There's no doubt both The Butcher Club at Chadstone and Oddfellows Cafe in Kilmore have been affected by coronavirus. I couldn't help after reading the articles there's a couple of lessons that could be learnt.
The Butcher Club at Chadstone Shopping Centre
The manager of The Butcher Club at Chadstone Shopping Centre said in the article he felt it was a bit strange only one cleaner came.
That should have been a clue to ask more questions. If you think something is strange, it probably is.
Oddfellows Cafe in Kilmore
The owner of the cafe was devastated and angry after trying so hard to keep the business open during these difficult times.
From the article the person from Melbourne was granted permission to care for someone in Kilmore.
The first problem is one of education. The person from Melbourne has to abide by the stage 4 restrictions in Melbourne, which means only having take-away food, not dining in. Either the person simply ignored their obligations or didn't know. People who are from Melbourne need to be educated and signal they are aware of their obligations if they obtain a permit to travel to regional Victoria.
Whilst I can't be certain this case was also connected to a Tyre business some hour and a half away in Benalla. There's no enough information to see if these locations are connected, but they are a significant distance from each other.
The lesson is that business owners in regions should probably check the licence of customers that are dining to ensure they are not from Metropolitan Melbourne. Perhaps signs should be displayed to educated customers that if they are from Melbourne, takeaway only is available.
It's easy in hindsight to think these actions should have been done, but it's not easy to think of everything, but we can learn from each other.
Kelvin Eldridge
www.Mapz.com.au/coronavirusvictoria/
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