Masks will become mandatory for everyone aged 12 years and older in Greater Melbourne and Mitchell Shire from 11:59pm on Wednesday, 22 July 2020. Masks must be worn when people…
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NSW announces new ‘strict’ VIC border zone from Tuesday midnight
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterNSW Health Minister, Brad Hazzard, has announced a strict border zone, particularly for Albury-Wodonga residents, will be in place from midnight AEST on Tuesday, 21 July 2020. Residents of NSW…
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Northern Territory to re-open on Friday – exclusions for Greater Sydney and Victoria
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterVictorians and travellers from the 30 Local Government Areas (LGA) of Greater Sydney will be required to go into supervised 14-day mandatory quarantine and bear the $2500 cost (for an…
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SA watches NSW cluster before opening border & announces hotel quarantine charges
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterSouth Australia is putting a pin in its plans to re-open borders with NSW and the ACT on 20 July, in response to the evolving COVID-19 situation in Victoria, and…
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How NSW Government hotel quarantine charge to travellers will work
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterFollowing announcements by the Queensland Government to charge citizens and residents returning from overseas for their mandatory 14-day hotel quarantine, the NSW Government has announced that it will charge all…
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VIC Ski Resorts suspend ski lift operations for 6 weeks – refunds available
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterVictoria’s popular Falls Creek and Mount Hotham ski resorts have shut down ski lift operations for the next six weeks, until at least 19 August 2020, in line with the…
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Australian government takes hard line – Do Not Travel to Hong Kong
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterPrime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced yesterday that Australia is cancelling its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, citing China’s national security law as ‘a fundamental change of circumstances’. The Australian government…
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Breaking down what the NSW/VIC Border closure means for travellers
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterFrom 11.59am on Tuesday 7 July 2020 – ALL borders between New South Wales and Victoria will be officially closed, for an undetermined period, following announcements made yesterday afternoon by…
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Qantas adds two regional NSW routes ex Sydney
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterThe first Qantas flight between Sydney and Byron Bay (Ballina) in 15 years departed yesterday as the airline announced new NSW regional services to both Byron Bay on the far…
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Air New Zealand presses pause on Auckland-Melbourne flights
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterAir New Zealand has announced that, due to Australian Government restrictions, it will not operate passenger services from Auckland to Melbourne from 1 July to 14 July 2020. Melbourne to…