Victoria’s COVID-19 roadmap: Premier reveals when restrictions will ease
Premier Daniel Andrews has unveiled Victoria’s roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions.
All rule easing will be linked to vaccination rates, with the exemption of a return to on-site learning at schools.
- Scroll down to see the Melbourne and regional Victorian roadmaps
Separate rules will remain in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria until the 80 per cent of people aged 16+ are fully vaccinated.
Press PLAY below to hear some of today’s press conference unveiling the roadmap
MELBOURNE ROADMAP
When 80% of Victorians 16+ have received their first vaccine dose (expected September 26):
- Basketball, golf, tennis, cricket and other outdoor recreation permitted with same limits as picnics
- Personal training allowed for up to five fully-vaccinated people
Schools reopen (planned for October 5):
- Students can return to sit GAT on October 5
- From October 6, on-site learning returns for VCE Units 2/4 and final year VCAL and IB students
- From October 18, prep students return three days a week, years 1 and 2 students return 2 days a week
When 70% Victorians 16+ are fully vaccinated (expected October 26):
- Reasons to leave home and curfew no longer apply
- 10 fully-vaccinated people can gather outdoors, community sport training returns
- Pubs, clubs and entertainment venues can open for 50 fully-vaccinated people outdoors
- Weddings and funerals allowed for up to 50 fully-vaccinated people outdoors
- All school students return on-site at least part time
- Hairdressing and personal care reopens for up to five fully-vaccinated people
When 80% of Victorians aged 16+ are fully vaccinated (expected November 5):
- Regional and metro rules align at this step
- Up to 10 people (including dependents) can gather at your home
- Up to 150 fully vaccinated people can dine indoors and up to 30 can gather in public outdoors
- Indoor community sport open for minimum number required
- Masks only needed indoors
- Pubs, restaurants and cafes open for seated service only, up to 150 fully vaccinated people inside and 500 outside
- Work from home if you can but you can go to work if fully vaccinated
- Hairdressing, beauty and personal care open for fully-vaccinaed people
- All retail open
- Early childhood education and care open.
- All students return to school with safety measures in place
- Weddings, funerals and religious services return with 150 fully vaccinated people indoors and 500 outdoors.
When 80% of Victorians aged 12+ are fully vaccinated (expected November 19):
- Same rules for regional and metro rules at this step
- By December 25, 30 visitors in the home.
REGIONAL VICTORIA ROADMAP
When 80% of Victorians 16+ have received their first vaccine dose (expected September 26):
- Beauty services – masks can be removed for entire booking at hairdressers and other beauty services.
- Final year VCAL students return to on-site learning
Changes to school openings (expected October 5):
- Further advice on returning to onsite learning for remaining year levels will be provided on September 30.
When 70% Victorians 16+ are fully vaccinated (expected October 26):
- Community sport returns indoors for minimum number required
- Pubs, clubs and entertainment venues reopen indoors to 30 fully-vaccinated people.
- All school students return onsite at least part time.
- Funerals and weddings allowed for 30 fully vaccinated people indoors and 100 fully vaccinated people outdoors.
When 80% of Victorians aged 16+ are fully vaccinated (expected November 5):
- Regional and metro rules align at this step
- Up to 10 people (including dependents) can gather at your home
- Up to 150 fully vaccinated people can dine indoors and up to 30 can gather in public outdoors
- Indoor community sport open for minimum number required
- Masks only needed indoors
- Pubs, restaurants and cafes open for seated service only, up to 150 fully vaccinated people inside and 500 outside
- Work from home if you can but you can go to work if fully vaccinated
- Hairdressing, beauty and personal care open for fully-vaccinaed people
- All retail open
- Early childhood education and care open.
- All students return to school with safety measures in place
- Weddings, funerals and religious services return with 150 fully vaccinated people indoors and 500 outdoors.
When 80% of Victorians aged 12+ are fully vaccinated (expected November 19):
- Same rules for regional and metro rules at this step
- By December 25, 30 visitors in the home.
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