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Altona North Medical Group has won General Practice of the Year in the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Victorian faculty awards. Source: Star Weekly - Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay https://maribyrnonghobsonsbay.starweekly.com.au/news/victorias-best-practice/

Melbourne GP and former AMA president Mukesh Haikerwal says changes to contact tracing are the "last roll of the dice". Some concerns remain over the state's contact tracing capabilities and an "uptick" in mystery cases. Source: ABC News  

As Victoria’s second wave of coronavirus recedes, a handful of outer-suburban hotspots continue to be home to stubborn higher caseloads. Source: The Australian https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fnation%2Fpolitics%2Fvictorian-hotspots-linger-as-coronavirus-recedes%2Fnews-story%2Fad83f6318237fff4cb9df18e9d914a19&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium

9News has confirmed a national contact tracing network is unlikely to be in place until next year. Source: 9News https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-national-contact-tracing-network-unlikely-to-be-in-place-until-next-year/33c3cadc-df3b-43ac-a1d8-57460a5b66dd

                      GPs are urging the Victorian Health Department to consult with them before coronavirus patients are released into the community, claiming potentially infectious people are being cleared to leave isolation while others without symptoms languish at home.   Source: The Age   https://amp.theage.com.au/national/victoria/potentially-infectious-victorians-cleared-to-leave-isolation-20200925-p55z4f.html?__twitter_impression=true

Supplies of N95 face masks for Victorian health care workers have reportedly fallen to "alarmingly low" levels and doctors are calling for action to ensure frontline workers are properly protected. Speaking on Today Altona GP and former President of the