Victorians Deserve a Normal – Not ‘COVID-Normal’ – Christmas
Western Victoria MP Bev McArthur used a constituency question in Parliament to ask the Premier whether Victorians will be allowed to have a normal Christmas this year, in light of no new coronavirus cases for more than a week.
Sunday’s announcements about easing restrictions on November 22 were referred to as the ‘last step’.
Mrs McArthur told the house, “Victorians endured immeasurable pain in the second wave and the authoritarian lockdown that came in response.”
“In particular, the ring of steel has kept families apart. Many in my electorate in Western Victoria have been unable to see their relatives in Melbourne, and vice versa.”
“No family … should be separated on Christmas Day due to the maximum of 10 people inside a home.”
Mrs McArthur asked the Premier, “Will you allow further easing of restrictions on private gatherings to allow families … to have a normal, not just COVID-normal, Christmas?”
11 November 2020