Information Library Dulcie Brooke commenced at the Ballarat School of Mines Library in 1971, retiring from Ballarat University College E.J. Barker Library as Reader Services Librarian in 1992. Black and white photograph of Information Librarian Dulcie Brooke and three school students in the E.J. Barker Library on Library Day 1983.dulcie brooke, librarian, library, e.j. barker library, university women

The E.J. Barker library is the Mt Helen Campus of Federation University. It is named after foundation Director of the Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education E.J. (Jack) Barker.View of the top level of the E.J Barker Library Mt Helen, view of stairs, part of the book collection and signage, one female person in the aisle. e.j. barker, ballarat college of advanced education, book collection, library, e.j. barker library, jack barker, mount helen library

Colour photograph of the front of the E.J. Barker Library on Mount Helen Campuslibrary, e.j. barker library, mount helen campus

Two women stand behind a tub and a stand in the E.J. Barker Library.e.j. barker library, library, mount helen library

Colour photograph of the E.J. Barker Library on Mt Helen Campus on Open Day.e.j. barker library, library, open day, courtyard, mount helen

Colour photographs from the Caro Conference Centre Courtyard looking towards the E.J. Barker Library.e.j. barker library, albert coates centre, mount helen library, mount helen campus

Federation University E.J. Barker Library Under Construction. The Coates Building (formerly the Union Building) is located in the right foreground of the photograph.federation university, e.j. barker library, mt helen library, union building, coates building

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.Colour photographs of furniture placed for social distancing in the Federation University E.J Barker Library during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The next day the library was closed all except staff.covid-19, corona virus, pandemic, library, e.j. barker library, mt helen library

The Mt Helen campus was purchased in 1967 and the first students studied at Mt Heen in 1970. Black and white photograph of a muddy construction site on Mount Helen Campus, with the E.J. Barker Library in the background. The muddy area later became the courtyard in front of the Albert Coates Building (formerly Union Building) mount helen library, e.j. barker library, courtyard, s building, mount helen campus, brutalism

The day after these photographs were taken Victoria when into lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid19.Colour photographs of the E.J. Barker Library prepared for Pre Covid19 Lockdown Social Distancing in March 2020. One in two pieces of furniture was removed so a distance of 1.5 metres could be maintained between people. covid19, oandemic, e.j. barker library., mount helen library, social distancing

The E.J. Barker Library was one of the earlier building on the Federation University Mount Helen campus.Four Storey Mt Helen campus library. e.j. barker library, mt helen library, brutalism, brutalist

Geoffrey Blainey was the first Chancellor of the University of Ballarat (now Federation University Australia). In 2010 the supervised reading room and special collections in the E.J. Barker Library were named the 'Geoffrey Blainey Research Centre". A number of photographs of Geoffrey Blainey and others during the launch of the Geoffrey Blainey Research Centre, and order of proceedings for the E.J.Barker Library, Friday, August, 2010 .1) Invitations to the refurbished University of Ballarat, including the Geoffrey Blainey Research Centre, 20/08/2010 .2) Invitations to the refurbished University of Ballarat, including the Geoffrey Blainey Research Centre, 20/08/2010 geoffrey blainey, geoffrey blainey research centre, e.j. barker library, clare gervasoni, verna barry, carole seymour, library, invitation

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Colour photograph of the E.J. Barker taken from near the Tree of Knowledge.e.j. .barker library, mount helen library, mount helen campus, tree of knowledge, brutalism, brutalist

Coloured photo of two women looking at books, the book collection is in the background. The person on the left is Karen Hanson.library, mt helen campus, librarians, e.j. barker library, librarian, karen hanson, maree

Colour photograph of the entrance of Mount Helen Campus buildings, mount helen campus, library, e.j. barker library, architectual feature

Colour photograph of the entrance of Mount Helen Campus buildings, mount helen campus, library, e.j. barker library

Colour photograph of the entrance of Mount Helen Campus buildings, mount helen campus, library, e.j. barker library

Colour photograph of the entrance of Mount Helen Campus buildings, mount helen campus, library, e.j. barker library, architectural feature

This photograph was taken during the official launch of the Geoffrey Blainey Research Centre in the E.J. Barker Library.Geoffrey Blainey at the launch of the Geoffrey Blainey Research Centre, in the Federation University E.J Barker Library, Mount Helen Campus.geoffrey blainey, geoffrey blainey research centre, e.j. barker library, library

Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia. Black and white image of the bookshelves on the top of the Mt Helen Library, now known as the E.J. Barker Library. mt helen library, e.j. barker library, library, librarians, ballarat institute of advanced education

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