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  2020-04-01

  Iso memes - HIST30060

  This is a TikTok video created and uploaded by user @faunhub. TikTok seemed to become massively popular over lockdown, globally, with people using it make light of what was a very strange situation for everyone, as well as share useful tips and 'hacks' as such related to the pandemic. This particular video encapsulates how bizarre TikToks can get; user @faunhub is dancing tp a speech by Scott Morrison announcing the closure of recreational facilities, placed over a backing track, and making light of his mispronunciation of the word 'barre'. For me, this video and others like it helped to soften the blow of the multiple announcements of restrictions varying in severity and showed how comedy as a coping mechanism was applied in the context of this pandemic.
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  05/19/2020

  Franklin restaurant announces it won't be reopening

  Franklin is the first high-profile Hobart restaurant to announce that it is permanently closing in the midst of the Covid19 pandemic. ABC News online describes Franklin as "one of the restaurants that helped build Tasmania's reputation as a foodie hotspot". While many locals dined in once or twice (usually on a special occasion), the venue relied almost completely on interstate and international visitors - a meal at Franklin, with a constantly changing menu of ever-surprising, (sometimes slightly ludicrous) locally sourced ingredients and a fabulous natural wine list was a must on the high-end MONA visitor circuit. I had the best glass of pinot noir I've ever tasted at Franklin. The general consensus is that the demise of one of Tasmania's most ambitious and well-known restaurants - perhaps the first major casualty of Hobart's food scene - is a portent of things to come. Covid19 will likely spell slow inexorable disaster for much of the hospitality industry here. With Tasmania's borders closed for now, it is an unfortunate reality that our most visionary and daring restaurateurs will likely be the hardest hit.
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  2020-03-25

  How quickly things change

  This is two announcements concerning the status of the Utas Libraries; the one on the left is an announcement by a teacher which says that said the Morris Miller library was still open for picking up books, actually going into the library had been suspended by that point. Later that same day the University published an official statement that announced the total closure of the library. This was in keeping with government restrictions and guidelines, many libraries had been closed. This article also helps display the difficulty that some students have been experiencing in acquiring sources for their study have been made more difficult, especially since browsing is impossible, as a student can't go into the library and search the section of the library for relevant resources. This source also shows a way that educational institutions attempt to help students by scanning resources so that students can access high-use materials.
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  2020-04-21

  Notice on front of St Vincent de Paul's op shop, closed during lockdown, Ballarat, Australia.

  Another image of a closed down business in regional Australia
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  2020-04-21

  Notice on the front of the Savoy Cafe, Ballarat, Australia, during lockdown.

  An image of a closed business in my home town during the lockdown.
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  2020-04-21

  Salvation Army Op Shop, Ballarat, closed

  Shows a notice on the front of a closed down business, Ballarat, Australia
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  2020-04-21

  Closed business in Ballarat, Metro Hair Design

  A picture of a closed business in Ballarat during lockdown.
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  2020-04-21

  Closed shop in Ballarat Linen and Living Homewares

  Image of notice on closed business
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  2020-04-08

  Ballarat COVID-19 Report Number One

  Personal observation of lockdown in a regional Australian city
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  2020-04-01

  Take-away only

  Cafes and restaurants like Cafe Georgia in Ivanhoe now take-away only
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  1 April 2020

  Business closure

  Many shops on Upper Heidelberg Road in Ivanhoe now closed for business. There was some controversy when government allowed hairdressing appointments of 30 minutes when other businesses were already being asked to reduce their services and social distancing was already de rigueur.
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  2020-03-27

  Social distancing?

  Headline: "Beaches closed after crowds defy social distancing rules"
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  2020-03-18

  RMIT Design Archives Instagram Post 18 March 2020 Cancellation of Melbourne Design Week events

  On the week beginning Monday 16 March cultural organisations across Victoria began to make the difficult decision to close their doors to the public as a precautionary measure. In terms of the RDA, our programs for Melbourne Design Week, the Australian Heritage Festival, and Melbourne Rare Books Week were postponed until further notice. One of the themes of Melbourne Design Week was Communication Design and Health Promotion. The 'Life Be In It' poster designed by Alex Stitt seemed pertinent to the unfolding situation where potentially people might not be able to participate in physical activity outside of their homes. My gym closed last week!
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  23 March 2020

  Leisure centre closure

  Announcement of leisure centre closure in line with Government requirements