I just want to go the city. Or maybe go to the galleries to see the art, when the restrictions are eased.

Apart from the impact on business, employment, mental health and the city’s cultural life, the extension of Stage 4 social restrictions has made many people think about what they really value about normality.

Sri Lestari and her husband Ben Soeradinata, at home in Sunbury on the outskirts of Melbourne during Stage 4 restrictions. Source: Photo courtesy Sri Lestari Soeradinata - 4 Oct 2020.

Sri Lestari and her husband Ben Soeradinata live in outer Melbourne.  She is patient about the extension of social restrictions.  Sri has also developed strategies and habits to deal with lock-down and with the boredom.

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Sri Lestari Soeradinata in her garden where she sometimes exercises during the lockdown. She can't wait to be with her family and friends. Source: Photo courtesy Sri Lestari Soeradinata/4 Oct 2020.