@acornThe thread title was deliberately provocative.
The impact of Andrews dangling carrots, using the big stick of fines of $1,652 or $4980, or $10,000 and then building up expectations for easing them smashing them today is causing economic devastation and mental health issues that people cannot cope with.
The story below, published yesterday caused my young daughter to burst into tears and she is far from alone.
You live in Gippsland where restrictions are almost non existent. I too have family in Gippsland and they still fail to understand our severe restrictions, gravity and consequent impact.
I am writing this thread to show everybody outside of Melbourne the sheer bloody mindedness and political desperation of Andrews.
Melbourne is now a powderkeg of anger and frustration. I can guarantee that people will start to take matters into their own hands. People of Melbourne are rapidly losing all respect for police, me included.
This madness must stop.
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‘Hero’ dad dies after struggling in Melbourne coronavirus lockdownA father-of-four who reportedly struggled to cope with Melbourne’s ongoing strict lockdown measures has died.
OCTOBER 24, 202010:03AM
A dad-of-four has died by suicide after reportedly struggling to cope with Melbourne’s strict lockdown.
David McCreadie had been living with mental health issues since June last year, but his family said his condition had been improving.
However when the coronavirus pandemic hit, his recovery – which involved regular exercise – was stalled and Mr McCreadie struggles worsened.
The 56-year-old builder, who was considered a “hero” to many for his “extraordinary generosity” and charity work, died by suicide on October 16.
Now his wife Felicity has spoken out, saying the harsh lockdown restrictions contributed to his death.
“It contributed to his mental health, it contributed to his stress and there was no relief,” she told
Daily Mail Australia.“Daniel Andrews needs to see (how harmful lockdown is).
“I have to stand up and be counted for my husband’s name and I am not letting this go.”
The pair – who had been married since 2007 – had also been hit with money troubles as a result of the pandemic, she said.
Figures released last month show the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, including an increase in self-harming behaviour in Victoria and a link to suicides in Queensland.
While figures so far don’t appear to show a surge in suicide, there has been a noticeable 17 increase in self-injury in Victoria.
Data available for the first time as part of the establishment of the National Ambulance Surveillance System (NASS) shows that ambulance attendances related to self-injury between January and June in Victoria, were up 17.6 per cent compared with 2019.
An AIHW spokeswoman told news.com.au there were 2106 ambulance call-outs in 2020 for a self-injury incident, compared to 1791 in 2019.
One funeral company in Victoria reported having
nine people in their care at one time who had taken their life – one woman and eight men, aged between 21 and 43.
The coroner then came out saying suicide numbers weren’t up this year – and indeed the Coroners Court of Victoria’s new monthly report showed they aren’t – but for Tobin Brothers the numbers were “not normal”.
“They were unusually high, which is profoundly sad,” he says.
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