Stories - Out of Touch: COVID Stories from WA

Brad Hilliard reflects on the way the school community reacted to the pandemic all while pushing back exams, cancelling leavers, and converting to online learning. 

When COVID-19 hit Perth, Rachael Lynch was celebrating being international goalkeeper of the year and playing her 200th game. A registered nurse: she quickly stepped off the field and onto the frontlines to fulfil what she calls a “moral duty.”

When the global pandemic was becoming increasingly urgent, Christine McCormack received news that a close family member was terminally ill.

Matt Wearn was headed into what he calls “one of the best years of his life,” when the news of the postponement of the Olympics came down.