12 August 2021 COVID-19 Update
On Wednesday 11 August, the Victorian Premier confirmed that current lockdown restrictions will be extended for another week from midnight on Thursday 12 August and is scheduled to end at midnight on Thursday 19 August. There are still only five essential reasons to leave the home.
Due to the extended lockdown, Box Hill Institute will continue with remote learning, with only authorised classes to be delivered on campus. You will be contacted regarding a change in class schedule. Please do not attend campus if you have not been invited to return.
If your class is approved to be on campus during this time, please remember to:
· scan QR codes for every building every day.
· abide by COVIDSafe protocols including hand hygiene, maintaining 1.5m distance.
· wear masks according to government restrictions.
· abide by capacity limits.
If you are unwell, even with mild symptoms, do not attend campus or any workplace. Please speak to your teacher or Course Coordinator to make alternative arrangements.
If you have urgent questions, please contact your Course Coordinator or email returntocampus@boxhill.edu.au.
Cafés
The cafés at Elgar, Nelson and Lilydale are closed.
Libraries
The libraries are closed however, library staff can be reached by leaving a message on (03) 9286 9283 or by emailing library@boxhill.edu.au. Library staff are working remotely but can still assist you with advice and training on library resources, including the online resources available to you while access to hardcopy resources is not possible.
Student Life
If you require support during this time, please contact Student Life on (03) 9286 9891 or email studentlife@boxhill.edu.au.
For International Students, please contact the International Student Wellbeing Officer, Nikki Singh on (03) 9286 9445 or via email at nikita.singh@boxhill.edu.au.
If you have questions about your academic progress and would like assistance with your assessments, please contact the International Academic Advisor, Faz Maghami on (03) 9286 9734 or via email at f.maghami@boxhill.edu.au.
Campus Security
If you are concerned for your safety at any time while on campus, you can call security. For those students who are on campus extremely late or early, having someone with you to walk to your car and see you off can be a relief.
You will see our security staff in the student lounges and around campus, sometimes driving their bright little hatchbacks. So, if you’re feeling uncomfortable or afraid, talk to them, call them, make them aware of what is going on. They are here to help you and help the Institute to manage any safety issues that occur. See phone numbers for Box Hill Institute campuses listed below.
Box Hill - Elgar, Nelson &
Whitehorse Campuses
03 9286 9286
City Campus
03 8892 1700
Lilydale Campus
03 8892 2555
Health and safety measures on campus
CLEANING
An increased level of cleaning and hygiene is occurring in high-traffic areas including building entrances, hallways, lifts, stairwells, bathrooms, and libraries. There is also a focus on high-touch surfaces, this includes tables, benches, handles, switches, railings, taps, toilets and sinks.
We are using hospital grade cleaner and sanitiser, and cleaning staff are required to wear gloves and follow all necessary hand hygiene and OHS protocols.
Hand sanitiser is available on campus, as part of the entry screening process, at most entrance points and is also available in all classrooms. As part of daily cleaning, all soap dispensers are checked and refilled when empty.
Hygiene caddies are also located in classrooms for students and staff to use should they need to clean surfaces, in particular high-touch, shared surfaces such as keyboards and computers.
Cleaning is conducted in accordance with the government’s COVID-19 cleaning guidelines, as per Australian Government Department of Health’s Environmental cleaning and disinfection principles for COVID-19.
PHYSICAL DISTANCING
Physical Distancing – maintaining 1.5 meters between
yourself and others on campus – reduces close personal contact and has been
identified as an effective measure for reducing the potential spread of
COVID-19. As part of our approach to provide a safe environment for everyone on
campus, Box Hill Institute has adopted the government guidelines re: COVID-19.
Please see FAQs for more details.
The more space between you and other people, the harder it is for the virus to
spread and infect people.