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5 June 2020

Here’s how everyone can help

When the Federal Government announced the launch of its COVIDSafe app some time ago, VACC President Fury Bortolotto was on to me quickly about supporting the initiative. It was his strong recommendation that, as leaders in the automotive industry, he and I should download and use the app, and recommend that the business community do the same.

Recognising the need to get business back to normal, President Bortolotto was one of the first to download the potentially life-saving phone app, which allows authorities to speed up the process of identifying and contacting people exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19).

This makes perfect sense because, business owners dealing with face-to-face interactions need to protect customers, staff and themselves. The COVIDSafe app is one way of doing this, along with well-known hygiene and social distancing practices.

But it’s not just business owners who can get on board. Everyone can help. And they should.

While the app is voluntary, I’m urging the business community and members of the public to, at the very least, learn more about the initiative and consider next steps. COVIDSafe plays a key role in the Federal Government’s strategy to slow down the spread of COVID-19, and an early and wide-spread uptake could dictate when and how government restrictions are reviewed and further reduced.

For more information about COVIDSafe, including privacy and data protection, visit the Australian Department of Health website. The app can be downloaded from the Apple iStore and Google Play.

So, come on, download and use the app, and let’s get on with business.


Words: VACC CEO, Geoff Gwilym. As featured in the Herald Sun 5 June 2020.

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