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Tocal College, CB Alexander Campus is situated in the picturesque Hunter Valley about 180 km North of Sydney via the M1 Pacific Motorway.
Updated 03/07/2020
The NSW Department of Primary Industries has proactive measures to limit the impact of COVID-19 at Tocal College campuses and through our industry training programs.
Tocal have adopted social distancing measures and strict hygiene protocols. We respectfully ask that if you have any cold or flu-like symptoms that you do not attend the College or any of its training events. If you have COVID-19 symptoms, get tested at a COVID-19 testing clinic. Symptoms include cough, sore/scratchy throat, shortness of breath or fever. Self-isolate until you get your results.
Current advice from the NSW Government for students, their parents/carers and affected staff is:
- Any confirmed case of COVID-19 will be excluded until they are medically cleared to return.
- Close contacts of a confirmed case of COVID-19 will be excluded for 14 days since last contact with the confirmed case.
- All travellers to Australia will be required to self-isolate for 14 days.
- Students and staff who have returned to Australia and have shown no symptoms during the 14-day home-isolation period are able to return to training or work.
Affected persons: Persons who in the last 14 days have been in a COVID hotspot
People who in the last 14 days have been in a COVID hotspot must not travel to NSW unless:
- they are a NSW resident
- entering to obtaining medical or other care; to fulfil a legal obligation or give effect to a Court order; to provide an essential service.
If an affected person enters NSW, they must self isolate at their place of residence or another suitable place and remain there until 14 days have passed since the person was in a COVID hotspot. Click here for more information and a list of the nominated hotspots.
NSW Health has processes in place to identify any close contacts of cases confirmed in Australia. A close contact is a person who has spent significant time either face to face (15 minutes) or in an enclosed space (2 hours or more) as someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. It is advising these close contacts about not attending work, school or early childhood and childcare services.
Consistent with current guidelines, students and staff who are unwell with respiratory illness should remain at home until symptoms resolve.
In accordance with our current practice, if any student becomes unwell we will implement our infection control guidelines and follow the advice provided by NSW Health as appropriate.
For more information, visit the Health NSW website.
Tocal Virtual Farm
Tocal Virtual Farm is an online interactive inside look at our farms, from 360 VR video to soil maps to agricultural history. Teaching guides and workbooks to support learning. Created by our schools program with input from farm managers and DPI staff.
New book: Honey and pollen flora of South-Eastern Australia
Honey and Pollen Flora of South-Eastern Australia is the most significant book for beekeepers in decades. The book describes over 500 flowering plant species found in South Eastern Australia. Each species is mapped, and their nutritional value to bees is rated.
The book has taken its author, NSW DPI’s Dr Doug Somerville, many years to write, and at 680 pages, the publishing process took close to 12 months. Beautifully designed, filled with full colour photos of every species, and bound in hard cover, this book will be a treasured tool for Australian beekeepers for decades to come.
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