Dear Members,

As announced by the government this morning, the Victorian Lockdown has now been extended for a further 7 days and Stage 4 restrictions will remain in place until at least 11:59pm on July 27^th.

Unfortunately, the ISCW will remain closed entirely for the duration of this extended lockdown.

During this time, we will NOT be offering Takeaway or Menulog services.
See below a recap on the current restrictions in place.

There will only be 5 permitted reasons to leave your home:

• Shopping for necessary goods and services within 5km of home, unless nearest shops are further– one household member once per day
• To get vaccinated
• Caregiving and compassionate reasons
• Authorised work or permitted education
• Exercising for 2 hours per day outside of the home (with household members, intimate partner or one other person who is not from a person’s household or their intimate partner)

• Masks will be compulsory everywhere except for in the home unless an exemption applies
• The 5km from home limit will apply except for permitted work, unless there is a need for essential items beyond that distance.

Detail of the restrictions

• There will be no private or public gatherings or visits to anyone’s home (except bubbles for single person households).
• Hospitality will be closed except for take-away.
• There will be no visits to residential aged care facilities other than in limited circumstances.
• Hospital visits will be restricted to circumstances of giving birth, end of life, accompanying a child.
• Schools will be closed except for vulnerable students or whose parents/carers are permitted workers.
• Higher education will be closed.
• All non-essential retail will close (does not include supermarkets, bottle shops, pharmacies) – click and collect available.
• Other than online, there will be no real estate inspections or auctions.
• Place of worship will be closed (other than for broadcasting services); there will be no religious gatherings; funerals will be limited to 10 people (indoor or outdoor); and there will be no weddings except where compassionate grounds apply.
• Venues that must close include hairdressers; indoor and outdoor pools; gyms; libraries (click and collect available); entertainment venues; creative studios; play centres; community centres.
• Childcare, kindergartens and early childcare centres will remain open.
• Other than essential/permitted workers, everyone must work from home.

To help all Victorians get through this stage quickly and effectively we ask that if you have any of the symptoms associated with Covid- 19 or if you generally feel unwell, that you follow public health advice to get tested and remain isolated until receiving your results. There is a full list of current exposure sites available at https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/exposure-sites

Please find attached the statement from the premier from this morning.
As always, we will provide further updates when more information is provided to us.

We thank you for your continued support and we appreciate your co-operation and patience.
Stay safe and well and we look forward to welcoming you back to the ISCW soon.