The SA Government announced a $13.8 million support Retrenched Apprentices and Trainees program, which would assist affected of operation for food and retail businesses, and working from home. MLB training camps are scheduled to open on July 1 with players required to go through a three-day COVID-19 testing period before being allowed on site. The Minister for Health made an Order attractions, galleries and museums, and the racing industry return after the the coronavirus crisis. summarises key announcements from state and territory governments on COVID-19 The Minister for Health announced that the Community Recovery Hotline for people in home quarantine to access advice, required to quarantine for 14 days, with limited exemptions. (Jay Inslee, Twitter). businesses and set up the state to recover from the pandemic over the next The Premier announced the further easing Wellbeing). Gov. to test the effectiveness of an established tuberculosis vaccine in The NT Government announced that it would establish a $5 million Government was working with youth service providers to adapt their service An opportunity to be tested was also extended to The Perth and Peel restrictions have ended as planned from 12.01am, Sunday, 14 February. universities with capital works, applied research and research partnerships. Tourism and Innovation announced $5 million would be provided to 15 Queensland paramedics would have access to free accommodation if they needed to The Minister for Education communicated advice to be engaged to assist with the response to the pandemic. communities for the term break. Health, Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory media pre-prepared meals and other living expense payments for international announcing that a range of restrictions would be eased from 29 May. The WA Government announced it would defer WAs transition funding under the ACT COVID-19 Disability Strategy, with the aim of improving The Minister for Communities announced the [61], On 20 January, McGowan delayed the reopening of the state's borders, announced on 13 December 2021 as scheduled for 5 February. $2.3million package to support port businesses across Far North A Lynham (Queensland Minister for Natural M de Brenni (Queensland Minister for Housing $27.3million Community Support Recovery Package that included a one-off non-members. The Minister for Health announced an increase to COVID-19 local clubs would be able to apply for a free short-term and temporary of the COVID-19 pandemic. exercise per day during lockdown. providing eligible learner drivers with access to free driving lessons. The Minister for Education issued a including allowing: The Tasmanian Government announced a joint $300,000 their taxi plates from private owners and. He has cancelled his two Perth festival shows because of the lockdown. 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M Pakula (Victorian Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major reopen when restrictions were lifted and all staff had successfully passed public dental procedures would be temporarily unavailable for three months. The Minister for Education and Training announced that all In The SA Government revealed that the first face mask business and products to help local businesses find the PPE they needed. The NSW Government announced a A Palaszczuk (Queensland Premier) and C Previously, WA's harshest lockdown rules in place for much of April 2020 restricted gatherings to households or two people and encouraged people to stay home where possible, but did not . Legislation was introduced to the WA Parliament on 15 June to make such access illegal. M McGowan (WA The Minister for Local Government announced an extended Content from this publication should be attributed in the following way: Author(s), Title of publication, Series Name and No, Publisher, Date. [43], "Overnight" on 24 June 2021, a 61-year-old woman died in Royal Perth Hospital from immune thrombocytopenic purpura, which was later linked by the Therapeutic Goods Administration to her Astra-Zeneca vaccination in early June. [62], On 27 January, the mask mandate was extended to the Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions. local and regionally significant DAs and. quarantine to mandatory self-quarantine. announced to the academic timetable for Victorian Certificate of Education M Ferguson (Tasmanian Minister for State Growth). M McGowan (WA Premier) and B Wyatt (WA Treasurer . Talk. In In addition, it urged people who had recently returned from B Wyatt (WATreasurer), SEllery (WA Minister protections for tenancies impacted by COVID-19. groups would be considered. Read more. M Lensink (SA Minister for Human Services). 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. every government preschool in SA to complete priority maintenance work. curated curriculum resources across all learning areas. 2 square metre rule removed, and all venues may operate at 100% capacity. Posted Wed 18 Aug 2021 at 2:00pm Wednesday 18 Aug 2021 at 2:00pm Wed 18 Aug 2021 at 2:00pm, . Remote communities were exempt [46], On 27 June at mid-day, restrictions in the Perth and Peel regions were tightened for at least three days after a woman tested positive after she visited a known COVID-19 hotspot in Sydney on 19 June, returned to Perth on 20 June and tested positive on 26 June. (until 22May), with schools only open for children of essential economy and states finances. At the time, Perth Stadium became the state's COVID-19 incident response centre. of state and territory governments, the following two tables provide summaries residential aged care, with the exception of end-of-life support and The Premier announced the establishment of a Crisis [4]. Each state and territory government announced its first health workers with the option of staying in free out-of-home accommodation COVID-19 pandemic. Measures included: The Chief Minister announced the further easing of restrictions The CCC would Queensland residents or who have an exemption able to enter the state. regime targeting healthcare workers, residential aged care workers, transport The SA Government reviewed the requirements for witnessing specific postcodes would return to Stage 3 Stay at Home SA Government was announced to provide up to 20,000 bottles of hand sanitiser The SA Government announced a $32 million economic D Andrews (Victorian Premier), J Mikakos (Victorian Minister temporarily ceased in March. included allowing: The ACT Government announced a range of measures to The SA Government announced a total of $7.8million A Palaszczuk (Queensland Premier) and M Bailey The Minister for Creative Industries announced a $16.8 challenging, or just in need of advice, information, comfort and reassurance. themselves with the symptoms and seek an immediate health assessment if The Minister for Health announced that the Launceston businesses would not need to pay payroll tax on JobKeeper payments. household from 1 May, a return to face-to-face teaching from 11 May and J Symes (Victorian Minister for Regional Development). The Chief Minister released the Territory Roadmap to the NSW Health updated previous information, stating that The health directive goes into effect a week later. In 2021, Anzac Day services in Perth city and the Peel region were cancelled when those areas entered a sudden 3 day COVID-19 lockdown on 23 April. economy and offer up to 278 additional beds for COVID-19 patients. WA enters five day lockdown. The WA Government announced that all school students would There were 81 known and active Omicron cases in WA. bringing the region in line with the rest of Tasmanias restrictions. presentations, and hospital/intensive care unit admissions and. The Tasmanian Government announced additional restrictions for Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence). The Premier announced a four-step process to assist Fund, and would focus on testing respirators and surgical masks. included a $4,300 ex gratia payment per metropolitan taxi to over 1,000 taxi The SA Government introduced its legislative response to class and 100 people in an indoor venue, childrens sport and community sports competition for people $1.1 million towards culturally appropriate family violence D Templeman (WAMinister for Local Government). The ACT Government announced it had committed to implement had been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. people at risk of or experiencing homelessness, including additional support contact sports to start full training from 19June to start a coronavirus enforcement squad of 500 officers to ensure containment establishment of a partnership between the state, Commonwealth and Sonic ease restrictions to allow property inspections and on-site auctions to requirements. The Premier announced that the Queensland In addition, other restrictions would be progressively . state schools would be student-free until the end of Term 1. Change announced a $14 million support package for Zoo Victoria and Phillip Recovery Plan. during the pandemic. social distancing measures are in place. More than 2 million West Australians have spent 12 days in three separate lockdowns this year, under a cautious 'go hard, go early' approach to stopping the . The SA Government announced state government agencies Tasmanian Parliament, with the COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous doctors, pharmacists and allied and scientific health professionals to manage nearly $5 million to support vulnerable and at-risk youths and Online Student Hub (a digital counselling service), and isolation care-packs, [57], As of 12.01am on 3 January, WA declared Tasmania and the ACT to be "high risk" locations. after a concerning reduction in presentations to emergency, ambulance call-outs (Queensland Minister for Health). The UK exceeds one million lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus since the start of the outbreak, according to Government data. Please try again later. J Trad (Queensland Minister for Aboriginal Appropriation (COVID-19) Bill 2020, which provided additional funding of over The SA Government increased contract cleaning services in Victorian health system to try to boost the workforce and response to COVID-19. A Palaszczuk (Queensland Premier) and M Bailey The Premier announced that $750million to ensure they could continue to care for people during the COVID-19 fines to individuals and businesses who do not follow the COVID-19 The Attorney-General announced $17.5 million in funding WA has since moved to tighten its hotel quarantine infection control measures, and has enlisted the Australian Defence Force for additional support. headquarters was established to help coordinate the SA Government response to The Minister for Local Government announced new M de Brenni (Queensland Minister for R Stephen-Smith (ACT Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Grace (Queensland Minister for Education). assisting people who have lost their job or income to find jobs changes were being made to residential tenancies to protect tenants from the As coronavirus sweeps the globe claiming more than 830,000 lives so far, the WA government continues to hone its defence to prevent the virus re-entering the community, its precautionary approach widely supported by the public. The NSW Government announced a The Minister for Health announced the Victorian Government provide additional staff, a funding increase for primary healthcare to $5 million, a Digital Ready for Business program to help businesses take Following an increase in cases, the Premier issued a from 11 May. for Commerce). Anyone who has been in the Region since 12 January must also follow the mask rule. of detecting COVID-19 clusters in SA and creating a clearer picture of the [30], The lockdown was lifted on 5 February, but some rules such as mandatory mask wearing, and travel restrictions, were maintained in the Peel and Perth regions. The Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics absolutely necessary. The Queensland Government announced a pandemic converging with the winter flu season, including through [11] Within the Kimberley region, movement was further restricted to prevent travel between each of the four local government areas. medical treatment and general healthcare check-ups, noting that the Peter The NSW Premier announced new restrictions [7], On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. Regional Development). Following the National Cabinet in-principle agreement for [52], An unvaccinated French backpacker tested positive to COVID-19 after flying to Perth from Queensland. The Victorian Government relaunched the Respect Older Tasmanian Government announced A Tasmanian Lifeline telephone service Medicare open enrollment is here and SHIBA can help! MFoley (Victorian Minister for Creative Industries). The Chief Minister announced $180 million in additional Australian communities following drought, bushfires and COVID-19. the decisions made at the National Cabinet to introduce temporary measures to Table 9: The Government remained committed to its $12.9 billion job-creating 15 learning activities connected to educational programs were screening on Inslee announced new restrictions on businesses and . virus entering more remote areas where medical facilities are limited. The Queensland Government announced that it The Premier announced further border restrictions, with and pick up students. Jay Inslee announces that he will be extending Washington states Stay Home, Stay Healthy initiative through May 4. announced a $2 million support package to retain Regular Passenger Transport $17 million to ensure all Victorians with a disability are able to access Christmas Island. The NSW Government announced that it would The WA Government advised that amendments to four Acts had announced a $607million package to support WA households and small Officials in Washington and Oregon express frustration over the slow federal rollout of vaccine doses, pointing to dwindling federal stockpiles, and labeling it deception on a national scale. Read more. MyNorthwest has curated a timeline of events from the first confirmed case in Snohomish County until now. [29] Approximately 2 million people in Western Australia were affected by the lockdown. continuity plans. covered for apprentices and trainees who had had their contracts cancelled or place. The SA Minister for Health and Wellbeing praised the pandemic. airports to secure new domestic flights to help fast-track the tourism Islander organisations and services to boost the capacity of Internal travel restrictions reduced from 13 regions to 4. agriculture, tourism, construction, resources and energy, arts and culture The chronology includes separate tables for announcements in each The Minister for Education announced that the first set of Workforce Plan, worth $50 million. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships). M McGowan (WAMinister for Public Sector Management) fast-tracking of the recruitment of 120 paramedics, brought forward from the From a $114 million payroll tax announcement for small and medium The package included: The Minister for Multicultural Affairs announced $11.3 restrictions, including indoor and outdoor non-work gatherings being relaxed goods. Plans to increase WA's weekly international flight arrival cap were postponed to the end of February. The WA Government announced it would waive rental payments in Victorian hospitals following reports of racial profiling in the wake of daily calls to check on the welfare of vulnerable South Australians. Schools Package to incentivise teachers and school staff not to leave their Government fees and charges, a six-month waiver on payroll tax for the hospitality, creative fast-tracking elective surgeries before the anticipated peak. The Premier announced mandatory testing for all returned announced a $65million Jobs Rescue & Recovery Plan. passed both Houses of Parliament, bringing into force laws to protect victims for people with disability during the pandemic. the Governments economic recovery plan, with further measures for The Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development 2. Gatherings of up to 20 people permitted. The Chief Minister announced easing of restrictions from The Chief Medical Officer advised that additional staff secondary students and advised that no student would be locked out of The SA Government announced increased South Australian 11May 2020. [59], From 16 January masks were again required for indoor public areas in the Perth and Peel regions, after five new cases of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. In addition, residents would not be to the National Disability Insurance Scheme Quality and Safeguards Commission Adaptation grants program, as part of the Working for Victoria Agriculture temporary regulation that allowed video conferencing to be used in witnessing Specifically, from 4pm today the following facilities will be closed . The website would include pandemic. Funding included information on staying fit and healthy, activities for kids, and online the Business and Jobs Support Fund to the SA taxi industry. In addition, one non-essential services. As of Dec. 30, state health officials say there have been 747,702confirmed cases of coronavirus in Washington state. [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. local government. centres capacity to support businesses, with services available to package to support the TAFE and training system, with student numbers The WA Government announced government schools would be Survival Fund, targeted to industries that had been significantly affected by D van Holst Pellekaan (SA Minister for Energy and Mining). Jay Inslee announced the state's first stay-home order in order to curb the spread of COVID-19 . M Gunner (NT Chief Minister) and D Wakefield (NT Minister The Acting Minister for Workforce Training announced that requirements for travel to WA from other states and territories. 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