Dear Premier,

Please find the results of a survey which posed the question of whether the Public Health Order to mandate vaccinations for authorised workers was 'necessary and proportionate to counter the risk of COVID.'The petition was 'live' for one week, with 11,200signatures. People who signed the petition agreed that the mandate was disproportionate and heavy-handed. 5,978 of these signatories have provided comments which give insight as to why they have signed. I have provided you with just a few here: "I am vaccinated, but I think people need the choice. These times are hard enough now without the thought of being bullied into something they don't want or not sure of 11

Another: "The mandates punish and drive people away. Transparency and discussion would do a better job. Mandates turn the public on each other and I fear we are heading down a path of discrimination that will be incredibly harm/ul to us as a society.Dropping the mandates on so many industries with such a short time frame has created so much anxiety and stress. We have al l suffered so much for almost 2 years.These mandates are breeding contempt not fostering hope.

Another:"I am not an anti vaxer, I just want to be able to make my own choices.

Another:"I agree that 'Public Health Order undermines the civil liberties of Victorians and puts at risk our alreadystretched workforce in regional Victoria.