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Herald Sun
11-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Herald Sun
Melbourne Royal Show 2025: ticket prices frozen, new LEGO farm announced
Don't miss out on the headlines from News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Melbourne Royal Show has frozen tickets at 2024 prices and will be selling food for as little as $3.50 when the much-loved 11-day event kicks off next month. Children under five will enter for free, while early birds will be able to snare tickets for less than last year, with prices at $39.60 for adults and $20.80 for children. Melbourne Royal says the reasoning behind the price freeze is that it wanted to 'keep the magic of the show accessible for all Victorians'. 'We have listened to customer feedback and not increased general admission tickets this year, we are offering bigger savings on early bird tickets, and introduced a Flexi-Ticket for those who want to get their ticket early but are unsure which day they may attend,' Melbourne Royal chief executive Brad Jenkins said. More than 400 showbags, 55 rides and 80 food and beverage outlets will be on offer, with Mr Jenkins adding that more than 400,000 people are expected to attend from Thursday, September 25 to Sunday, October 5. One of the big new experiences to be revealed this year will be the never-before-seen Lego Duplo Farm, along with a new world-class Illusionist show. Kids can get up close and cuddly with thousands of animals at the Little Farmers Field, where they can feed friendly baby animals, shear a sheep, dig up vegies, collect eggs and ride a Kubota tractor. A new daily farmers' barbecue will be added to the food precinct, with $3.50 sausages up for grabs, with proceeds going towards the Melbourne Royal Foundation. All food trucks are also stocking a healthy item option for under $10. 'Come with family and friends to see the animals, farm experiences, stay to enjoy spectacular entertainment and fireworks and leave with a showbag or two, a huge smile and a lifetime of wonderful memories,' Mr Jenkins said. Thrillseekers can also take advantage of an unlimited ride pass on day one of the show for $50 for kids shorter than 120cm, and $75 for everyone else. And the beloved Bertie Beetle Showbag will return at the same price as last year, along with a number of other sweet-treat options, all priced at $5.
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Arkansas Department of Health weekly report shows flu activity ‘Very High' in the state
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The weekly report from the Arkansas Department of Health shows flu activity at a very high level for the week ending Feb. 1. Arkansas has jumped from a high activity of 10 on a 13-point scale from the previous week's report to 12 in the current report. This is the highest activity level the state has seen for the 2024-2025 flu season since its Sept. 26, 2024, start. Sylvan Hills High School student dies from flu ADH reports nine patient deaths due to flu for the week, bringing the total to 30 for the year. The report's authors state 80% of the deaths were non-vaccinated patients. Most of the deaths due to flu were 21 in the 65-and-over age group. The report showed 37 patients have died due to COVID-19 since Jan. 1. The school absenteeism rate jumped over a percentage point, from 9.64% in the previous week to 10.94% in the Feb. 1 week report. Nursing homes and other congregate settings have reported 28 flu outbreaks during this flu season, a jump of 12 outbreaks since the previous week's report. Feeling sick? Here's what you might have ADH is careful to note in the report that only a fraction of COVID-19 and flu cases are reported since the agency only requires reports of flu hospitalizations, deaths, and outbreaks. Officials added that Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is not a reportable disease in Arkansas. Dr. Brad Jenkins, Medical Director For The Emergency Department At Baptist Health Spring Hill In North Little Rock, said early flu treatment is important. He said the most common medicines are Xofluza and Tama Flu 'The key is with the flu, you've got about 48 hours, 72 at the most, for those two medicines to really make any difference whatsoever,' he said, adding that flu is harder for certain groups. 'It's going to generally be harder on your older people, unvaccinated people, people with underlying health conditions like diabetes, and with COPD, and heart disease,' the doctor said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
