The Victorian Chief Health Officer has directed that all Higher Education staff and students who wish to work and/or study onsite must either:
- be fully vaccinated with two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, or
- have an authorised Covid-19 vaccination exemption
If you are not fully vaccinated, you are still permitted to enrol but may only study online. You are not permitted to enter the College or the Mannix Library.
The Victorian Government has extended the strong recommendation to work and study from home, if you can, until Australia Day, the 26 January 2022.
During this period, TCC Reception, the Academic Records Office and Mannix Library will be open with only those staff onsite needed to provide necessary services under Covid Safe conditions.
Medical exemptions: From 6pm on Friday 12 November, a person who is exempt from vaccination requirements will need to have an Australian Immunisation Register immunisation medical exemption form that is completed and signed by a medical practitioner, instead of a completed and signed medical certificate.
COVID Safety: When you are onsite at CTC and Mannix Library, please maintain COVID Safe behaviours, indicated by signs and posters through out the building. These include wearing masks indoor, washing and sanitising hands and surfaces, maintaining 1.5 m distance in all public spaces, getting tested if you have any symptoms and staying home until your test results arrive.
A reminder that if you have attended any of the exposure sites, please get tested and isolate until a negative result is received. Exposure sites can be found at https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/exposure-sites.
With prayers and good wishes to your families, parishes and religious communities as we confront yet another COVID situation. Please be attentive to impacts to your physical, spiritual and mental health due to the continuing uncertainty and disruption. If you need support, make contact with your regular health professional, pastoral ministry provider, or the Catholic Care Counselling Service.
Once again, we are grateful to all those working so hard in the community to track and contain this current outbreak.