold_E._Holt

SO given its on Wiki, not exactly top secret.

Reckon they had anything to do with this little bit of history in WA Cheesy

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSJVpWDxX/

No, ands stop watching dodgy comedians on Tiktok. And also what does emu management in 1932 have to do with a radio commuications facility not built til 1968?

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Reply #434 - Jun 30^th, 2021 at 9:41am

Carl D wrote on Jun 30^th, 2021 at 9:28am:

I was recently reading up about FIFO workers here and apparently the mining companies used to provide accomodation so the workers could live 'on site' instead of constantly travelling to and from work as they do now.

I don't know if the accomodation was provided free of charge? Probably wasn't but I'm sure the mining companies would have only charged a minimal rent, no doubt much cheaper than private landlords were charging up in WA's north west anyway.

This all stopped when the Federal government made some tax changes and after that it was cheaper for the mining companies to fly workers in and out than it was to provide accomodation for them 'on site'. Big win for the airlines and airports. Not so much for the workers who now have to constantly fly to and from work (lots of stress involved there I've heard) not to mention the environment with all the pollution from the increased flights.

A friend of mine from NZ lives on-site.

From memory, Rio only charge him about $160 per month for his three bedroom house in Parabadoo.

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