Restrictions have eased further in regional Victoria today: so what has changed?

From today, gyms and fitness studios in regional Victoria are back open with a maximum of 20 people allowed.

Indoor sport for 18 and under has also returned, while indoor pools will reopen with up to 20 people able to use the pool at the time.

Indoor faith gatherings will go ahead with 20 people and one faith leader, and outdoor gatherings can have 50 people.

Outdoor funerals will be allowed 50 people.

Food courts can open.

Live music can resume as part of outdoor hospitality while school graduations can be held within school communities.

There will also be a number of changes for businesses in regional areas.

Tourism companies will be able to use tour vehicles provided the trips are under 30 minutes long.

Larger vehicles will also be allowed to be used with a limit of 10 people.

Construction sites will no longer have a worker cap but COVIDSafe plans will be needed for on-site work.

Masks will remain in place in regional Victoria for the foreseeable future.

"This is one of those trade-offs. If we're going to have that ring of steel gone on the eighth, and we're going to have people travelling into regional Victoria and vice versa, and that's critical for tourism and lots of reasons, masks need to be with us across the whole state for some time to come," Premier Daniel Andrews said on Tuesday.

"I know it's frustrating. I know that no-one particularly enjoys wearing a mask.

"We'll be wearing masks until at least the end of the year, and into next year."

There were two new cases and two lost lives reported overnight.

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