This is a little message for all the Year 12 students getting their results today:

Completing your VCE or VCAL is a major achievement in any year. But no one should underestimate just how big an accomplishment it was in 2020.
And to get through it while separated from your teachers & your mates – well, that's truly impressive.

Don't worry if today's not your day. If your score's not what you'd hoped, remember there are plenty of opportunities. Plenty of options & pathways to get where you want to go.
You'll look back on 2020 – maybe now, maybe years from now – and realise that what you learned was more than English or economics.

You learned just how determined you really are. Just how strong you could be.

And that's something to be very proud of.
You might also look back and realise that even when you were learning at home, you were never alone.

You had a whole support team behind you – and I know your teachers, family and friends are proud of you too.

Your Premier certainly is.

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31 Dec
This is the news no one wants to hear – but it's important.

We always knew there would be cases and clusters. We have plans and systems in place to deal with precisely this scenario – and those are already well underway.
But I just wanted to give everyone a quick update and make sure you've all got the most up-to-date info – and what will change as a result:

As of this afternoon, there are 8 locally acquired cases in Victoria.

All 8 are safely isolating, as are their close contacts.
The public health team worked through the night to track their movements and get a list of exposure sites together.

This is live on the DHHS website and will be updated frequently, so please take a couple of minutes to have a look.
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23 Dec
I've got a little favour to ask you all.

This week, when you're fitting in some last minute shopping, or stocking up for the big day - think of the person across the counter.

Think of the the checkout staff packing your bags, or the retail assistant helping pick a present.
Think about all they've dealt with this year - and everything they've done to help pull our state through it too.

Think about going from shelf stocker to essential worker literally overnight - making sure people got what they needed, every single day.
And think about where we'd be if it wasn't for them, and all the work they've done for us.

It's been said a million times - and it'll be said a million times again: but these workers are great Victorians.

They deserve our respect, and they're owed our appreciation.
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20 Dec
The situation in NSW is changing fast.

Case numbers are continuing to grow. There are still missing links in the chains of transmission, which suggests there'll be more cases out there that the authorities are yet to find.
Without mandatory masks and stay at home orders across Sydney, we do not have confidence that the situation remains safe.

That's why from 11:59pm tonight, the Greater Sydney area and the Central Coast will be designated a 'red zone'.
People who live in these areas or have visited since 11 December cannot enter our state.

Anyone from the red zone found trying to enter Victoria in breach of these orders will be subject to mandatory 14-day hotel quarantine.
Read 10 tweets
18 Dec
I know people are concerned about what's happening in NSW.

There's no need to panic – but we absolutely can't afford to get complacent. We all have to take this seriously.

So here's what we're going to do:
From 11.59pm tonight, we're introducing a permit system for everyone entering VIC from NSW. Anyone who has been to the Nthn Beaches & other hotspots (red zone) won't be allowed to enter. Arrivals from these areas after 11.59pm will be transferred to hotel quarantine for 14 days.
People travelling from Greater Sydney (orange zone) are encouraged to get tested on arrival and self quarantine until they receive a negative result.

And we're asking anyone coming from regional NSW (green zone) to monitor for symptoms.
Read 9 tweets
1 Dec
I'm pleased to announce that after extensive discussion between the Department of Health and the Department of Elf, Santa will be permitted entry to Victoria this Christmas.
Mr Claus and nine reindeer have passed all the necessary tests, and will follow strict instructions to only deliver presents to very good Victorian children.
I just got off a call to deliver the good news, and outline the minimum distance and density requirements for Santa and his little helpers.

Mr Claus agreed that the only thing he and his team will be spreading this Christmas is fun, joy – and a bit of spirit too.
Read 4 tweets
23 Nov
From Madrid to Mumbai, Michigan to Melbourne – the pandemic has laid bare the true cost of insecure work.

With no leave entitlements to fall back on, too many people have been forced into an impossible situation with impossible decisions.
Going to work ill or an empty bank account. The safety of your community or feeding your family. Your health or your rent.

Insecure workers shouldered the burden – but everyone paid the price. And pandemic or not, the principle's the same: no one should be put in this position.
That's why we're stepping in where no one else has.

Our Secure Work Pilot Scheme will provide up to five days of sick or carer's pay for casual and insecure workers in industries where it's needed most – and creating a safety net for those without one.
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