Keeping our communities safe
Australia and the world are currently facing a health crisis and economic emergency unprecedented in recent decades.
Julian is working constructively with other members of parliament and the government to do everything to save lives and jobs.
Under the new restrictions for all of metropolitan Melbourne, there are only four reasons you can leave home:
- shopping for food and essential items
- to provide care giving or to seek medical treatment
- for exercise (within metropolitan Melbourne only)
- to work or study, if you cannot work or study from home.
You cannot have visitors or visit friends and family who live at another household, except for caregiving or compassionate reasons or providing services.
Using a cloth face mask
If you need to leave home and can’t keep 1.5 metres apart, wearing a cloth face mask will provide you with a physical barrier to coronavirus, protecting you and those around you.
Wash your hands
Wash your hands regularly for at least 20 seconds, using soap and water or a hand sanitiser that contains at least 60 percent alcohol. Wash your hands when you get home, arrive at other people’s homes, or arrive at work.
Stay at home
The easiest way to stay safe is to stay at home when you can and limit the number of trips you make away from home. If you can work from home please keep working from home. If you are unwell, you must stay at home.
Cover your coughs
Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, then bin the used tissue. If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve or elbow. Wash your hands after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
Disinfect surfaces
Regularly clean and disinfect high touch surfaces .
Don't touch your face
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
Keep your distance
Keep 1.5 metres away from people you don’t live with.
Coronavirus assistance and support
Financial assistance for individuals and households
Australian Government assistance for businesses
Victorian Government assistance for businesses
Support payment for Victorian workers who are self-isolating or quarantining
Residential tenants Department of Social Services coronavirus support including local emergency relief providers Emergency food relief packages for people in mandatory self-isolation call 1800 675 398Working for Victoria offers opportunities for paid community work for people who have lost work due to the coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus health information and advice
Getting tested for coronavirus (COVID-19)
Victorian Department of Health
Australian Department of Health World Health Organization SBS (Information in 63 languages) Coronavirus Health Information Line 1800 020 080(For translating or interpreting services, call 131 450)
If you suspect you may have the coronavirus disease contact your GP, or call the hotline on 1800 675 398
Coronavirus Mental Wellbeing Support Service 1800 512 348 Mental health and COVID-19 Older Persons Advocacy Network 1800 237 981