Victoria's coronavirus lockdown is almost over and confidence is key in our economic recovery

Look, it hasn't been a lot of fun. 'Go Hard or Go Home!' Chris Hemsworth's energetic trainer yells from the video on screen as my wife and I exercise after a day of home-schooling. Mate, stop it. We've been doing both. As Victorians have slowly slid out of strict lockdown conditions — an 8:00pm curfew, a maximum of an hour's exercise outside, a restriction on going more than 5 kilometres from home — we're getting back to something closer to normal. Tomorrow will see more restrictions eased.Schools are back. Park picnics let us see friends. The weather is getting better.