Bec Judd slams Melbourne lockdowns and says kids need to return to school   

Bec Judd has spoken out against Melbourne’s lockdowns.  

On Friday, she shared a post to her Instagram Stories in reply to Ninja Warior host Rebecca Maddern’s Tweet. 

That Tweet read: ‘Okay it’s time to find some balance. Victorians can’t be locked down longer or harder. 

‘Cases are going up, Delta is different. We need to look after our kids. The amount of suicides and self harm is rising – THIS is unacceptable. Get [vaccinated] ASAP but also find balance’. 

Maddern also tagged Victorian premier Dan Andrews in the Tweet. 

Bec reposted it on Sunday, and added her own comment, which read: ‘342 Victorian children are presenting to hospital EACH WEEK with mental health emergencies.’ 

The Tweet read: ‘Okay it’s time to find some balance. Victorians can’t be locked down longer or harder. Cases are going up, Delta is different. We need to look after our kids. The amount of suicides and self harm is rising – THIS is unacceptable. Get [vaccinated] ASAP but also find balance’. Rebecca also tagged Victorian premier Dan Andrews in the Tweet

Bec reposted it on Sunday, and added her own comment, which read: ‘342 Victorian children are presenting to hospital EACH WEEK with mental health emergencies. Kids need to be back in the classroom (I’m not saying a blanket return. I’m saying let’s come up with a safe plan ASAP)’

Bec appears to be referring to The Victorian Agency for Health Information report, which revealed this week that 342 children, aged up to 17, have been presented to emergency departments each week suffering mental health emergencies. 

The data was recorded in the six week period leading up to May 30 and represented a shocking 57 per cent increase over the same timeframe last year.  

Bec added: ‘Kids need to be back in the classroom (I’m not saying a blanket return. I’m saying let’s come up with a safe plan ASAP).’ 

Family: The WAG and her husband Chris Judd share son Oscar, 10, daughter Billie, seven, and twin boys Darcy and Tom, four. All pictured 

The WAG and her husband Chris Judd share son Oscar, 10, daughter Billie, seven, and twin boys Darcy and Tom, four. 

Students in Melbourne have spent 150 days learning from home since March 2020 – while those in wider Victoria have been banned from the classroom for four months. 

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has yet to announce when children can return to school in his state.  

Home: Students in Melbourne have spent 150 days learning from home since March 2020 – while those in wider Victoria have been banned from the classroom for four months