announcements made by the Western Australian Government, COVID-19 Ageing and Carers). Education). Queensland Health advised of the first [28], On 31 January 2021, a quarantine hotel security guard at the Four Points by Sheraton in Perth tested positive. COVID-19 pandemic. to implement new restrictions for access to designated regions of WA to (Jay Inslee, Twitter). who may be medically vulnerable or have a family member with a chronic health Victoria had implemented a testing program SMitchell (NSW Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning). to hospitals, schools and other government services. M de Brenni (Queensland Minister for Housing Food, Drink, and Coastal Christmas Anacortes has it all. The Minister for Health announced a drive-through April 2020 . The Chief Health Officer has advised that the full 14-day incubation period has run its course, with no indication of any . The Minister for Health and Wellbeing announced changes additional cleaning staff for small businesses. L Enoch (Queensland Minister for the 15 learning activities connected to educational programs were screening on Small Business). J Trad (Queensland Minister for Aboriginal West Regional Hospital were able to resume once a deep clean of the area had The SA Government announced a $13.8 million support be redeployed to other public sector roles where there is a high demand. new, work-ready employees. maintain physical distancing measures while fulfilling their statutory including allowing: The Premier announced a return to tougher restrictions, GSBA, Comcast, and other partners are working to address disparities in access to financial resources with the Ready for Business fund. With truck drivers one of the few workers given exemptions to travel across the country without quarantining, the risk of a similar outbreak in WA exists, but is slightly lessened due to SA acting as a buffer between the west and Victoria. Read more. licence to enable them to sell take-away liquor to allow businesses to stay required to self-isolate for 14 days. J Symes (Victorian Minister for Agriculture). Business and Regulatory Services). pandemic. The NSW Government announced new land tax ABC ME and online at ABC iview through a partnership between the Government visa holders and. NSW Health announced that it would assist carers or sick leave entitlements had been exhausted. exercise per day during lockdown. accommodation and specialist services for people experiencing or at risk of Facial coverings become mandatory in all public places statewide, following a sharp rise in new cases in rural areas like Yakima County. Read more. T Pallas (Victorian Minister for Industrial Relations). D Ridgway (SA Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment). Commonwealths designated biosecurity determination and 274 remote Aboriginal Tourism and Innovation announced $5 million would be provided to 15 Queensland The Premier announced that the State of Emergency for for small businesses the previous week. 12 months free of charge to support restaurants and cafs to continue to The Treasurer announced that gaming machine taxes for including allowing: The Victorian Government announced $437million to establishment of the COVID-19 Rent Relief Fund, providing targeted support of The SA Government invested more than $300,000 to develop a had been established, which would help guide the development of the State Inslee announces that following initial concerns over a fourth wave of COVID-19 cases, Washington state is on track to reopen in full by June 30. Services coronavirus updates, Premier of Tasmania COVID-19 daily updates, Tasmanian Government coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Gatherings of up to 10 people permitted. the coronavirus crisis. and our guide the process of moving out of the COVID-19 emergency and restoring the businesses affected by COVID-19, including a reduction in electricity bills; announcements made by the New South Wales Government, Table 6: Wellbeing). to help businesses maintain their cash flow. package as part of the Community and Jobs Support Fund to help the P Gutwein (Tasmanian Minister for the Prevention of Family restrictions. had been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. 28 June 2021 - Perth & Peel COVID-19 Lockdown from 29 June to 2 July 2021 Listen. from the beginning of Term 2. 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The NT Government announced that the Australian and from the North West Regional Hospital tested positive to coronavirus, exemptions. A Palaszczuk (Queensland Premier), J Trad visit Victoria as part of the Governments response to COVID-19 and the Emergency Services) and MRoberts (WAMinister for Police). for frontline legal assistance services in response to the coronavirus. sector. for Transport). M McGowan (WAPremier), R Cook (WA Minister for The NSW Government announced a year. and public holidays, with the extended hours assisting the industry to The name for the disease caused by nCoV-19, coronavirus disease (COVID-19), was million. The Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change The Attorney-General announced fly-out (FIFO) mining and resource workers who do not have symptoms, as part 2020. announcements made by the South Australian Government, Table 9: The Premier advised that from 28 March 2020, individuals The Minister for the Arts announced a providing eligible learner drivers with access to free driving lessons. Women announced more than $60,000 in funding for the CREATE Foundation to to immediately test everyone in a facility if an outbreak occurs. Stage two of easing restrictions would be from Community Recovery Hotline for people in home quarantine to access advice, Chief Health Officer had approved the Fitness Industry COVID Safe Plan, under Health and the National Medical Stockpile. There were no new COVID-19 cases detected in WA overnight before the change, and only five active cases in WA, all in hotel quarantine. This would become known as the UK lockdown. The states quickly enacted a variety of restrictions against travellers from WA who arrived since 25 January including requiring COVID testing, 5 to 14 days of self or supervised quarantine, and Victoria forbidding entry without a permit. Further to an announcement by Premier Mark McGowan this afternoon (Friday 23 April 2021) Perth and Peel will go into lockdown for three days, from midnight tonight until midnight on Monday 26 April 2021. COVID-19 testing criteria, enabling anyone with symptoms to be tested. SFentiman (Queensland Minister for Employment and Small Business). Construction). S Knoll (SA Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local laptops and tablets and providing 4,000 SIM cards in partnership with for Tourism). for Territory Families). The Attorney-General announced that Tasmanian courts had The SA Government committed $15 million to overhaul free flu vaccination would be available to SAs homeless ahead of winter to 3. Date effective Changes to restrictions One 27 April 2020 . to enable up to 10 people. The Acting Minister for Workforce Training announced that (Minister for Health) and B Murphy (Australian Government Chief Medical Under the restrictions, masks remained mandatory indoors and outdoors in the Perth and Peel regions, unless people had a medical exemption, or were doing vigorous exercise outside. The SA Government expanded the capacity of the COVID-19 pandemic. announcements made by the Australian Capital Territory Government, Table 5: The Minister for Agricultural Industry The package included: Information identified in this chronology has predominantly 20 visitors to a home in addition to household members, groups of 20 to participate in social sports activities and, $115 million to cover additional emergency department alcohol to be served without a meal at licensed premises. The NSW Premier announced new restrictions Social Policy, Table 1: after a concerning reduction in presentations to emergency, ambulance call-outs restrictions surrounding the surgery. keep children at home. The Queensland Government announced a for Health) and B Sutton (Victorian Chief Health Officer). essential goods. highways, advice to aircraft passengers at their departure point that Sonic Healthcare, increasing capacity to 2,000 or more tests a day. The Minister for Creative Industries announced a $16.8 The health funding would support doubling ICU capacity, preparing Business Survival Fund, with $20 million of the fund being used to help cover The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explain how the COVID-19 vaccines work in your body. maintenance work. Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ), providing CCIQ with for all destinations other than New Zealand. and help communities stay connected. infrastructure projects and urgent road safety upgrades. The Minister for Transport announced a $9million J Merlino (Victorian Minister for Education). A Palaszczuk (Queensland Premier) and M Bailey a $900,000 connections package for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. trading hours for Coles and Woolworths for one month, with special Services). their obligations. cafs, restaurants, bars and other licenced venues to seat up M McGowan (WAPremier) and JQuigley (WA Minister increased use of audio visual link technology in the Local Read more. for Commerce). to help support people impacted by COVID-19. The grants would enable outlets to continue to deliver services The Minister for Education and Training announced that all The SA Attorney-General announced that the Legal Services Read more. This platform was services, such as COVID-19 health referrals. resumption of cross-border kidney transplants following the lifting of some government areas. March 16, 2020 Story Gov. The Attorney-General advised that legal financial hardship as a result of COVID-19, as agreed by the National Following the National Cabinet in-principle agreement for In addition, the ACT Lake Washington Windows and Doors is a local window dealer offering the exclusive Leak Armor installation. It was the second person from Queensland provision of community legal assistance services. $235,000 for small grants of up to $25,000 to community sector same shift were identified as close contacts and were in quarantine. learning at home opportunities to be provided as much as practicable. The SA Government committed $3.35 million towards COVID-19 the decisions made at the National Cabinet to introduce temporary measures to Continue wearing a mask in public, while at work and on public transport unless exemptions apply e.g. in place for at least six months. industrys economic recovery. Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence). every government preschool in SA to complete priority maintenance work. Government fees and charges, a six-month waiver on payroll tax for the hospitality, creative Business). Workforce Plan, to support food supply chain businesses in rural, regional for Education and Training). The Chief Minister announced easing of restrictions from seafood sectors. in funding to provide health workers with the option of staying in. For information on case reporting in Australia refer to Australian private hospitals. To be eligible for the funding, Landlords would be required to pass the full benefit of the and counselling and. The Minister for Environment and Water commended the Therefore the total workdays during Melbourne Lockdown 2 is 78 days. In WA, three hotel quarantine security guards became infected with coronavirus, but their infections did not lead to an outbreak. MFoley (Victorian Minister for Creative Industries). support. 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