COVID-19 INFORMATION AND GOVERNMENT UPDATES
22 MAY, 2020
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐: ๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐-๐ญ๐ต
If you or someone who knows a temporary visa holder who is experiencing financial difficulties during this COVID-19 period, you can apply for a food box through the Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania.
MRC Tas has been given a generous donation to provide free fresh and dried food boxes to people living in Hobart and surrounding suburbs who are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 (available to temporary visa holders and other migrants).
For more information and to register for this service, please call MRC Tasmania on 03 6221 0999 or email reception@mrctas.org.au.
Source: https://mrctas.org.au/food-boxes-available-to-people-experโฆ/
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21 MAY, 2020
Assisting Tasmanian renters during COVID-19
The Tasmanian Government is committed to supporting all Tasmanians through the difficulties faced as a result of COVID-19.
The establishment of the COVID-19 Rent Relief Fund will ensure targeted support of up to $2000 or four weeks rent is available for tenants suffering from extreme hardship.
COVID-19 Rent Reliefโ Fact Sheet for Tenants: https://www.communities.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0027/89721/COVID19-rent-reflief-payment-tenant-fact-sheet.pdf
More information: http://www.premier.tas.gov.au/releases/assisting_tasmanian_renters_during_covid-19
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18 MAY, 2020
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐ด ๐ ๐ฎ๐.
Keep following the rules so we can keep Tasmania safe during the recovery phase.โฃ
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For more information visitย www.coronavirus.tas.gov.auโฃ
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Source: @petergutweinmp
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10 MAY, 2020
Tasmania's Roadmap to Recovery
The Tasmanian Government has announced a COVID-19 Roadmap to ease restrictions in the state. It will take everyone to work together and follow the rules to rebuild a stronger Tasmania.โฃ
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Source: https://www.facebook.com/
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05 MAY, 2020
COVIDSafe app: Let's work together to stop the spread of COVID-19
The COVIDSafe app helps find close contacts of COVID-19 cases. The app helps state and territory health officials to quickly contact people who may have been exposed to COVID-19.
The COVIDSafe app speeds up the current manual process of finding people who have been in close contact with someone with COVID-19. This means youโll be contacted more quickly if you are at risk. This reduces the chances of you passing on the virus to your family, friends and other people in the community.
For more information please visit:ย https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/covidsafe-app
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29 APRIL, 2020
๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐, ๐ป๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐!
There may be tough times, but the difficulties which you face will make you more determined to achieve your objectives and to win against all the odds.โฃ
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We understand the apprehensive moment that students and temporary residents are feeling now. HOWEVER, it is imperative that you realize the characteristics including mental strength, patience, commitment, courage, intelligence, work ethics, resilience, to name a few that led you to live and survive in a foreign country. These qualities will help you get through the difficult times in Australia and, if we can survive this catastrophe, together we would be stronger than ever. ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐๐จ๐ฃ’๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ง, ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ? ๐
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We’re all in this together and we’ll get through this! You can count on us and we will try to help you as much as possible, as always.โฃ
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22 APRIL, 2020
๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
๐ฃ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป, ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ
The Tasmanian Governmentโs number one priority is to keep Tasmanians safe from coronavirus and we will also not turn our back on temporary visa holders in our State.We understand there are a significant number of temporary visa holders in Tasmania who have lost their jobs due to the restrictions in place to protect Tasmanians, and we know they are experiencing hardship and income loss as a result.
We have an estimated 26,000 temporary visa holders in Tasmania including students, fruit pickers and skilled workers such as chefs and health workers. In some cases due to business closures and the restrictions we have in place their incomes have now been stopped or have been severely curtailed.
Whilst not all temporary visa holders are in this position a number are and therefore to ensure temporary visa holders are also supported at this time, I am announcing a four step process to assist those who are affected.
Firstly we will immediately extend the eligibility for Pandemic Isolation Assistance Grants, if they can demonstrate genuine financial hardship as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. This will provide an ๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ $๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ $๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐.
Secondly, we will provide additional ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ป-๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ.
Thirdly, whilst many of these visa holders will be unable to return to their home country due to border restrictions this is not the case in every circumstance, and for those whose country is safe to return to we will ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ.
Further, we will work with industry sectors or employers who want to ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ in the State for when their business is able to start up again and provide additional support in partnership with them so that we donโt lose skilled workers that we need.
๐จ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ $๐ฏ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ.
We know that many Tasmanian businesses have benefited from employing temporary skilled visa holders, and those on other types of temporary visas also make a significant contribution to our economy, particularly to the tourism and education sectors.
The impacts of coronavirus have been widespread and there are many people doing it tough right now. We are committed to further consultation with key industry sectors to determine if there are any additional needs, because we strongly believe the support we provide to temporary workers and international students now will directly affect how these sectors recover post-pandemic.
For information on emergency support, such as the Pandemic Isolation Assistance Grants, visit: www.coronavirus.tas.gov.au/โฆ/emergency-support-for-vulnerabโฆ.
To register your interest in support to return to your country of origin, call the public health hotline on 1800 671 738 by 23 May 2020.
Source: https://www.coronavirus.tas.gov.au/โฆ/support-for-temporary-โฆ
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APRIL 18, 2020
Early access of Superannuation
International students who have been in Australia for longer than 12 months, and need financial support, can access their Australian Superannuation.
International students will be able to apply for early release of your superannuation from ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ.
You can submit an application on the myGov website, where you will be asked to fill out a self-assessment and make a legal declaration of your eligibility. You donโt necessarily have to provide evidence of your eligibility.
After youโve submitted your application the ATO will assess it, and if youโre deemed eligible your super fund will be directed to release the funds. This should take about five days.
โ For more information, see the announcement:
www.ministers.dese.gov.au/
www.australia.gov.au
โ Higher education relief package – FAQ:
www.dese.gov.au/covid-19/
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APRIL 03, 2020
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐-๐ญ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐
The Tasmanian Government is committed to keeping Tasmanians safe and secure through the challenges faced by the coronavirus pandemic.The Government has this morning issued a Notice under Section 22 of the COVID-19 Disease (Emergency Provisions) Act 2020 (COVID-19 Act) to prevent residential rental evictions.
- This will mean that evictions cannot occur for at least the next 90 days.
- The Notice protects residential tenants, particularly those who are experiencing hardship from a loss of income as a result of COVID-19.
- These are not changes the Government has made lightly – they are being undertaken because of the widespread impact of COVID-19 on our community.
- This is not an opportunity to avoid paying rent. If you are able to do so, you should keep payments up.
- If tenants cannot pay their rent, they should, in the first instance, talk to their landlord to see if rent is able to be reduced.
- The Government has also made changes to limit property inspections and certain repairs from taking place to support social distancing.
Source: Elise Archer, Minister for Building and Construction
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APRIL 01, 2020
๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ
A number of Tasmanian-based international students may not be able to travel to or return to Tasmania for their studies due to the current coronavirus travel restrictions.
You may be concerned that this will impact your ability to meet the study and residence requirements for Tasmanian Graduate nomination.
Affected students will not be disadvantaged where the travel ban prevents you from meeting the Tasmanian Graduate category study requirements.
Source: https://
Please keep up to date with news from the Australian Government: https://
The Department of Home Affairs website has extensive information regarding the travel restrictions, including fact sheets for student visa holders and applicants: https://
MARCH 31, 2020
Stay informed on Coronavirus with the Australian Government Coronavirus WhatsApp channel
Stay up-to-date with the latest information and advice through the new Australian Government Coronavirus WhatsApp channel
A new WhatsApp channel has also been launched to supply you with the latest information.
To access it go to: www.aus.gov.au/whatsapp
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MARCH 25, 2020
๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐-๐ญ๐ต: ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐บ๐
Identify the symptoms of coronavirus and how they compare to the common cold and influenza.
Read more: https://www.health.gov.au/
Source: Australian Government Department of Health
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MARCH 19, 2020
๐ง๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐
โ Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein says the state will introduce the “toughest border measures in the country” to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
- From midnight on Friday, all “non-essential” travellers into the state will have to go into 14 days quarantine.
- “Essential” travellers included people required to keep the state’s health system and trade operational.
- The restriction may not automatically apply for people travelling for medical treatment.
Failure to self-quarantine could attract $16,800 fine or up to six months in prison. - Tasmania has had 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
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MARCH 17, 2020
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ
The best thing we can do to keep ourselves healthy is to make sure we are washing our hands and not touching our faces.
It is recommended to do the following:
- adopting strict hand washing protocols
- limiting personal contact
- reminding everyone to use their elbow to cover their nose and mouth when they sneeze
- cleaning hard surfaces, such as door handles, keyboards and desks.
ย To stay up-to-date: Visit the Australian Government Department of Health website at www.health.gov.au
Call the National Coronavirus Information Line on 1800 020 080
Visit the Department of Education website: https://
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