Lockdown restrictions will be lifted in regional Victoria from 11.59pm on Thursday 9 September night, following advice from Victoria’s Chief Health Officer.
Where can you go?
- Travel will be allowed around regional Victoria, except Greater Shepparton, with no distance limit
- But movement between metropolitan Melbourne and the regions is restricted
- No visitors to the home
- Public outdoor gatherings will be allowed with a maximum of 10 people
- People aged 12 and over must show evidence of a COVID-19 test within the previous 72 hours as a condition of entry to ski fields at Alpine resorts
- Outdoor tours will be capped at 20 people
- Regional accommodation providers will only be allowed to take bookings from people who live in the same household, or intimate partners and single-bubbles
Schools
- Regional early learning centres, kindergartens, childcare and family day care centres will open for regional children and metropolitan children who are vulnerable or whose parents are single or essential workers
- Schools will reopen to children in Prep to Year 2, Year 11s studying Year 12 subjects, and Year 12 students
- Other year levels will continue learning remotely
- Teachers and child care workers moving between Melbourne and the regions must undergo twice weekly COVID-19 tests
Weddings, funerals and religious ceremonies
- Religious gatherings and ceremonies, including funerals, are permitted with up to 20 people per venue
- Weddings are allowed with no more than 10 people
- Workers necessary to conduct those ceremonies do not count toward those caps, nor do children under 12 months old at weddings and funerals
Shopping and eating out
- Hospitality venues can reopen, but with seated service will be capped at 10 people indoors and 20 people outdoors.
- Food courts remain restricted to take-away only and masks cannot be removed for eating and drinking in retail settings.
- General retail will reopen with a density limit
- All beauty and personal care services will reopen with limits of 10 people per space, and masks must be worn throughout the service.
