Further easing of restrictions
Restrictions in regional Victoria will ease further from midnight on Tuesday, October 27.
The Premier has announced restrictions in regional Victoria will ease further from midnight on Tuesday, October 27.
With the 14-day average in regional Victoria currently at 0.2, restrictions on gyms, religious gatherings, indoor pools, and school graduations have eased.
Due to an outbreak in the northern suburbs, there was no easing of restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne as expected.
The Premier describing it as a “cautious pause”, awaiting the results of 1000 tests taken over the past few days.
“It’s no good doing targeted testing if we don’t wait for the results,” he said.
The government hopes to announce an easing of restrictions for Melbourne within a few days.
Summary – key changes for regional Victoria
- Gyms and fitness centres can reopen. Cap of 20 per venue and density quota of one per eight square metres. Can only admit people from regional Victoria.
- Indoor pools reopen – maximum of 20 patrons or density quotient (one person per 4m2)
- Grade 6 and Year 12 Graduations are permitted within the existing grade cohort, with students and staff attending only.
- Indoor religious gatherings – up to 20 people.
- Outdoor funerals – up to 50 people
- Construction – no cap on worker numbers
- Manufacturing, wholesale, medical supply, pharmaceutical and PPE supply – no cap on worker numbers
- Tour vehicles – supporting primary outdoor offering of a tourism facility, for a trip of up to 30 minutes.
- Smaller vehicles – as per household private gather limit, plus two people (and dependents)
- Larger vehicles – up to 10 people (infants under 12 months not included in cap).
