We're talking about a number of activities now online - things that in the past wouldn't have been online because you had to physically go somewhere to experience them.

Experiences like feeding time at the zoo, or activities from museums or sporting groups.

In the past you would have had to pack the kids into the car, and travel the hours to whichever town to participate in the experience.

And while online will never take away from experiencing something in real life, it's a real boost for families and young people living in regional areas that don't have access to some of these experiences at their doorstep.

Just last week we spoke with an organisation who said the restrictions had given them the time to create online resources for the students they worked with. In the past they had been one-on-one with the students, and now they would be able to use the newly created content in the future for those they were unable to access.

As things slowly return to 'normal' we have to wonder what that 'normal' will look like.

These restrictions have proven we can do things differently. People can work remotely, meetings can happen online, and different experiences can happen over social media.

Will regional areas benefit a whole lot more from what we have just experienced because of what we are going through?

Will it mean that programs and live streams are available wherever you are and you don't have to be at that one place at a certain time?

Businesses have already changed and adapted to the 'lockdown' in different ways, it will be interesting to watch them as they go back.

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