The tale of two lockdowns
The contrast between the response to the Stage 3 lockdowns in March last year, and the latest lockdown could not be starker.
The contrast between the response to the Stage 3 lockdowns announced in March last year, and the latest lockdown could not be starker.
It might have been something to do with the weather or the lack of surf, or perhaps now Victorians are better at locking down, more resigned to the boom-and-bust cycle of living in a pandemic.
Back in March 2020, despite clear instructions for people to stay home – and for Melburnians not to visit regional areas – Bass Coast was flooded with visitors.
The car park at Cape Woolamai’s clubhouse beach was packed, as this photo taken on March 28, 2020 attests.
However last Friday morning (July 16), it was a completely different story.
A lone car sat in the carpark and the beach was empty.
