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22/11/20 - Victoria moves to last step of the COVID plan
22/11/20 - Employers urged to keep workers safe this holiday season
19/11/20 - Victoria temporary border controls with South Australia
19/11/20 - All smiles as school dental vans back on the road
18/11/20 - Visit Victoria: experiencing the best at home
18/11/20 - $100 vouchers to support local NSW economy
18/11/20 - Australia hosts global summit on healthcare innovation
15/11/20 - Victorians urged to get STI check as we move to COVID normal
13/11/20 - Victorian pledge for Institute of Infectious Disease
12/11/20 - Putting the mental health of Victorians first
11/11/20 - Building Victoria's recovery workforce
11/11/20 - Mandatory customer check in for NSW venues
10/11/20 - COVID-19 support line extended and expanded
8/11/20 - Moving to the third-step in Victoria
7/11/20 - New wellbeing package for Victoria's health heroes
5/11/20 - Australia secures a further 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
4/11/20 - NSW to reopen Victorian border
4/11/20 - Skilling for Recovery fee-free training in NSW
4/11/20 - More Coronavirus support for Aboriginal groups
4/11/20 - Hospitals continue to perform through the pandemic
1/11/20 - Record childhood vaccination rates through COVID-19
27/10/20 - NSW hits three million tests as community urged to remain vigilant
26/10/20 - Opening up Victoria
22/10/20 - Aboriginal Justice Forum Focuses On Covid-19 Recovery
21/10/20 - NSW religious gatherings and gym restrictions to ease
20/10/20 - Safely Connecting Multicultural Seniors During Coronavirus
19/10/20 - How Shepparton responded to the outbreak
19/10/20 - NSW COVID-19 restrictions eased
19/10/20 - Scholarships to support vulnerable students in NSW
19/10/20 - Blood glucose monitoring devices in COVID-19 accommodation
18/10/20 - Changes to Victoria's restrictions
15/10/20 - Supporting Victorians And Protecting Our Health System
14/10/20 - Caring for Mental and Physical Health during the pandemic
13/10/20 - 15 new mental health hubs to support Victorians during COVID-19
12/10/20 - Mental health at work during COVID-19
11/10/20 - Extra Testing Requirements As We Move To COVID Normal
9/10/20 - Supporting Aboriginal communities through coronavirus
9/10/20 - Extra face masks from local suppliers to beat coronavirus
8/9/20 - Delivering Food Relief For Victorian Local Communities
8/10/20 - Australian Government finalises COVID-19 vaccine agreement
8/10/20 - Stepping Up Targeted Testing For Regional Victoria
6/10/20 - Budget 20-21: Record investment under Australia’s COVID-19 pandemic plan
6/10/20 - Getting Victorians Ready To Travel Again
4/10/20 - NSW public service to lead office return
1/10/20 - Doubling Hardship Support For Victoria’s Most Vulnerable
1/10/20 - Staying Healthy And Covid Safe This Grass Pollen Season
30/9/20 - Additional protection for Victorian aged care services
30/9/20 - Surveillance Testing To Keep Our Victorian Community Safe
28/9/20 - Backing New Jobs For Young People in Victoria
27/9/20 - Easing Victorian restrictions
27/9/20 - Victoria on the right track
27/9/20 - Leave extended for aged care residents during COVID-19
26/9/20 - Martin Foley will become the Minister for the Coordination of Health and Human Services COVID-19
24/9/20 - Making Food Relief COVID Safe For Victorians In Need
23/9/20 - Australia Now Eligible to Purchase COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Through COVAX
22/9/20 - Agribusinesses Supported To Adapt To Pandemic Conditions
21/9/20 - Launch of NSW COVID safe summer plan
21/9/20 - New Jobs Back Aboriginal Workers And Communities
20/9/20 - NSW partners with Commonwealth to support workers on pandemic leave
20/9/20 - Investment In three new Australian COVID-19 vaccine research projects
17/9/20 - Border restrictions ease between NSW and Victoria
17/9/20 - Getting Our Victorian Kids Back To Kinder And Ready For School
16/9/20 - Safely Reopening Elective Surgery For Victorians
15/9/20 - Strengthening Our Health Response And Keeping People Safe
14/9/20 - Service NSW check-in app rolls out statewide
14/9/20 - Taking To The Footpaths: Getting Ready For Outdoor Dining
14/9/20 - 29.6 million telehealth services delivered
13/9/20 - Victoria On The Road Towards COVID Normal
13/9/20 - Supporting Victorian Businesses On Our Road To COVID Normal
12/9/20 - Keeping ourselves and our homes, COVID-safe
11/9/20 - More mental health support for Victorian students
11/9/20 - Hospitals ready and waiting to support all Victorians
11/9/20 - Australian-made nasal swab kits for COVID-19 testing
9/9/20 - Additional Commonwealth support to protect healthcare workers
9/9/20 - COVID-19 vaccine development
9/9/20 - Looking To The Sewers For Early Coronavirus Warning
7/9/20 - Australia secures onshore manufacturing agreements for two COVID-19 vaccines
7/9/20 - Extension of temporary relief for financially distressed businesses
6/9/20 - Initial Commonwealth response to Victorian Roadmap
4/9/20 - New Apprenticeships And Traineeships – Working For Victoria
4/9/20 - Further Certainty For Victorian Tenants And Landlords
4/9/20 - New rules to allow greater movement for NSW agriculture workers
4/9/20 - Letting Victorian Agriculture Workers Get On With The Job
3/9/20 - Funding Boost for COVID-19 Research
2/9/20 - Protecting The Progress We’ve Made In The Virus Fight
1/9/20 - Working Together To Open And Protect Regional Victoria
1/9/20 - Record Medicare Bulk-Billing Rates Through COVID-19
1/9/20 - Increased mobility on NSW VIC border
1/9/20 - Taking action: $950,000 for Youth Action Projects Grants
31/08/20 - Working Together To Re-Open Victoria – Safely
31/8/20 - First COVID-19 vaccine trial in Canberra underway
31/8/20 - Additional funding to reinforce Australia’s aged care sector
30/8/20 - Vaccinations Vital To Keep Victorian Children Safe
29/8/20 - Supporting Volunteers And Victorians Through The Pandemic
28/8/20 - Victorian border communities eligible for pandemic leave disaster payment
27/8/20 - Keeping Our Promises With Five More Orange Doors To Open
26/8/20 - Crucial Medical Research Joins Coronavirus Fight
26/8/20 - Online Wellbeing Support For Families
25/8/20 - Protecting Our Healthcare Heroes
24/8/20 - Keeping The Tools We Need To Continue Coronavirus Fight
24/8/20 - Getting Online To Celebrate Victoria’s Multiculturalism
24/8/20 - New Help For Victorians With Their Energy Bills
23/8/20 - Help For Victorian Farmers And Producers To Sell Online
22/8/20 - Staying Safe Is In Our Hands
22/8/20 - GP-led respiratory clinics continue to serve Australians
22/8/20 - Support for remote Indigenous communities at high risk from COVID-19
21/8/20 - Reinforcement of Australia's aged care sector
21/8/20 - Working Together To Protect Victorians With Disabilities
20/8/20 - COVID-19: New funding for clinical trials
20/8/20 - Further Support For LGBTIQ Victorians Facing Hardship
19/8/20 - New deal secures potential COVID-19 vaccine
18/8/20 - Permits for farmers and agricultural workers outside the border zone
18/8/20 - Victorians reminded to keep getting tested
18/8/20 - Improved border conditions for agriculture welcomed
17/8/20 - New ad targeting young Australians to how COVID-19 is spread
17/8/20 - New mental health clinics to support Victorians during COVID-19
17/8/20 - Regional Victorians urged to get tested
17/8/20 - Keeping family violence in sight during Coronavirus
17/8/20 - Beware of online scammers while staying at home
16/8/20 - State of Emergency extended to drive down virus
16/8/20 - PPE manufacturing to skyrocket in NSW
15/8/20 - Keeping Victoria safe – and together
14/8/20 - Minimising risk of COVID-19 transmission at religious gatherings
14/8/20 - Support for educators helping students start school
14/8/20 - Easier hospital access for NSW domestic violence victims
13/8/20 - Regional Victoria on alert with expanded testing push
13/8/20 - Working together with multicultural communities
13/8/20 - Online toolkit helping NSW businesses during COVID-19
12/8/20 - Moratorium on hotel quarantine fee for NSW residents returning from Victoria
12/8/20 - Mental health support for Victorian business owners and workers
10/8/20 - Stories from Coronavirus survivors
9/8/20 - Fast-tracked mental health support for Victorians
7/8/20 - Supporting Victorian students through the pandemic
7/8/20 - Free kinder for Victorian families through Coronavirus
6/8/20 - Further mental health support for Victorians during COVID-19 pandemic
6/8/20 - More support for people with severe mental illness during COVID-19 pandemic
5/8/20 - Mandatory hotel quarantine for residents returning from Victoria
5/8/20 - Strong start in the national response to Victorian aged care pandemic
5/8/20 - Surgeries on hold in Victorian regions to boost hospital capacity
5/8/20 - Childcare and kinder access for permitted Victorian workers
4/8/20 - Caring for families vital in Victorian aged care response
4/8/20 - Stay home: new crackdown on isolation breaches
3/8/20 - Backing Victoria’s next big medical breakthroughs
3/8/20 - Research boost to better understand and treat Coronavirus
3/8/20 - Supporting Aboriginal communities through Coronavirus
3/8/20 - Statement from the Victorian Premier on restrictions for business
2/8/20 - NSW health advice update on masks
2/8/20 - Statement on changes to regional restrictions in Victoria
2/8/20 - Statement on changes to Melbourne's restrictions
2/8/20 - Additional COVID-19 mental health support for people subjected to further restrictions
1/8/20 - Victoria’s health system rising to the pandemic challenge
30/7/20 - Statement from the premier (masks mandatory across Victoria)
29/7/20 - Greater virus protection for Victorian aged care workers
29/7/20 - New COVID-19 compliance rules for NSW gyms
29/7/20 - Going Door To Door To Fight This Deadly Virus
28/7/20 - Greater virus protection for aged care workers
28/7/20 - Homes For Homeless Victorians During Pandemic And Beyond
27/7/20 - Boost for first home buyers and the construction industry
26/7/20 - Supporting Victoria’s health workforce
25/7/20 - Establishing a Victorian Aged Care Response Centre
24/7/20 - Same-day doorknock for cases who don’t answer calls
24/7/20 - Supporting Victorian and NSW border communities
24/7/20 - Statement on Australia's strategic direction
24/7/20 - Additional COVID-19 restrictions in place for NSW
23/7/20 - Supporting Victorian workers to get tested and stay home
23/7/20 - Victorian not immune from the global COVID-19 economic downturn
20/7/20 - Face coverings and masks for metro schools
20/7/20 - Recommendations for the resumption of community sport
19/7/20 -Face coverings mandatory for Melbourne and Mitchell Shire
19/7/20 - Support for aged care residents and aged care workers across Victoria
19/7/20 - Restrictions tightened for entry to NSW from Victoria
19/7/20 - NSW sets new airport arrival limits
17/7/20 - Two million more face masks for Victorian aged care and disability workers
17/7/20 - New support for Victorian communities to stay connected
17/7/20 - Escalating the Coronavirus right in regional Victoria
17/7/20 - NSW COVID-19 restrictions to be tightened
17/7/20 - Two million more face masks for Victorian aged care and disability workers
16/7/20 - Victorian hospitals ready to fight Coronavirus
15/7/20 - Victorian Police cracking down on deliberate directive breaches
14/7/20 - Coronavirus testing for elective surgery patients from metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire
14/7/20 - More Australian Defence Force personnel to join Victoria’s COVID-response
13/7/20 - Face masks required for aged care workers in Melbourne and Mitchell Shire hotspots
13/7/20 - Supporting the mental health of young Victorians
12/7/20 - Australia's first COVID-19 treatment approved
12/7/20 - Return To Flexible And Remote Learning
12/7/20 - NSW to charge returned international travellers for hotel quarantine
10/7/20 - Face Masks To Help Fight Coronavirus In Victoria
10/7/20 - Keeping Local Communities Connected During Coronavirus
10/7/20 - More Survival Support For Victorian Businesses
10/7/20 - Regional Community Sport To Stay Non-Contact To Save Lives
10/7/20 - Continuous care with telehealth stage seven
9/7/20 - Stage 3 Restrictions For Flemington And North Melbourne Estates
9/7/20 - Temperature Checks To Be Introduced In Term 3
7/7/20 - Medicare bulk-billing rate remains high at 86.1 per cent
7/7/20 - Senior Australians urged to stay vigilant
7/7/20 - Melbourne and Mitchell Shire move back to stage-three restrictions
6/7/20 - Border closure to protect NSW
6/7/20 - Recommendations for managing of health risk as COVID-19 measures lift
2/7/20 - COVIDSafe app to be available in Arabic, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese
2/7/20 - Victorian announces a judicial inquiry into the hotel quarantine program
1/7/20 - NSW virus hotspot protections introduced as COVID-19 restrictions ease
30/6/20 - Victorian suburban postcode areas to return to stage three lockdown
28/6/20 - Victoria implementing mandatory testing for all returned travellers in hotel quarantine
26/6/20 - Statement on physical distancing, person density restrictions, risk management in small premises
26/6/20 - statement on the safe return of crowds to stadiums, arenas and large theatres
25/6/20 - Victorian suburban testing blitz
25/6/20 - PPE for GPs near the ski fields
24/6/20 - Victorians with cold and flu symptoms urged to get tested for COVID-19
24/6/20 - Training workers to keep Victorians safe
21/6/20 - Victorian State of Emergency extended to keep slowing the spread
21/6/20 - Children under five years of age reminded to get their free flu shots
19/6/20 - update to residential aged care facilities about minimising COVID-19 impacts
18/6/20 - The Loddon Mallee pandemic cluster plan launched
17/6/20 - statement on randomised trial of the use of dexamethasone
17/6/20 - statement on boarding school and school-based residential college risks
16/6/20 - Supporting Aboriginal Victorians through Coronavirus
16/6/20 - Funding to help NSW small businesses reopen after COVID-19
15/6/20 - Australian Government to provide $1.5 billion in funding for priority projects
15/6/20 - Funding key services to protect older Victorians
14/6/20 - Victorian statewide targeted testing to track COVID-19
14/6/20 - Further easing of restrictions in Victoria from 22 June
14/6/20 - Further COVID-19 restrictions set to ease in NSW from 1 July
13/6/20 - Protecting Victorians from homelessness during COVID-19
12/6/20 - Respecting and protecting older Victorians
11/6/20 - Further restrictions to ease on Saturday in NSW
10/6/20 - Adult community sport to recommence in NSW
9/6/20 - Safe and secure housing for NSW domestic violence victims
9/6/20 - Housing support available for rough sleepers in NSW
9/6/20 - NSW Government launches COVID Check for businesses
6/6/20 - More health support for Victorian frontline workers
2/6/30 - $66 million for coronavirus-related research
2/6/20 - Supporting Victorian nurses and midwives in hospitals
2/6/20 - Gyms and kids sports to reopen across NSW
1/6/20- New COVID-19 restrictions in place across NSW
1/6/20 - Building Victorian farm business resilience for challenging times
31/5/20 - State of Emergency extended in Victoria to keep slowing the spread
30/5/20 - Principles for COVID-19 public transport operations
29/5/20 - Australian National Disease Surveillance Plan for COVID-19
29/5/20 - National Cabinet approved the 3-Step Framework for a COVIDSafe Australia
27/5/20 - Shepparton Respiratory Clinic opens
27/5/20 - Mental health first aid training for all medical students
26/5/20 - NSW Government is providing $12.8 million to support domestic violence during COVID-19
24/5/20 - Further easing of restrictions in Victoria (stage 3)
24/5/20 - NSW beauty and nail services can recommence June 1
22/5/20 -NSW Government to open pubs, clubs, cafes and restaurants to 50 patrons
22/5/20 - the restoration of elective surgery and hospital activity
20/5/20 - NSW holiday travel restrictions to be lifted from 1 June 2020
20/5/20 - Peer workers to boost NSW COVID-19 mental health response via 'warm line'
19/5/20 - Australians urged to stay vigilant as COVID-19 toll climbs to 100
19/5/20 - Victorian COVID-19 outbreak management and testing changes for clinicians
18/5/20 - $8.6 million to improve NSW patients hospital experience
18/5/20 - Physical distancing on NSW transport key to a safe pathway back to work
17/5/20 - Support For LGBTIQ Victorians During Pandemic
17/5/20 - Victoria’s plan to reopen restaurants and cafes
15/5/20 - National Cabinet endorsed the Mental Health and Wellbeing Pandemic Plan
15/5/20 - New fleet for NSW Ambulance frontline
15/5/20 - Victoria has announced $19.5 million in funding for mental health
13/5/20 - New respiratory clinic opens in Wodonga
12/5/20 - Australia's first Deputy Chief Medical Officer appointed for mental health
12/5/20 - Victorian residential aged care facility testing update
11/5/20 - Victorian Government's gradual easing of restrictions from 12 May
11/5/20 - Victorian Government two week testing blitz results have been released
10/5/20 - NSW Government will ease some restrictions from 15 May
8/5/20 - Three-step plan launched to gradually remove baseline restrictions
3/5/20 -NSW Government deploys new 60 minute rapid testing kits
1/5/20 - NSW releases heat maps to identify number of active and recovered cases, testing rates by postcode
30/4/20 - Coronavirus testing expands at shopping centres
27/4/20 - Victorian Government announced 100,000 people will be tested for coronavirus over the next two weeks
27/4/20 - Victorian Government announces medical stockpile is ready to be distributed
26/4/20 - COVIDSafe smartphone app released to slow the spread of coronavirus
24/4/20 - NSW testing criteria expanded to anyone who has COVID-19 related symptoms
24/4/20 - $73 million package to boost NSW mental health services and support
23/4/20 - $77.5 million to support some of Victoria’s most at-risk children
22/4/20 - new COVID-19 mental health support line launched for Senior Australians, their families and carers
21/4/20 - Bendigo respiratory clinic opens
21/4/20 - Elective surgery restrictions to ease from 27 April
18/4/20 - NSW close contact definition for testing has been revised
18/4/20 - The Australian Government has received 58 million protective face masks
18/4/20 - NSW Government is investing $25 million in research and clinical trials
14/4/20 - Victorian testing criteria expanded to include people with consistent clinical symptoms
14/4/20 - $59.4 million mental health package for Victoria
12/4/20 - The State of Emergency in Victoria extended until 11 May 2020
9/4/20 - Free Coronavirus Wellbeing Support Service
7/4/20 - Victoria’s first rural COVID-19 respiratory clinic begins in Mildura
7/4/20 - Theoretical modelling of how the health system can respond
7/4/20 - New access restrictions to keep vulnerable Victorians safe
7/4/20 - Victorian students to learn from home and VCE timelines revised
2/4/20 - Early Childhood Education and Care Relief Package
2/4/20 - changes to allow Victorian pharmacists to deliver more flu and other vaccinations to young people
1/4/20 - New Victorian testing criteria, case definition and health worker guidelines updated
31/3/20 - new temporary measures to improve access to medicines (ePrescribing)
30/3/20 - 'JobKeeper' wage subsidy for businesses to keep people employed
26/3/20 - All Victorian doctors requesting COVID-19 testing must provide a patient mobile number on the pathology slip. GPs should also indicate on the form if the patient is a health or aged care worker in order to expedite their test result.
25/3/20 - announcement of the creation of a new National COVID-19 Coordination Commission (NCCC)
23/3/20 - visitor restrictions to all Victorian hospitals from midnight 23 March. Patients only allowed two visitors at a time for no more than two hours a day, with some exemptions.
23/3/20 - new COVID-19 telehealth MBS items can now be claimed and have been updated to include services by obstetricians, midwives and nurse practitioners, with new short services for GPs and allied health
20/3/20 - medical practitioners seeking advice about COVID-19 (outside of testing and notification procedures) can now call 1300 651 160 and choose the ‘Specialist Medical Advice’ option. Subject to demand, you may be asked to leave a message for return phone call
19/3/20 - Restrictions on paracetamol, Ventolin, prescription medicines
16/3/20 - State of emergency declared in Victoria
15/3/20 - The Victorian Chief Health Officer on the appropriate use of pathology swabs for COVID-19 testing