Freedom Day is in sight . Lockdown restrictions are promised to be lifted in days . This will be cause for celebration as our local economies can ’ t take anymore .
Our vaccination rates in this region have been incredible - once access to vaccines was finally sorted . Let ’ s hope governments on all levels can work as quickly as we did in heeding their jab ‘ call to arms ’ in giving us all some assurance , support and clear guidelines as we break out into the wild .
This guidance is imperative for small business , so we don ’ t enter into a confusion of legalities and personal freedoms vs Public Health Orders .
State MP for Hawkesbury Robyn Preston held an online forum ‘ Getting Back to Business ’ where local business owners could question Ministers and be updated on what to expect ‘ opening up ’. See p4 .
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Federal MP for Macquarie Susan Templeman is holding an online forum on 6 October to brief small business owners and workers on using rapid antigen testing to be available next month . Abhay Pawah , from Hawkesbury manufacturer , Innovation Scientific , will explain what it ’ s about from 6.30pm . Register at susantempleman . com . au .
It ’ s great to see our government representatives giving us direct screen face- to- screen face access to industry experts and policy makers by arranging ‘ question time ’ online forums specific to our region and its needs .
This technology gives us another level of access to decision makers , and in turn more accountability for them when representing us . Online meetings will hopefully be even more commonplace after restrictions lift .
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