The Standard surveyed its readers last week about how their lives had been impacted by the COVID-19 restrictions and almost half of the 235 people who took part said it had negatively impacted their mental health.

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Readers said they missed their social life, others reported feeling a bit lost despite having things to keep them busy and creative at home.

"I felt overwhelmed at times and my usual venting sessions with my work colleagues at work weren't possible - so I've kept it all in and put on a brave face," one wrote.

But for others there was a silver lining to the lockdowns. "It forced me to slow down and enjoy life's small pleasures," they said.

Click here to see our timeline of 100 days of Victoria's State of Emergency.

Let's Talk co-founder John Parkinson said he had heard mixed reports from people's experiences throughout the pandemic.

"It's very much had an individual impact on people," he said.

"It's enormously affected people in businesses who have had to close and families have had to adjust living in confined spaces.

"For others, they've found this time wonderful and have found new ways to manage their health and relationships."

Many adapted quickly to working from home, some doing it while simultaneously schooling kids at home.

Only 30 per cent of people who took part in our survey said they had the option of working from home, and of those it was split 50/50 on whether they enjoyed it or not.

Others - at least those who still had jobs to go to - went to work each day like normal, albeit armed with new social distancing measures and plenty of hand sanitiser.

See how Victoria's past 100 days in a State of Emergency affected the south-west.

Some working from home said they were easily distracted and didn't enjoy having their own personal space turning into their workplace.

But most said they missed their work environment and colleagues.

"Working from home while homeschooling was a bit of a nightmare, now my children are back at school working from home is easier but I miss my colleagues," one reader said.

Communications manager, public relations consultant and mother Courtney Smith was used to working from a Warrnambool office but said she had enjoyed the time working from home once she found her groove.

"I am lucky I work for a business that had the skills and technology in place to get me set up to be able to work from home really smoothly," she said.

"I really have felt that my work life balance has become easier, as with a small child in daycare I no longer have to rush to get to the office in the morning.

"My challenges have primarily been my internet connection, and also missing seeing people in an office, but I actually got used to my own company quite quickly.

The move to remote learning brought a mixed result for students - some thrived, others struggled - and an overwhelming 77 per cent of people said it was a good idea for children to return to school.

While for some, work got busier, others were faced with job losses or reduced hours.

Sixteen per cent of respondents to the survey said they had had their hours cut and 12 per cent had been stood down.

When it comes to how the different levels of government have handled the crisis, 77 per cent say the federal government did a good job while 80 per cent were happy with the state's response.

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