I have posted before about how much I love where I live. But now I really appreciate it even more. How lucky are we to live in Australia, to live in regional Victoria, where during this horrific pandemic we can go for a walk on our beautiful Lake Mulwala foreshore and not expect to encounter 10,000 other individuals just trying to do the same thing; which was the scene on a warm day at Bondi Beach in the early days of the pandemic.

This to me feels like the lowest point; when 3000 people have to endure lockdown in inner city public housing towers. Imagine living in a small apartment on one of the upper floors with a young family and with no warning, being told you cannot leave your apartment for at least five days! You’ve done nothing wrong but you are basically imprisoned. And yet there is no other option. We need this lockdown to protect so many other vulnerable people.
One ray of light was when I went to the fundraising page set up by the Victorian Trades Union Council to make a donation to help those in hard lockdown. I was unable to make the donation because the total had been reached within a matter of hours. A wonderful display of what can be achieved when we work together. And also a demonstration that we do care about each other.
Personally, Covid-19 has had a minimal effect on my life. I am a homebody so I am more than happy to be working from home and really not going anywhere. We were due to go to Queensland for a holiday in 12 days time but of course we are no longer able to do that. But I just feel guilty about the fact that I am sad about that because there are so many other people worse off. People without an income, wondering if they will ever be able to get back to the occupations that they love. People locked up in inner suburban towers. And that is just in our lucky country. The rest of the world is faring much worse. There are still 10s of 1000’s of cases being confirmed daily. Some countries are having to reinforce restrictions.
I love where I live.