Human Swine Flu Outbreak

Free workshops for businesses

Is your tourism business prepared for an influenza pandemic? The Department of Economic Development and Tourism is offering free workshops to prepare businesses for an influenza pandemic.

The workshops will be held in:

Hobart 16 June 2009
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Hobart Function and Conference Centre
1 Elizabeth Street Pier Hobart

Launceston 18 June 2009
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Hotel Grand Chancellor
29 Cameron Street Launceston

Register online at www.development.tas.gov.au or by phoning Business Point on 1800 440 026 by 11 June 2009.

You can also download information on what you can do to protect yourself from flu [PDF 145KB]

In addition, the Tasmanian Government’s Preparing for a Pandemic website also has resources available to help businesses manage through a flu pandemic, including what does it mean for the business sector, employers and employees and the latest news updates.

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