But for Berrigan Shire Council project manager Nathan O'Connell, the change in location of his office does not really change his day-to-day tasks.
While the council offices were closed last week, and Mr O'Connell is working from home, many of his jobs still require him to be out in the community.
He said it's the only way to ensure the local economy and long awaited developments can keep ticking over.
“Our construction sites are still proceeding with restrictions of their own,” he said.
“There is only one company to be on a site at any given time, and each company is to have only two to three employees working, operating with safe social distancing measures.
“I get to leave the home office quite a bit during the day, to get out and about to job sites, but then I'm back home in the office to get the associated paper work done.
“I feel like I'm quite productive at home because there's minimal distractions, so I try to stay busy all the time.
“My kids are also at home with their school work so it allows me to keep an eye on them.
“They're doing very well so far, committing to their studies and school times.”
Mr O'Connell said while projects are progressing well so far, he's not sure what impact extended restrictions might have on local developments.
The Federal Government is suggesting restrictions may be in place for up to six months.
He said some projects and grants are subject to strict completion dates, which may be hard to meet with fewer workers on site.
He said the local government sector is investigating the potential for extensions on the funding requirements.
“There is a bit of an unknown we have with some of our grant funded projects that I manage, and we haven't yet heard if these timelines will be pushed back or not,” he said.
“The restrictions have, however, helped a lot with certain projects like the Tocumwal Foreshore restaurant building.
“The council has been able to push the tender process back to May 6, which will hopefully give businesses more time to finalise plans, as well as potentially encouraging some new ones.”
Mr O'Connell said while this situation has been forced on businesses and organisations because of the Coronavirus pandemic, he said he could see a similar structure working well into the future.
“When all of this is done and restrictions are lifted, I think a lot of business roles specifically in metro areas will be designed for people to be able to work from home.
“One of the best things about working from home (for me) has to be the view out my window.
“You don't get views like that in our open office - I can look out at the river from my window at home and see wildlife. It's a nice change.”
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