Victoria will enter a circuit breaker lockdown from 1159pm tonight. Here is the definitive list of what you can and can’t do during the next seven days. Stay at home unless: shopping for necessary goods and services (one person per household, once per day, a support person can accompany if required) caregiving or compassionate reasons… Read more »
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell, has called for the Victorian government to provide compensation to the state’s small business owners following the Premier’s decision to instigate a snap lockdown from 1159pm tonight (February 12). Victoria’s heartbreak Carnell has described the lockdown as heartbreaking especially for those businesses that were set… Read more »
Daniel Andrews’ Sunday announcement of some modest steps out of lockdown will bring both relief and reassurance to many Victorians, but frustration to those who think he should move faster. PM wants Melbourne restrictions eased sooner Certainly, the Morrison government wants the state to take bigger strides. As the federal government finalises next week’s budget,… Read more »
Victoria’s much-anticipated roadmap brings with it a clear outline of how (and provisionally when) Victoria will see an easing of restrictions. The plan is transparent about the case numbers, or lack of them, required for the state to move to each progressive stage. For example, moving to the second step, provisionally scheduled for September 28,… Read more »
The COVID-19 roadmap for Victoria announced by Premier Daniel Andrews sets the state on the right path. Something like it should be emulated by New South Wales, which has not yet achieved zero new cases. Victoria’s roadmap towards what Andrews calls “COVID-normal” makes a clear distinction between metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. Restrictions are marginally… Read more »
The Victorian government today announced the eagerly anticipated roadmap out of COVID-19 lockdown. It features several steps that reflect a much slower relaxing of restrictions than last time around. While the government has provided a provisional time frame for the various steps, it is data, not dates, that will determine when restrictions are actually eased.… Read more »
The prime minister Scott Morrison has outlined there will be an increased focus on the mental health and wellbeing of Victorians as the city’s capital enters stage four restrictions today. The PM took time out during a cybersecurity press conference to acknowledge the 1000s of Victorians now working from home, thanking them for their commitment… Read more »
As the coronavirus crisis continues to worsen across the country Victorians, in particular, are being impacted with the premier announcing sweeping changes to how Melbournians will live and work. The news comes as the state records 725 new diagnoses overnight and 15 deaths. As of 11.59 pm Wednesday residents of Melbourne and Mitchell shire will… Read more »
More than 1 million Victorians will no longer be heading to work, with around 500,000 being stood down as retailers, factories and corporates are forced to close in a bid to reduce coronavirus infections in the state. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews also announced on Monday afternoon that the number of people allowed to work in… Read more »
Melbourne, Australia has gone back into six weeks of enforced lockdown due to the increasing number of COVID cases. I am not here to explore why we are back in lockdown or who is to blame or not to blame or whether it is a political conspiracy or something weird to do with not immunising… Read more »
Victorians have been mandated to wear masks in public following a surge in community transmissions of coronavirus over the weekend. The new rules will come into affect from 1159pm Wednesday. The penalty for going out without a mask or face covering will be $200. The Premier Daniel Andrews has again urged the state’s citizens to… Read more »
The Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has called for Victorians to remain vigilant. Stay at home where possible and maintain social distancing, as the state reports 428 new cases overnight. Of the new cases reported today, 57 are connected to known outbreaks. One is from quarantine, and 370 are under investigation. Following five diagnoses in regional… Read more »
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