Effective 11:59pm AEDT last night (Sunday 8 November 2020), the state of Victoria, including both metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria, has seen the 25-kilometre travel limit in Melbourne and the “ring of steel” separating the city from regional Victoria lifted, among many other eased restrictions announced by Premier Daniel Andrews.
Tourist accommodation across the state is now open, with limits in place for who can make bookings. Group bookings are restricted to:
-members of a single household, OR
-intimate partners, OR
-members of a single household and 2 adults, plus any dependents or children
-Members of groups that booked separately can’t share bedrooms at the property.
Tourism between Melbourne and regional Victoria can open.
From 11:59pm on Sunday 22 November, accommodation group bookings will be restricted to private bookings at accommodation, capped at 10 people from any household
- Gyms and indoor sports centres will be able to operate with up to 20 people, subject to strict density limits
- Religious ceremonies will be increased to 50 people outside, excluding weddings
- Up to 100 people will be allowed at weddings and funerals and density limits for sport and recreation will be relaxed further
- Theatres and cinemas can also reopen, with 20 patrons per space
- Hospital and care facility visitation will allow one household to visit a patient or resident for up to two hours
- Up to 10 people from any number of households can continue to meet in public. Infants under one year old are still excluded from the cap
- Masks remain mandatory
- Restaurants, pubs and cafes will be able to host up to 40 customers indoors and 70 outdoors
- Indoor entertainment venues will be able to open with 20 people per space
