As we navigate restrictions and kick this virus out of town, everyday life in Melbourne looks a lot different. As things reopen across Melbourne, it's important to follow the rules and keep our numbers low. As Dan Andrews says: "Stay safe, stay open."
For the last eight-ish months we’ve been called Time In. We don’t need to go into why. You know why. We all know why.
By rebranding as Time In, we shifted our mission to bring you the best ways to stay connected to Melbourne while staying home and staying safe. Those eight months were not easy. The ups and downs of lockdown life proved challenging, heartbreaking and overwhelming for most of us, but we were determined to keep the mood up – bringing you everything that you miss about this wonderful city directly to your home.
We learned a lot of things during lockdown. How to cut our own hair (with varying degrees of success). That you can still eat and drink like royalty thanks to some of Melbourne’s best hospo businesses pivoting to takeaway and delivery. That connecting with friends and family is so much more important than we realised. That Melbourne is filled with highly resilient, highly creative people.
We also learned the simplest and most important thing of all: that the world is a difficult place, and we are all breakable. So just be kind.
This week marks our frankly historic switch back to being Time Out. We know that the coming months won’t be exactly the same as before and that staying safe is our number one priority. Now is a time to heal and be there for one another. So go make that reservation. Go see a film. Go pick up a treat for your friend and have an impromptu weekday picnic.
And while you’re doing that we’ll be here, doing our best to support you, your friends, your local coffee shop, your go-to comedy club and the community as a whole. That’s what we do best and we can’t wait to get back to it.
Welcome back to Time Out, everyone. We’re so excited to show you ‘round.
Rebecca Russo
Melbourne editor
