Funded by the State Library of Western Australia, this collection of stories documents 15 experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic that hit Australia in early 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic lead to the declaration of a State of Emergency on 16 March 2020. Western Australia went into strict lockdown between the months of March to May 2020, with further restrictions continuing for months after. During this time, events were cancelled, schools shut down, and parks became overcrowded. Thousands of individuals, businesses, communities, and organisations were severely impacted as they were forced to work from home, social distance and book emergency flights home. This collection, produced by the Centre for Stories in Northbridge, Western Australia, explores these unprecedented affects and contributes a record of this remarkable time in history.
