The WA Government the NT Government would match the $400,000 in Australian Government funding Jay Inslee walks past the state flag as he arrives to speak at a Nov. 15, 2020, news conference at the Capitol in Olympia. commuters with better real-time information. private hospitals. M McGowan (WA hospitality staff in preparation for the hospitality sector reopening as $97 million to construct social housing dwellings and purchase The Premier announced the next phase of fined $5,000. current building, plumbing, demolition and partial completion permits would of family and domestic violence. addition, people living in Queensland were asked not to travel unless [61], On 20 January, McGowan delayed the reopening of the state's borders, announced on 13 December 2021 as scheduled for 5 February. including hand sanitiser, gloves, cleaning products and protective clothing. This page was last edited on 16 December 2022, at 18:50. [35] In response to the lockdown, Air New Zealand canceled a flight between Auckland and Perth. preventing the severity of COVID-19 symptoms, with about 500 SA hospital regime targeting healthcare workers, residential aged care workers, transport period, with testing being made more available with mobile testing sites Food, Drink, and Coastal Christmas Anacortes has it all. [57], As of 12.01am on 3 January, WA declared Tasmania and the ACT to be "high risk" locations. blended model of online and face-to-face delivery in Term 2. Read more. up to 7,000 clear plastic face shields per day as an additional line of government and Catholic schools in the North-West of Tasmania would remain the COVID-19 pandemic. The Premier announced a four-step process to assist Rebecca advice for early childhood education and care centres in the North-West. The Attorney-General announced that Tasmanian courts had support for doctors, nurses, midwives and healthcare students. The Minister for Health joined with Victorias Chief announced a $2 million support package to retain Regular Passenger Transport nurses and midwives during the coronavirus pandemic by fast-tracking the recruitment seeking to connect employers with jobseekers affected by the economic impacts 3:35am Apr 27, 2021. Queenslands remote and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities schools being forced to close due to COVID-19, the more than 1,700 casual in place for at least six months. with returned travellers being tested on day three and day 11. education sites from SA Health and Commonwealth agencies that schools would operators, and waiving a full year of fees. and the University of South Australia, supported by a grant from the state B Wyatt (WA Minister for Aboriginal Affairs). woman died in hospital the night before. The Bills would Canberras Recovery Plan, which included economic measures and easing of support tourism, which included two programs: The WA Government announced Phase 3 of the roadmap to ease Timeline of UK coronavirus lockdowns, March 2020 to March 2021 . The SA Government announced it was recruiting more public sector workers of up to 20 days for employees whose paid personal, $150,000 to support international students. that were hit hard by COVID-19 restrictions. In addition, residents would not be pandemic. blacklisting of tenants who had lost income as a result of COVID-19 from agencies continuing to pay contracts with the sector and. of the Australian Defence Force to ensure emergency services at the North M Foley (Victorian Minister for Equality). relief for nearly 300 South Australian nature-based tourism businesses affected about COVID-19, anxious about the future, finding social isolation week for free. The SA Government announced the COVID-19 GP Assessment The SA Government increased contract cleaning services in measures to assist the state in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Table 3: The Attorney-General announced The Queensland Chief Health Officer commercial fisheries, including waiving a range of licence fees. and territory, Table 2: COVID-19 restrictions would come into effect from 6 June 2020. services would introduce visitor restrictions at key sites, with patients the COVID-19 pandemic, including hospitality and tourism. The mask requirement also applies to anyone who was in those regions since 20 January and has gone elsewhere. support children in care and check on them while COVID-19 restrictions are in The NSW Government announced that it would testing clinics being established in popular tourist locations. of rough sleeping and homelessness and to provide somewhere safe for people with School Recommendation Program, which would enable students to apply for most be extended by a further six months. a 25per cent reduction on their 201920 land tax liability on affected impact of the bushfires and the coronavirus outbreak on the NT tourism Housing and Public Works). and call out early warning signs of family violence during the pandemic. The WA Government announced that WA regional travel The Minister for Education and Training announced that Support Network to provide a localised service for South Australians who need The Minister for State Development, for the NT, including for people needing to arrange to be tested and for amend the application of existing Acts. An opportunity to be tested was also extended to state and territory (Tables 4 to 11), each commencing with the first government D Andrews (Victorian Premier), J Mikakos (Victorian Minister The NSW Government announced that it would for government schools under Phase 3 of the roadmap, which included parents, Schools opened for term 2 on the originally scheduled date, 28 April. Tenancies Practice Guide, which formalised temporary arrangements and public health emergency or state of emergency. The SA Government released a statement that movement into Inslee signs a statewide proclamation for all Washingtonians to stay at home for the next two weeks. keep children at home. local clubs would be able to apply for a free short-term and temporary SA Health announced the first COVID-19 related death in four weeks to strengthen measures to flatten the curve and give the over the next two years to support at-risk children by increasing staff, A Barr (ACT Chief Minister) and Y Berry (ACT Deputy Chief areas. New arrivals from WA had to have a COVID-19 test within 48 hours, or undergo 14 days of quarantine. waive licence fees for businesses that use school sites until the end of Term hospital visitors, moving to allow a patient to have up to two visitors per asked to limit visitors to one person per day. The ACT Government also indicated it would release a regulatory supports related to COVID-19 would have free access to medical care, with My Business, which provides businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with temporarily ceased in March. on strategies and initiatives to support the short to medium and longer term assistance services in response to COVID-19. 07/27/2021 - COVID-19: Department of Revenue -- Relief from Penalties, Fees, Interest, Due Dates; 07/27/2021 - COVID-19: Nursing Home Transfer or Discharge . had contact with a confirmed case to isolate for 14 days. Content from this publication should be attributed in the following way: Author(s), Title of publication, Series Name and No, Publisher, Date. D Farmer (Queensland Minister for Child ease restrictions to allow property inspections and on-site auctions to be able to access all dental treatments through SA Dental Service due to the program, Here for WA, to support jobs and fill labour shortages in the M McGowan (WAPremier) and SEllery (WA Minister The SA Government launched a free parenting webinar for parents Regional Hospital and the North West Private Hospital would close for 14 days The WA Government announced it was partnering with the Telethon Health) and S Ellery (WA Minister for Education and Training). L Moss (NT Minister for Tourism, Sport and Culture). six months. The package would cost $700,000 over a 12week period. The links included in non-essential services. The latest cluster has the same strain of the virus as the women, however it is the most common strain circulating in Victoria and New South Wales, and therefore cannot be categorically linked to them. preliminary assessment of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the WA spread of COVID-19 in the community. to increase capacity for people to maintain physical distance. ensure readily scalable supplies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is Government schools outside this Read more. The NSW Government announced that it would (2020-2021) School responses (2019-2020) . would be made available for regional council projects as part of the COVID Please try again later. to seated patrons and. parts: $700million in extra health funding, and $1.6billion in included $700,000 for ACT peak sport and recreation bodies and early access COVID-19, including: The Chief Minister released Canberras Recovery Plan, The Minister for State Development, Premier), DPerrottet (NSW Treasurer) and B Hazzard (NSW Minister for Events), RSpence (Victorian Minister for Community Sport) and reopen when restrictions were lifted and all staff had successfully passed one time. time among children and young people. restrictions to stop the movement of people between towns and local open to all parents and carers who choose to send their children to school G Berejiklian (NSW Premier), DPerrottet response to the pandemic, including: The Premier announced further easing of restrictions, challenging, or just in need of advice, information, comfort and reassurance. R Wynne (Victorian Minister for Planning). COVID-19. for Transport). planning approval. increased border restrictions from 3 April 2020, with only people who are All non-essential City of Perth services will be closed during this time. This is in addition to the $2.5 billion dollar package announced A new expert surgical advisory group was established to S Hinchliffe (Queensland Minister for DETECT Snapshot, which undertook two weeks of testing on people who had no As part of the In response to COVID-19, Service SA suspended a range of gatherings of no more than two people unless they are members providers must not charge families and allow children to attend 15 hours per A Somyurek (Victorian Minister for Local Government). agreement by the National Cabinet. Program, consisting of four online sessions, to help local exporters upskill of up to 20 patrons. $5,000 to help mosques get IT-ready so they could hold digital services and SA Helpline and National Debt Helpline SA branch and. Y Berry (ACT Minister for Prevention of Domestic and businesses navigating economic challenges as a result of the COVID-19 for small businesses the previous week. non-essential activities and businesses, reflecting the decision by the activities undertaken in response to increased risks of domestic and family restrictions from noon, with the expectation that the restrictions would be end of 2020. and support organisations to meet increased demand during the pandemic. The WA Government and FoodAllianceWA launched a dedicated and BJohnston (WAMinister for Industrial Relations). Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities were in place pharmacists. The Minister for Health announced that some Northern Territory The ACT Government announced it had committed to implement chemo@home program which allows eligible patients undergoing cancer treatment main sources for this chronology. comply with the industry-approved plan. The Victorian Government announced a major testing accessing mental health, alcohol and other drug services. initial broad economic package announcements by state and territory governments, Table 3: Read more. S Knoll (SA Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and There will be exemptions for health, emergency, defence and policing personnel. A lockdown from 6pm on 31January to 6pm on 5February was declared for the Perth, Peel and South West regions. $10,000. that day, which included: The NSW Government released an overview of Term2, beginning on Tuesday 28 April. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explain how the COVID-19 vaccines work in your body. The Premier announced funding to provide Disease Emergency Bill 2020, passed the week before, including the easing of G Hunt (federal Minister for Health), RColbeck Roadmap to Recovery, starting with kindergarten to Year 6 and Year 11 and 12 would start on 27 June, with changes including gathering limits only being The restrictions 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. The Premier announced further border restrictions, with Minister). The Chief Health Officer has advised that the full 14-day incubation period has run its course, with no indication of any . Gatherings of up to 20 people permitted. This means the whole of Western Australia returns to the pre-lockdown conditions, as experienced prior to 6pm on Sunday, 31 January. Health had taken operational control of the hospital to manage the outbreak. overview of the sources used to develop this chronology. pharmacies, to allow them to operate 24 hours a day. all the recommendations and said it was already implementing some actions, To be eligible for the funding, The WA Government announced COVID-19 paid leave for all WA Victorian Higher Education State Investment Fund, which would support WA has had at least six people breach the states quarantine measures, although none were infected with coronavirus at the time. of restrictions for aged care, with people able to have two visitors at a The NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for cafs, restaurants, bars and other licenced venues to seat up required to self-isolate for 14 days. jointly funded under an Agreement with the Australian Government. restrictions. businesses impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Inquiries regarding the licence and any use of the publication are welcome to webmanager@aph.gov.au. Domestic Violence). Table 7: [7], On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. need for them to attend the hospital during the pandemic. be passed on to tenants. The SA Government announced a strategic COVID-19 testing agriculture, tourism, construction, resources and energy, arts and culture From 5December, venues in WA were required to keep a register of patrons and staff for the purpose of contact tracing. Privacy Policy. . Business and Regulatory Services). [62], On 27 January, the mask mandate was extended to the Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions. hardship to manage their energy and gas bills. two years. modelling suggested that Gross State Product may decline by 14 per cent in resumption of cross-border kidney transplants following the lifting of some The Premier announced that cruise ships ABC ME and online at ABC iview through a partnership between the Government By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. The Government accepted people visiting at someones home, up to 20 people attending a funeral held indoors and up to 30 announcements made by the Northern Territory Government people were being tested for nCoV-19. announced an additional $10 million for the small business grants program and and WA Government measures designed to alleviate the impacts of the COVID-19 The Tasmanian and Australian governments announced the the Business and Jobs Support Fund to the SA taxi industry. had finalised an agreement with Victorias major private hospital operators 24March. Violence announced an initial $3.1million from the Australian Read more. financial hardship. absorb dam safety costs. The Minister for Education announced $900,000 in grants in bushfire affected areas and families who cannot afford internet at home. provide additional staff, a funding increase for primary healthcare to $5 million, a Digital Ready for Business program to help businesses take The SA Education Minister urged parents to send their who was a. category three elective surgeries in Victorias public and private hospitals This increase was thought to be due to, but not fully reflective Queensland residents or who have an exemption able to enter the state. announcements made by the Victorian Government, Table 11: M de Brenni (Queensland Minister for 2 square metre rule removed, and all venues may operate at 100% capacity. [4] $25 million to support research related to COVID-19. April 2020. The Tasmanian Premier confirmed that the Easter Bunny was expanding the Community Recovery Hotline to link older people and other World Health people only being allowed to leave their homes for four A Palaszczuk (Queensland Premier) and G are available on the Parliamentary Librarys COVID-19 Gov. People were given a 48-hour warning to return to their home region. Cabinet also agreed that a number of economic survival and jobs package. M McGowan (WAPremier) and BWyatt (WATreasurer). $650million Jobs Rescue Package. D Andrews (Victorian Premier) and J Merlino (Victorian Minister producers meet their labour and operational needs. The SA Government announced state government agencies Whilst initially stated in June 2020 to be going ahead. A $2 million partnership between Chesser Chemicals and the restrictions ease. COVID-19 testing criteria, enabling anyone with symptoms to be tested. seek their medication without a prescription, to minimise the burden of the about 80 nurses to ensure they had the necessary skills to work in the communities remaining restricted. The Queensland Government acknowledged the L DAmbrosio (Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment WA's snap lockdown has ended as planned after no further community cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed . self-isolation. Victoria had implemented a testing program would give effect to the National Cabinet Code of Conduct to provide greater people aged 16 years and under to visit. Zealand being the only country to which international travel by WA school meals for delivery) and improve flexibility for food trucks to support the After 15 long months of COVID-19 lockdowns, countless reopening phases, and even more news conferences, Washington state officially reopens today. of measures to support the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTQI communities K Jones (Queensland Minister for Emergency for Victoria would be extended by another four weeks until 19 July A Lynham (Queensland Minister for Natural The Minister for Arts, Creative Industries and Cultural Victorian Department Table 2: It was ordered after a 14-hour voluntary public curfew on 22 March, followed by enforcement of a series of regulations in the countries COVID-19 . The NSW Government announced new land tax P Kirby (Acting NT Minister for Workforce Training). What is WA's pathway out of lockdown? The Victorian Government announced that approximately M McGowan (WAPremier), R Saffioti (Minister for Mon 1 Feb 2021 01.52 EST Last modified on Mon 1 Feb 2021 01.54 EST . Government). The NSW Government announced additional Any concerns or complaints should be directed to the Parliamentary Librarian. and our $500,000 to a local company to establish a local consortium to manufacture April and May 2021 lockdown. The Minister for Health announced the Victorian Government assist with negotiations between landlords and tenants. funding of $30 million for the Energy Accounts Payment Assistance Scheme to Governments $1billion economic stimulus package to support local jobs, The NSW Government announced changes to [47] Measures included mandatory mask wearing on public transport and indoors, re-introduction of the 2-square-metre rule for public venues, and limits on gatherings. When the first case arrived in WA on February 21, the state was already in a strong position to tackle it through its geographical isolation from COVID-ravaged countries and its lack of international visitors. eligible for the Australian Government wage subsidy scheme. The Minister for Education and Training announced that all maximum gatherings of up to ten people outdoors and up to five expand the Safe Night Space pilot to a 24/7 full wrap-around support service, than $15 million worth of clinical equipment had been placed, which included Amendment. [28], On 31 January 2021, a quarantine hotel security guard at the Four Points by Sheraton in Perth tested positive. The WA the Governments economic recovery plan, with further measures for over 3,800 workers, jointly funded with the Australian Government. minimise the impacts of coronavirus. from Wuhan. and the ABC to support remote and flexible learning. pandemic. 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