Swinburne's COVID-19 settings have changed

  • On 13 October 2022 the Victorian Pandemic Declaration ended, and the requirement for Victorians to isolate if they test positive to COVID-19 has been removed.

  • In line with the Victorian Government, Swinburne strongly recommends that any student, staff, contractors or visitors who test positive to COVID-19 should not attend campus for at least 5 days and until they are no longer symptomatic. You are encouraged not to attend campus if you are feeling unwell, or have any cold or flu like symptoms

  • Swinburne staff and students are no longer required to formally notify the university if they have tested positive for COVID-19 and attended a Swinburne site during their infectious period. 

Last updated 7.30am 28 November 2022 

About exposure sites

Swinburne will no longer publish positive case and exposure location data on our COVID-19 cases and affected site page.

Swinburne’s COVIDSafe process: 

Swinburne staff and students are no longer required to formally notify the university if they have tested positive for COVID-19 and attended a Swinburne site during their infectious period. 

You are encouraged not to attend campus if you are feeling unwell, or have any cold or flu like symptoms. 

Higher Education students: please contact your unit convenor if you need academic support.

Vocational Education and Training students: please contact your unit convenor or teacher if you need support.

Staff: please inform your line managers if you have tested positive to COVID-19 and need support to work from home.

If you have any queries, please contact Swinburne’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing team via healthsafetywellbeing@swinburne.edu.au. For more information on getting tested for COVID-19, visit the Department of Health’s website.

On-campus protocols

If you have to be on campus, please ensure the health and safety of our community by reading our protocols to understand cleaning, safety and physical distancing requirements.

Read more about our protocols