On 12 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, who had initially come to the attention of the WHO on 31 December 2019. On 3 March, the Reserve Bank of Australia became the first central bank to cut interest rates in response to the outbreak. Official interest rates were cut by 0.25% (25 base points) to a record low of 0.5%. On 12 March, the Federal Government announced a A$17.6 billion stimulus package, the first since the 2008 GFC. he package consists of multiple parts, a one-off A$750 payment to around 6.5 million welfare recipients as early as 31 March 2020, small business assistance with 700,000 grants up to $25,000 and a 50% wage subsidy for 120,000 apprenticies or trainees for up to 9 months, 1 billion to support economically impacted sectors, regions and communities, and $700 million to increase tax write off and $3.2 billion to support short-term small and medium-sized business investment. On 16 March, Premier Dan Andrews and Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos declared a state of emergency for Victoria for at least four weeks. On 19 March, the Reserve Bank again cut interest rates by a further 0.25% to 0.25%, the lowest in Australian history. On 22 March, the government announced a second stimulus package of A$66bn, increasing the amount of total financial package offered to A$89bn. This included several new measures like doubling income support for individuals on Jobseeker's allowance, granting A$100,000 to small and medium-sized businesses and A$715 million to Australian airports and airlines. It also allowed individuals affected by the outbreak to access up to A$10,000 of their superannuation during 2019–2020 and also being able to take an additional same amount for the next year. on the same day Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced on 22 March that the state will bring the school holiday forwards to 24 March from 27 March. On 30 March, the Australian Federal Government announced a $130 billion "JobKeeper" wage subsidy program offering to pay employers up to $1500 a fortnight per full-time, part-time or casual employee that has worked for that business for over a year. For a business to be eligible, they must have lost 30% of turnover after 1 March of annual revenue up to and including $1 billion. For businesses with a revenue of over $1 billion, turnover must have decreased by 50%. Businesses are then required by law to pay the subsidy to their staff, in lieu of their usual wages. This response came after the enormous job losses seen just a week prior when an estimated 1 million Australians lost their jobs. This massive loss in jobs caused the myGov website to crash and lines out of Centrelink offices to run hundreds of metres long.The program was backdated to 1 March, to aim at reemploying the many people who had just lost their jobs in the weeks before. Businesses would receive the JobKeeper subsidy for six months. Victoria's "Second Wave" from Ballarat Courier, 05 August 2020 Wednesday, August 5: 725 cases, 15 deaths. A record figure reached yet again. Tuesday, August 4: 439 cases, 11 deaths. New fines introduced for COVID-infected people who aren't home. Monday, August 3: 429 cases, 13 deaths. Premier details mass industry shutdowns in Melbourne. Sunday, August 2: 671 cases, seven deaths as harsh new statewide lockdowns are announced Saturday, August 1: 397 new cases, three deaths Friday, July 31: 627 new cases, eight deaths. Premier says one in four Covid cases not home when checked. Thursday July 30: 723 cases, 13 deaths. Just when it was looking promising, alarming new record set. Wednesday July 29: 295 new cases, nine deaths as new cases drop below 300 for first time in nine days Tuesday July 28: 380 new cases, six deaths as aged care outbreaks continue to climb Monday July 27: 532 new cases as daily cases hits 500 for first time, six deaths Sunday July 26: 459 new cases as double-digit death toll is recorded for first time with 10 deaths Saturday July 25: 357 new cases, five new deaths Friday July 24: 300 cases, six deaths, ADF role expanded to help with contact tracing. Thursday July 23 - 403 cases, five deaths, worst day for fatalities in any state, masks now mandatory Wednesday July 22 - 484 cases, two deaths Tuesday July 21 - 374 cases, three deaths Monday July 20 - 275 cases, one death Sunday July 19 - 363 cases, three deaths, notice that masks will become mandatory in lockdown areas Saturday July 18 - 217 cases, three deaths, final Melbourne public housing tower released from hard lockdown Friday July 17 - 428 cases, three deaths Thursday July 16 - 317 cases, two deaths Wednesday July 15 - 238 cases, one death Tuesday July 14 - 270 cases, two deaths Monday July 13 - 177 cases Sunday July 12 - 273 cases, one death Saturday July 11 - 216 cases, one death Friday July 10 - 288 cases, a national daily record at the time Thursday July 9 - 165 cases, eight of nine Melbourne public housing towers released from hard lockdown Wednesday July 8 - 134 cases, new stage-three restrictions announced for metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire Tuesday July 7 - 191 cases Monday July 6 - 127 cases, two deaths, NSW border closed Sunday July 5 - 74 cases Saturday July 4 - 108 cases, immediate hard lockdown of nine Melbourne public housing towers Friday July 3 - 66 cases Thursday July 2 - 77 cases Wednesday July 1 - 73 casesColour posters advising on safety measures for Victorian during the 2020-2021 Covid-19 Pandemic. The posters were made available by the Department of Health and Human Services and have been saved as PDFs, and printed off onot A4 paper.covid-19, corona virus, pandemic, posters, department of health and human services

Typed letter on Mental Hygiene Branch (Department of Health, Victoria) letterhead, with the Ballarat Mental Hospital given on the address. The letter asks the Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines if he could advise on an instructor for a metal working unit for rehabilitation patients. mental hygiene branch, ballarat mental hospital, lakeside, mental asylum, turner, metalwork, rehabilitation

Map. Ravenswood, County of Bendigo, County of Talbot, Lockwood, Sutton Grange, Harcourt, Walmer, Bradford, Shelbourne, Mandurang, Photo-Lithographed at the Department of Lands and Survey by T.F. McGauran 28-7-14. (number 86 in map cupboard 1)T.F. McGauranmap, bendigo, ravenswood

Map. Rochester West, County of Bendigo, Ballendella, Giggorra, Township of Rochester. Campaspe River. Photo-lithographed at the Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne, by W.J. Butson 30-10-12. Price 1/-. (number 22 in map cupboard 1)W.J. Butson, Government Printer.map, bendigo, rochester west

Map. Yallook, County of Bendigo,Talambe, Tandarra, Neilborough, Yarraberb, Salisbury, Pompapiel. Drawn and reproduced at the Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne.1957. Price 2/-. By authority W.M. Houston, Government Printer. (number 11 in map cupboard 1)W.M Houston, Government Printermap, bendigo, yallook

Radiation monitoring plan for the visit of nuclear powered cruiser USS Long Beach to Station Pier, Port Melbourne 30 October to 6 November 1976 (prepared by the Australian Atomic Energy Commission and the Australian Radiation Laboratory of the Department of Health)melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, uss truxton - nuclear powered cruiser, uss long beach - nuclear powered cruiser

1. Letter of reference from Geo. Neilson, Curator, Royal Horticultural College Burnley, 29 May 1894. 2. Diary of Thomas Sebire, Mar. - Dec. 1892 - Photocopies - 2 copies of letter, on Department of Agriculture Victoria letterheadthomas sebire, royal horticultural college, royal horticultural school burnley, george neilson

Whitehorse Council could receive a multi million dollar pay out from the sale of the electricity distribution company United Energy, which was formed October, 1994, from Box Hill and Doncaster-Templestowe Council Electricity Supply Departments.Whitehorse Council could receive a multi million dollar pay out from the sale of the electricity distribution company United Energy, which was formed October, 1994electricity supply, united energy, payne, brian, port, ian, oscar, geoff

Two page typed (blue carbon copy) on 1 sheet of pink foolscap paper, extracts from NZ public works department Annual reports for period 1912 - 1938 and 1910. Image of document added 25/8/2013.tramways, trams, dunedin tramways

1 tracing paper and 2 paper copies, plan by Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands. Division of Survey and Mapping. Scale 1:1000. Plan of property includes buildings, gardens and paddocks. 1 copy has significant buildings coloured.alton-hascombe, survey