Page 25 - FINAL VERSION ---- Mar 2021_IPLANTS MAGAZINE_ Large (2) edit 0329 4

MELBORNE
MELBORNE

STYLE

hilst the people of industry case to get the t the time of writing, he planning and lo-
W Melbourne understood answer – yes we were a AMelbourne is only just Tgistic issues to stay in
the need to stop the esca- permitted industry! beginning to reduce Stage business would make for
lating spread of the virus ow knowing we could 4 lockdown measures after another article but the take
and importantly the rising Nwork we had to meet 10 weeks, with another 5 to home message for me has
death toll, the severity of all of the Stage Govern- 6 weeks of gradual opening been strength in numbers
Stage 4 meant that many ment requirements plus up a head of us. and cooperation to over-
sites we had been able explain and plead our case s many plants as pos- come the challenges.
to access were now fully to building managers who Asible have been saved orking together
closed. Further we needed had shut entire buildings and deeper friendships Wand having a strong
to urgently know if we and clients who themselves formed with other interior industry association to
could still work as a permit- were not allowed to visit plantscaping businesses unite and advocate will see
ted industry. their offices. The challenges with unprecedented good us recover, it will take time
he Interior Plantscape were great but client good will and help between but in Melbourne at least
TAssociation and in will and cooperation plus members of the industry. the light at the end of the
particular Elaine Tunn came discussions and informa- tunnel doesn’t seem to be a
to our rescue, dealing with tion sharing with other train anymore.
the Victorian Authorities interior plantscaspers really
and presenting a unified helped.

24

WWW.IPLANTSMAGAZINE.COM