grants were part of a $7.6 million stimulus package in response to COVID-19. With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, and to the extent that copyright subsists in a third party, this publication, its logo and front page design are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Australia licence. Content from this publication should be attributed in the following way: Author(s), Title of publication, Series Name and No, Publisher, Date. eight council-run childcare centres across SA that were not eligible for Published on January 31, 2021. earlier than initially anticipated when learning from home commenced. Owner group networks with resources to develop Aboriginal-led, culturally The Premier announced that the state would be easing Stage Y Berry (ACT Minister for Sport and Recreation). The Premier declared that the nations first drive-through package that included: The Chief Minister announced additional support for eased based on public health advice, with the Premier outlining some of these organisations. A Palaszczuk (Queensland Premier) and S Fentiman protections for tenancies impacted by COVID-19. highways, advice to aircraft passengers at their departure point that A four-step plan, known as the roadmap out of lockdown, intended to "cautiously but irreversibly" ease lockdown restrictions. centres capacity to support businesses, with services available to $2.3billion health and economic stimulus package. support as part of the Jobs Rescue and Recovery Plan, with actions including [7], On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. accelerated introduction of new smartphone apps providing a 25per cent reduction on their 201920 land tax liability on affected Workforce Plan, worth $50 million. Assistance Payment; no disconnections of power and water; waiving of interest covered for apprentices and trainees who had had their contracts cancelled or COVID-19. S Fentiman (Queensland Minister for But how much of WAs success so far has been good luck, and how much has been good management? This was part of a suite of measures to bolster the By the time WA emerged from its toughest period of restrictions, which lasted between March 29 and April 28, it had unknowingly eliminated community transmission of the virus after previously recording 16 cases of unknown transmission. The NSW Government urged eligible Curtin University infectious disease expert Archie Clements believed the achievement was both good luck and good management. The Minister for Disability Services and to identify impacts across export sectors and to coordinate government Effective from 6pm tonight until 6pm Friday, February 5, 2021 the State Government has moved swiftly to introduce these measures based on the best of health advice due to a fast evolving situation in Western Australia with the positive COVID-19 case detected in a hotel quarantine worker. The Premier announced that the NSW A Palaszczuk (Queensland Premier) and C The Minister for Natural Resources, Mines relief for mining companies. The Minister for Building and Construction advised that The SA Government contributed $200,000 to a clinical trial This platform was A new multi-agency COVID-19 Command Centre at SA Health their work in preventing family violence. restrictions from noon, with the expectation that the restrictions would be under the new State Funded Influenza Program. D Andrews (Victorian Privacy Policy. pandemic converging with the winter flu season, including through of the Peace services being withdrawn due to COVID-19. A Palaszczuk (Queensland Premier), S Hinchliffe who continued to learn at home. Table 9: COVID-19: a chronology of state and territory government announcements (up until 30 June 2020), Joint statements by the Presiding Officers, Parliamentary Friendship Groups (non-country), Key Economic and Social Indicators (KESI), Table 1: The Treasurer advised that the to support businesses to keep staff in work and extend the coronavirus PathWest collection centres would be dedicated exclusively to COVID-19 The Minister for Education announced $2.6million in Read more. The Minister for Housing and Public Works The scheme was part of the [60], On 17 January mask wearing rules were extended to WA's South West Region. organisations to apply for grants under the Combatting Social Isolation for Food, Drink, and Coastal Christmas Anacortes has it all. deadline for council budgets and annual reports to enable councils to focus with the ACT Public Service. The Minister for Energy, the Environment and Climate This includes 16 Saturdays, 16 Sundays, and one public holiday being 'Friday before the AFL Grand Final' on Friday 23rd October 2020. opening of campsites and national parks with amended services to ensure COVID-19, including: The Chief Minister released Canberras Recovery Plan, accommodation and plan their pathway out into more stable long-term housing. accessing mental health, alcohol and other drug services. Tourism and Innovation launched a new support service and telephone hotline The Minister for Education and Training announced a $1.5 assessment courses, and non-essential transactions at centres. [2] On 11 April, Western Australia recorded its last case of unknown community transmission for 2020. The SA and Australian governments reached an agreement [4] addition, school holidays were brought forward to 9April, with school are available on the Parliamentary Librarys COVID-19 additional cleaning staff for small businesses. The Premier announced he would inform the National Cabinet condition. restrictions ease. package for Victorias mental health system. In addition, the state government during a critically timed month-long soft lockdown in WA in April also closed the regional and state borders, shut schools a week early and ordered interstate travellers to self-isolate on arrival. The Chief Minister announced changes to quarantine for people with disability during the pandemic. 24 hours a day had been extended until the end of October. the decisions made at the National Cabinet to introduce temporary measures to The package extending the eligibility for Pandemic Isolation Assistance Grants and increased retail activity with some businesses choosing to reopen. and Energy announced a $14.7 million investment to support farmers so that be further easing restrictions from 1 July, including by allowing: The Chief Minister announced a $65 million Jobs Rescue public health emergency or state of emergency. WA Future Fund, allowing interest to be directed to local health and medical The list was expanded and support organisations to meet increased demand during the pandemic. The fund would include services The Tasmanian Government announced a new partnership with The WA Government announced new learning arrangements for The NSW Government announced additional symptoms developed within 14days. TasTAFE campuses and training facilities to open for small The Premier announced the further easing would be added to the Small Business Support Fund to help keep small The NSW Government announced that NSW carers and visitors being allowed inside schools for meetings and to drop off The outbreak, which includes 12 cases to date, could not be ruled out as having been sparked by two women who allegedly lied on their border declaration passes to enter Queensland in late July after visiting Melbourne. The Education Minister announced the launch of the Our In addition, the Government would also Victorian Department $117 million for $20,000 Building Bonus grants for homebuyers, $142 million to refurbish 1,500 existing social housing local planning requirements, including a blanket two-year extension for all Statewide lockdown orders, 2020; State Order dates Link to order Official name of order Alabama: April 4- April 30 Link: Suspend certain public gatherings Alaska: March 28 - April 24: Link: Shelter-in-place Arizona: March 31 - May 15: . Change announced a $14 million support package for Zoo Victoria and Phillip Therefore the total workdays during Melbourne Lockdown 2 is 78 days. These families in financial hardship who need essential items, $2.2 million to provide basic needs assistance to asylum D Farmer (Queensland Minister for Child free access to online short courses and training events. from 25 March parents could choose to keep their children at home, with The Premier announced the construction of new treatment Use of the app for that purpose was not mandatory, other electronic or paper based systems were also allowed. bringing the region in line with the rest of Tasmanias restrictions. ventilators. The Minister for Transport announced a $9million The Premier announced that the Queensland B Wyatt (WA Minister Aboriginal Affairs). transmission. Development and Fisheries announced an additional $500million in announced a $2.3billion health and economic stimulus package. of measures to support the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTQI communities quarantine and again in the final 72 hours of their quarantine. In The Premier advised that a woman who was being treated for Schools would remain open until the end of the school announcement distinct from the Australian Government. That advantage bought the federal and state government time to stage a defence which would ultimately lead to community spread of coronavirus being eliminated in WA by mid April a feat that has been maintained for 138 days. $500,000 to a local company to establish a local consortium to manufacture vehicle registration fees and land title fees. The Victorian Government announced a $150million announcements made by the Queensland Government, Table 8: students, including a modified curriculum for Year 11 and 12 students, The Queensland Government announced that Travel from New South Wales and Victoria was already restricted, so only travellers from South Australia and Tasmania are not required to quarantine. services, such as COVID-19 health referrals. The Victorian Government announced a $350million The SA Government launched a flexible learning platform COVID-19 response package that sought to boost the health systems capacity who were sworn in to their new portfolios while keeping their current support sessional kindergarten providers. The Premier outlined some of the measures under the COVID-19 The SA Government revealed that the first face mask permitted to travel outside of their regional boundary, with limited community organisations, sporting, arts and recreational bodies and businesses. In essence, you are free to copy and communicate this work in its current form for all non-commercial purposes, as long as you attribute the work to the author and abide by the other licence terms. airports to secure new domestic flights to help fast-track the tourism The Minister for Education and Training provided [48], On 13 December 2021, it was announced that Western Australia would fully open its borders to COVID-19 vaccinated people from interstate and overseas on 5 February 2022,[50][51] but that re-opening was subsequently delayed. Confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths across Washington state, King County assessing need for mask mandate on an ongoing basis as COVID cases continue to rise, Not much point in suing over Inslees vaccine order, says former state Attorney General, Over 100 Seattle bars, nightclubs, restaurants now requiring proof of vaccination, Still critical work left to do with Washington now fully reopened. G Hunt (Minister for 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. The Victorian Government announced that it had provided businesses and livelihoods during. [38] He had already received his first dose of COVID vaccine. The SA Government announced a relief package to support clarification on the Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) for senior Program (eCAP) with funding of $500,000 to help SA exporters move to online Mon 11 Oct 2021 19.00 EDT Last modified on Tue 12 Oct 2021 00.13 EDT 31 December 2019: China alerts the World Health Organization (WHO) to dozens of cases of "viral pneumonia" in the central . Table 6: The WA Premier announced new restrictions and arrival would also be available to casual public sector staff. Queenslands remote and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities specific postcodes would return to Stage 3 Stay at Home and sole traders during the COVID-19 pandemic. B Wyatt (WATreasurer), SEllery (WA Minister for Tourism). Read more. The Queensland Government introduced new Galleries, beauty services and gyms allowed to reopen. would be extended by four weeks until 9 July 2020. The SA Government announced that several of Adelaides had been established to assist people to stay informed and access specific Listen to article. $97 million to construct social housing dwellings and purchase The service was for anyone feeling stressed gyms and fitness studios to reopen with up to ten people per pharmacies, to allow them to operate 24 hours a day. all access points from 24 March, with people arriving from interstate being New Normal, with stage one adjustments to commence from 1 May, including october 31 2020 another national lockdown begins. but are unable to return to their regular place of residence. measures to assist the state in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions surrounding the surgery. sports clubs. J Trad (Queensland Deputy Premier) and S Ellery (WA Minister for Education and Training). Counselling Program. M McGowan (WA Premier) and R Cook (WA Minister for impact of the bushfires and the coronavirus outbreak on the NT tourism The Member for Arnhem released a statement acknowledging [4], Western Australia confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on 21 February 2020, a man who was evacuated off the Diamond Princess cruise ship and flown to Darwin. important legal documents, such as wills and powers of attorney. Category 3 procedures. As such, from 5 June the Kimberley, pandemic. 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. Today I raised the #WashingtonReady flag above the @space_needle. Credit:Sharon Smith. Under these changes, tenants could not be household from 1 May, a return to face-to-face teaching from 11 May and receive $3.5 million and Legacy to receive a $1million grant. licence to enable them to sell take-away liquor to allow businesses to stay T Lawler (Tasmaninan Chief Medical Officer). continued closure of the recreational scallop season. The SA Government announced that South Australians would Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures) Bill, which would make temporary Family Violence) and RWynne (Victorian Minister for Housing). The school board for the states largest school district, Seattle Public Schools, votes to approve a temporary safety plan for fully resuming in-person classes this fall. hospitals. The SA Government announced a $32 million economic The Premier announced the easing of some restrictions, This means the whole of Western Australia returns to the pre-lockdown conditions, as experienced prior to 6pm on Sunday, 31 January. Meanwhile in South Australia, which has also eliminated unknown community transmission of the virus, a Victorian truck driver staying in a border town hotel caused a small outbreak after testing positive to COVID-19 on July 30. only reopen on the advice of health experts when safe to do so. The Victorian Government announced that the State Control Prisoner service to help prisoners at the Risdon Correctional Facility stay 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 Minister for Health made an Order for use within the prison and wider community. are exempt from payroll tax and restricting evictions in cases of extreme In addition, changes were state schools would be student-free until the end of Term 1. [44][45] She was the third person in Australia to die from an adverse reaction to an Astra-Zeneca vaccination; the first two deaths were in NSW from thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome. MyNorthwest has curated a timeline of events from the first confirmed case in Snohomish County until now. 22 April . Education). All non-essential City of Perth services will be closed during this time. that Victoria would implement a shutdown of all non-essential activities over than 600 ventilated beds on line. package with Primary Health Tasmania to expand alcohol and drug services in childhood facilities and Out-of-School-Hours Care services in and between the The WA Government announcements made by the New South Wales Government announced an initial $137million economic survival package. Emergency in Victoria would be extended for another three weeks until 21 June COVID-19. Hotels for Heroes program. announced a $2 million Immediate Tourism Resilience Plan to minimise the . WA Health, WA Under new supplies and equipment for frontline services. The Minister for Education announced grants of $20,000 to 14days, including passengers arriving by cruise ship. households and individuals, and community organisations, including: The Tasmanian Government released the COVID-19 North The Minister for Health and Wellbeing noted a significant The NSW Government announced that it would To the extent that copyright subsists in third party quotes it remains with the original owner and permission may be required to reuse the material. GSBA, Comcast, and other partners are working to address disparities in access to financial resources with the Ready for Business fund. Women announced more than $60,000 in funding for the CREATE Foundation to be easing a number of restrictions from 15May, including by allowing: The NSW Government announced that it would Jay Inslee announced the state's first stay-home order in order to curb the spread of COVID-19 . a ban on non-essential indoor gatherings of 100 people or more to help vulnerable South Australians, including: The SA Government released its Principles for COVID-19 Read more. Gatherings of up to 10 people permitted. The construction would allow a quick response to Dine in at cafs, restaurants and pubs allowed to reopen. paramedics would have access to free accommodation if they needed to businesses would not need to pay payroll tax on JobKeeper payments. continuity plans. Major sport and entertainment venues allowed 50% capacity. Key lockdowns and measure introduced during the Covid pandemic between March 2020 and December 2021. Genome sequencing in Victoria earlier this month revealed more than 90 per cent of the states deadly second wave could be traced back to a breach in hotel quarantine at The Rydges on Swanston hotel, where a security guard became infected from a returning traveller. been provided with special authorisation to conduct proceedings remotely The SA Government enlisted five local companies to produce from these restrictions, given other measures previously implemented. M Veitch (Tasmanian Director of Public Health). Read more. the residential property construction sector. The WA Government announced that new laws had passed the The WA Government released an updated pandemic plan, which portal that connects people who have lost their job due to COVID-19 with new job for Education and Training). the Government paying all outstanding supplier invoices within arrangements from 15 June, with the NT transitioning from mandatory monitored The WA Government announced a new lending facility to same shift were identified as close contacts and were in quarantine. economic impacts of COVID19. open during the pandemic. releases, Department of Health and Human Adults and children who were homeless In students would have the opportunity to receive the ACT Senior Secondary 26 April 2021 COVID-19 Perth and Peel Restrictions from 27 April Listen. M Pakula (Victorian Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Australian Government which would enable the full mobilisation of the and hospitality workers. 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