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GOVV | UPDATING | Restrictions Victoria | Thursday 21 October 2021 | from 11.59pm

[Edited extract from public address]

At 11.59pm on Thursday 21 October 2021, Victoria will move forward in opening up when more restrictions will be eased.

The Roadmap was developed based on expert modelling from the Burnet Institute and is set against COVID-19 thresholds, including hospitalisation rates and the vaccination targets already set out in the National Plan to transition Australia’s National COVID-19 Response.

With Victoria's first dose vaccination rate at almost 90%, Victoria will this week hit a significant milestone on the Roadmap, with 70% of Victorians 16 years and over having received both their vaccine doses.

Metropolitan Melbourne: 

  • Up to 10 people (including dependents) per day will be able to visit homes. To ensure this is done safely, it’s highly recommended that Victorians only permit people aged 12 years and over who are fully vaccinated to visit them at home.
  • Curfew and the 15km travel radius removed, however movement between regional Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne will only be allowed for permitted reasons. This is to ensure Melburnians don’t spread the virus further into regional Victoria while we push to our 80 per cent double vaccinated target.
  • Still work from home if they can. Anyone on the authorised workers list is required to have had at least one dose of the vaccine in order to work on site.
  • Childcare will be open to children who are already attending, as well as children whose parents or guardians are fully vaccinated. 
  • The return to school plan will also be brought forward in line with the rest of these settings, with the start of the staggered return of Grade 3 to Year 11 commencing on Friday 22 October.
  • Religious gatherings, weddings and funerals will be able to take place with up to 50 people outdoors and 20 people indoors subject to density limits and only if all attendees are fully vaccinated. Or, if vaccination status is unknown, 10 people are permitted indoors for funerals, weddings and religious gatherings.
  • Most outdoor settings – outdoor cafes, cinemas, and physical recreation facilities like pools – will open with up to 50 people per venue but are subject to density limits and only for those fully vaccinated.
  • Indoor settings like restaurants and cafes will be able to reopen with up to 20 people indoors with density limits, and only if all attendees – including workers – are fully vaccinated. This is a higher cap than planned in the initial Roadmap and the change has been made after discussions between the sector and the public health team.  
  • Large scale construction sites will increase to 100 percent capacity but only if all workers are fully vaccinated.
  • Masks will still be required both indoors and outdoors for all Victorians.

Regional Victoria:

  • Up to 10 people (including dependents) per day will be able to visit homes. To ensure this is done safely, it’s highly recommended that Victorians only permit people aged 12 years and over who are fully vaccinated to visit them at home.
  • Indoor settings – like restaurants, cafes and gyms – will increase from 10 to 30 people per venue, if everyone is fully vaccinated.
  • Outdoor venues will increase from 20 to up to 100 people per venue, but only if everyone is fully vaccinated. If vaccination status is unknown, the venue can only have a total of 20 people.

The next milestone in the Roadmap 

Victoria is on track to hit 80% double dose vaccination target, predicted to be the first week of November. It’s important to remember the more Victorians who get vaccinated, the sooner the next target is hit and the more restrictions can be lifted.

If you haven’t booked your appointment, please book it today. Over the next week there are 52,465 first and second dose Pfizer appointments available, 6,244 first and second dose AstraZeneca appointments available and 15,477 first and second dose Moderna available. Victorians can also book a vaccine appointment through their trusted GP or pharmacist.

Additionally

  • You can leave home if there is an emergency.
  • You can leave home if there is family violence or violence by another person in the home, and you are at risk. If you are stopped by police, tell them you are feeling unsafe at home and they will help you. Safe accommodation and support for family violence is available. Call safe steps on 1800 015 188 or email safesteps@safesteps.org.au for help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • If you need to leave home, you must wear a face mask, unless you have a lawful reason for not doing so.
 

Other ways to stay safe

  • Always wash your hands before you leave, and when you return home.
  • Keep at least 1.5 metres between yourself and others.
  • Never, ever go out if you are unwell unless it is to get tested.
  • After you get tested, you must go straight home.
  • Remember that the most important thing you can do is get tested, even if you have the mildest of symptoms.
  • Get vaccinated.
 

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