New COVID-19Safe app now available

There is a new phone app called COVIDSafe you can now download.

The COVIDSafe app helps protect everyone in Australia from the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

The app uses 'bluetooth' to communicate with other phones that are close by which also have the app.

The app does not trace your location or movement.

It doesn’t tell police or any other officials where you have been or what you are doing. 

It does give health official’s information of who has been in contact with someone that has the virus.

Health officials can then contact people more quickly to let them know they have been close to a person with the virus, and what they need to do next.

Using the app is another way to help protect your family and community and keep our mob safe.

How to download the app:

1. Search ‘COVIDSafe’ in the Apple or Google Play store.
2. You will need to enter:
   • your name
   • age group
   • phone number and
   • postcode. (If you’re not sure of your postcode, you can look it up at auspost.com.au/postcode.)
3. Once the app is installed, you don’t need to do anything else. Just keep it running in the background, and your Bluetooth on. It will work automatically.