Another elderly resident of the Newmarch House nursing home in Sydney has died after contracting but then being cleared of COVID-19. Operator Anglicare on Monday revealed the person had died overnight. “While the resident had previously tested positive for COVID-19, they had returned two negative tests before passing,” a spokesman said in a statement. So far 37 residents and 32 staff at Newmarch House have contracted the virus.
May 12, 2020
A doctor who survived cancer and chemotherapy says death cap mushroom poisoning was the most painful ordeal she has ever had. Dr Anna Whitehead saw some mushrooms near an oak tree in Raglan on the Easter long weekend. The Waikato public health doctor hadn’t planned to forage but decided to pick the mushrooms and check online if the ones she’d found near the waterfront on Cliff St were toxic. But she was so busy, partly due to commitments during the coronavirus pandemic, she forgot to check. She fried two mushroom caps and a stem, ate them with fish at lunch and felt fine – for a while. She woke up at 3am the next day. “I had this vomit which was unusual. It was a green liquid.” She went back to sleep but woke up again, and had “a huge amount” of green diarrhoea and vomit. “By eight in the morning I thought: I’m actually really unwell.”
May 11, 2020
Monash Health has a brace of s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) set for hearing by Commissioner Harper-Greenwell in chambers in Melbourne (Edmead/Stubbington).
May 11, 2020
The Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union and Queensland Council of Social Services Inc have a s,739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Commissioner Booth in the Fair Work Commissioner Central Plaza Two Level 14 66 Eagle Street Brisbane at 2.30pm.
May 11, 2020
An outpouring of grief and community support has followed the death of Cairns mental health advocate Carl Cook. “Always a giver”, the talented artisan operated Carl’s Creations, a bespoke jewellery business and recently started a support group called Doppler Care, offering mental health support and coaching during the coronavirus pandemic.
May 11, 2020
Street Swags Ltd is still facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) in front of Commissioner Hunt in chambers in Brisbane (Madden).
May 8, 2020
A s.394 (unfair dismissal) application from Barry Leckenby against HammondCare has been turned down by Fair Work Commissioner Bissett in Melbourne on 7 May 2020.
May 8, 2020
The Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union and Songbird Homes have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) on foot before Deputy President Saunders at Level 3, 237 Wharf Road, Newcastle.
