Victoria, VIC

Posted By NHIA  
26/02/2021
14:00 PM

Restrictions set to ease in Victoria from 11:59pm 26 February

Victoria will return to its previous COVIDSafe settings from tonight, allowing for more visitors in the home, reduced mask wearing and increasing the number of workers heading back to the office.     

The move to further ease restrictions follows a reduced exposure risk and low community transmission.

From 11:59pm tonight, masks will be only be required on public transport, in rideshare vehicles and taxis, in sensitive settings such as aged care facilities – and in some larger retail settings including indoor shopping centres, supermarkets, department stores, indoor markets.

Victorians will be able to host up to 30 people in their home per day. Outdoor gatherings in public places – the beach, the park – can increase to 100 people.

The planned increase for office workers to return to work can go ahead at 75 per cent across both public and private sectors from 11:59pm tonight. For most workers, this will mean returning to the office from Monday 1 March.

Density limits in pubs, restaurants and cafes will remain at 1 person per 2sq metres for both indoors and outdoors with no other cap, so long as electronic record keeping – a QR code – is used.

For small operations, there'll be no density limits if the patron number is under 25 and they will still be required to keep records.

The State of Emergency – which needs to be declared so the Chief Health Officer can issue directions to respond to the pandemic and keep Victorians safe – will be extended to 11:59pm, 15 March 2021.

 

NSW - Victorian border communities 

Those living in our Victoria and NSW border communities will continue to be able to access the ‘border bubble’ – using their driver license to prove their residential address. If you live in one of the border communities – you do not need to apply for a permit. 

South Australia - Victorian border communities 

Communities on the border of Victoria and South Australia will need to use the permit system.

For more information and to find out if your local government area is in the border zone visit Information for cross border communities.

 

For further information and map of zones click here

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Permitted Worker Permit - Agriculture 

Workers who are required to enter and be physically present in Victoria to provide agricultural services under the Agricultural Worker’s Code are eligible to apply for a permit under permitted workers categories. 

For a full list of activities covered under this category, visit the travellers eligible to apply for a permit under permitted workers categories webpage.

Follow the link to apply for a permitted worker permit. 

Permit zones

A red zone means that you will not be allowed to enter Victoria without an exception, permitted worker permit or exemption.

By land border: If you try to enter Victoria at a land border without an exception or exemption you will be turned away.

By plane or water: If you attempt to enter via an airport or seaport you will be fined up to $4,957. Victorian residents will also be directed to self-isolate at home for 14-days while non-Victorian residents will be sent back on the first available flight.

Those travelling from a designated orange zone must apply for a permit to enter Victoria. You cannot apply for a permit if you have coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms, nor if you have visited a red zone.

Those travelling from a designated green zone must apply for a permit to enter Victoria. You cannot apply for a permit if you have coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms, nor if you have visited a red zone

During the permit application, along with where you have been, you will also be asked about whether you have symptoms, whether you have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or are a close contact of someone who has or whether you have visited particular high-risk locations.

New South Wales/Victorian border communities will continue to have exceptions and will be able to use local residence identification to cross the border.

More information

 

Dairy Australia have made the following resources available:

 

Posters for Business

https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/signs-posters-and-templates

 

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