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SANITISERMAN

Superhero created in Melbourne during COVID-19 Lockdown 2020

Not all superheroes wear capes..... some wear Hi-Vis jackets and vests

When Melbourne was in lockdown during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic sweeping the world, peoples lives as they knew them changed! All businesses except essential services were closed and curfews were introduced. Children were kept home from school and education as we knew it changed from school based to remote learning. Baking, gardening and online shopping became the boredom breaker. Socialisation switched from family and friends gathering together to online chats and drinking sessions. Board Games and Jigsaw Puzzles sold out and Saturday Nights in became family bonding activities. Dan Murphy’s, Bunnings, Kmart, Uber Eats and Harvey Norman had their best profits in years, while other businesses couldn’t survived and closed their doors. Toilet paper, tissues, baby wipes, rice, pasta, soap and hand sanitiser were panic bought in bulk, by worried mums and dads.

During this anxious and unsettling time, many heroes were acknowledged and we knew these heroes as essential workers. They included Hospital Staff, Ambulance Officers, Police Officers, Childcare Staff and Teachers supervising vulnerable students.

However, one hero did not get the attention he deserved. He quietly went about his work, providing hand sanitiser to the public. Starting work at 6am and not finishing till 6pm, he kept the supply of hand sanitiser available to the public. While the majority of Melbournians stayed safely home either not working, or working remotely, he risked his life to got out to work everyday, rain, hail or shine. He spent his days ensuring that hand sanitiser was abundantly available, while deftly dodging the virus.

To his friends he became known as SANITISERMAN!

Their pandemic hero who worked tirelessly to ensure that they could safely enter the outside world, to buy groceries, to keep their households running.

SANITISERMAN will never be forgotten as the hero who kept the hand sanitiser available for all!