LATEST UPDATE 05/08/2021 What’s changed from 4 August 2021 The South East Queensland lockdown has been extended to 4pm Sunday 8 August. Additional requirements exist for people leaving a locked down area to work at a hospital, aged care facility or disability accommodation service. Alternate childcare arrangements can continue. All shared parenting, child contact and sibling contact arrangements can occur (not just court determined). You can go to your workplace or school to pick up the necessary equipment (e.g. a laptop) to be able to work from home– if you can work from home, you must work from home. Clarify what essential retail includes. Clarify what essential construction/ repairs includes. Clarify who is counted in the 10 people allowed to attend a wedding or funeral. Overview To protect the health of Queenslanders, from 4pm AEST Saturday 31 July 2021 to 4pm AEST Sunday 8 August 2021, areas in South East Queensland, will be subject to new restrictions. This includes: City of Brisbane City of Gold Coast City of Ipswich Lockyer Valley Regional Council Logan City Moreton Bay Region Noosa Shire Council Redland City Scenic Rim Regional Council Somerset Regional Council Sunshine Coast Regional Council Anyone who has been in these areas on or since 1am AEST 31 July, including members of their household, must follow the all restrictions listed below. These restrictions must be followed until the end of the lockdown period or until 14 days have passed since those people were in the locked down area (whichever is shorter). For up-to-date information on the COVID-19 lockdown and comprehensive details on restrictions and other important directives, please visit the Queensland Health websitehttps://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19 Our thoughts are with everyone affected. Our staff will be working from home during the lockdown and will be available through regular contact channels including by phone, email and social media.  Should your organisation require any assistance please contact us.  07 3002 7600This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. document.getElementById('cloak21971288345706738ef534606a8b1077').innerHTML = ''; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; var addy21971288345706738ef534606a8b1077 = 'reception' + '@'; addy21971288345706738ef534606a8b1077 = addy21971288345706738ef534606a8b1077 + 'volunteeringqld' + '.' + 'org' + '.' + 'au'; var addy_text21971288345706738ef534606a8b1077 = 'reception' + '@' + 'volunteeringqld' + '.' + 'org' + '.' + 'au';document.getElementById('cloak21971288345706738ef534606a8b1077').innerHTML += ''+addy_text21971288345706738ef534606a8b1077+''; Queensland Health website at  https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19 SELF CARE RESOURCES Safe Care resources for workers https://www.selfcareproject.com.au A range of self care resources, including a self care workbook. https://mentalwellbeing.initiatives.qld.gov.au/   A range of Toolkits Lifeline toolkit - Working from Home Lifeline toolkit - Mentally Healthy Workplace Lifetime toolkit - Returning to the office  

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