Corona Virus 2020 (COVID-19) – General Information

This article main purpose to provide various information for various individual or entity. It does not serve the purpose on always being up to date but as a general collection of information to help collate the various information of interest. Please note this is written from an Victorian resident perspective and not may be relevant for other state, however it may provide you an insight that is relevant to your state.

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  1. Important website to relevant Coronavirus and Victoria resident.
  2. Relevant interest for certain parties.

Important Website

State of Victoria – https://www.vic.gov.au/coronavirus – Most important website to stay up to date and various information

Youtube – COVID-19 news section. This section will show relevant COVID-19 news. News video is helpful for an visual-aid and they are usually summarized format.

Business Australia – For all businesses that is affected by the Coronavirus.

Know Your Council – Find out how your council can help you.

Department of Health and Human Services – For services to help you with health services, age care, communities, etc.

Job Opportunities – If you are affected due to lost of employment, this portal list a various job opportunities.

Consumer Affairs Victoria – Advice in the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic/disaster and many other consumer information.

Interested Party, Individual and Entity

This section explore some assistant that may be of interested to you.

Landlord, Home Owner, Property Investor

  • Contact your bank for Home Loan pause repayment.
  • Contact your Council and Water provider if you need further time to pay for your rate.
  • Contact your utilities provider.
  • Check if you are eligible for Land tax relief.
  • Filling out forms? Talking on your behalf? Perhaps we (Oceantralian) can help.

Tenant & Landlord

  • Discuss with your Landlord and Tenant in an agreement for rents relief.
  • Need a temporary residents? Negotiation? Perhaps we (Oceantralian) can help.

Business Owner, Employers & Companies

  • Speak with your Landlord if your business have a lease.
  • Applies for JobKeeper Payment scheme.
  • Move your business to a virtual at home platform.
  • Applies for a Business Loan.
  • Check if you are eligible for a Grant.
  • Certain business license fees may be waived or reduce.
  • Check for a GST ATO Tax Relief.
  • Working from home? Make sure your office is safe from unwanted office visitor.
  • Contact your Accountants or a Financial Consultant. Or perhaps we (Oceantralian) can also help.

Students

  • Differentiate between when is school, education and holiday.
  • Study as you would, learn as you would.
  • Make you parent proud, don’t make them worry further.
  • Need help with Computer? Tutor? Homework? Perhaps we can help.

General

  1. Contact your bank if you have loans (personal) or credit card for a Pause in repayment.
  2. Applies for a JobSeeker payment with Centrelink.
  3. Keep up your fitness with exercise and walk. Gather some vitamin in your body during daylight from the sun.

FAQs & Question & General Information

Why must are “isolate” or “social distancing”? To protect you from being infect with this virus. Less exposure mean you are less likely to be infected, protecting you and your love one.

What are mask and hand-washing for? To lower your chance to being infected. Mask (require a filter type) may prevent the virus from entering through your nose and mouth. Washing you hands will help kill the virus if your hand came in contact with the virus, as we may often touch our nose and mouth we are may be using our hand to infected hand to give yourself an infection. In summary, to protect you.

Feeling sick or any sign of not in full health? Get tested right away, use the online assessment tool and seek further help on the 24-hour coronavirus hotline 1800 675 398.

General Etiquette

  1. Refrain from stockpile supplies and goods. For example: toilet paper, pasta, rice, etc.
  2. Respect everyone during interaction.
  3. Be a role model to your community, family and friends. E.g. social distance length even at home, out in public, etc.
  4. Support the less advantage opportunities. E.g. Check your neighbour if they need shopping done. Share you supplies. Allow them to go before you.

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