REGIONAL Victoria has a different set of rules to Melbourne as the state's lockdown is extended for at least another week.
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Acting Victorian Premier James Merlino said with no community transmission in regional Victoria this week, regional restrictions will begin easing from 11.59pm tonight.
Social gatherings, visitors and leaving home
Can leave home for any reason.
Visitors not permitted to the home, except intimate partners.
Public gatherings permitted up to 10 people.
Masks
Must be carried at all times.
Must be worn indoors except if at home, or if an exception applies.
Must be worn outdoors where 1.5 metres physical distancing cannot be maintained.
Work
If you can work from home, you should continue to work from home. Capacity limits in workplaces such as offices capped at 50 per cent or 20 people, whichever is greater.
Education
Early learning centres, childcare, kinder, family day care: Open
Schools: Return to face to face learning for all year levels.
Higher education and training: If you can study from home, you should continue to study from home.
Services
Religious gatherings and ceremonies: Permitted for up to 50 people per venue, density rule of one person per four square metres.
Funerals (indoors and outdoors): Permitted with no more than 50 people (and those necessary to conduct the funeral). Children under 12 months old are not counted towards this cap.
Weddings (indoor and outdoor): Permitted with no more than 10 people (including the two persons being married, celebrant, two witnesses). These settings apply to any venue in which a wedding is held, except for private residences where private gathering limits apply.
Indoor sport and recreation
Indoor sport and recreation: Closed
Play centres, indoor skateparks, indoor trampolining centres: Closed
Outdoor sport and recreation
Open: A maximum patron cap of 50 people per venue. Group sizes to a maximum of 10 people. Density rule of one person per four square metres.
Community sport: Permitted for children. Training purposes only for adults.
Creative studios
Open: A maximum patron cap of 50 people per venue. Group sizes to a maximum of 10 people. Density rule of one person per four square metres
Entertainment
Indoor fixed seated entertainment: Open up to 25 per cent of seated capacity up to a maximum of 50 people per venue. Density rule of one person per four square metres.
Outdoor fixed seated entertainment: Open up to 50 per cent of seated capacity up to a maximum of 50 people per venue. Density rule of one person per four square metres.
Non-seated indoor venues: Closed
Non-seated outdoor venues: Open to maximum of 50 people per venue. Density rule of one person per four square metres. Group sizes to a maximum of 10 people.
Arcades, escape rooms, bingo centres: Closed
Drive-in cinemas: Open to a maximum of 50 people per venue (stay in vehicles). Density rule of one person per four square metres.
Amusement parks: Closed
Casinos: Closed
Retail betting venues: Open to a maximum of 50 people per venue. Density rule of one person per four square metres.
Retail
All retail: Open
Density rule of one person per four square metres. Service Victoria QR code app required to record attendance.
Hairdressing, beauty, personal care
Open: For services where you can keep a mask on. Density rule of one person per four square metres.
Hospitality
Food and drink facilities, food courts: Open for seated service only with a maximum patron cap of 50 people per venue. Group sizes to a maximum of 10 people. Density rule of one person per four square metres.
Accommodation
Open: Bookings permitted for single households, intimate partners or nominated single social bubble person
Real estate
Inspections and auctions: Open with a maximum patron cap of 50 people per venue. Density rule of one person per four square metres.
Auction houses: Open to a maximum of 50 people per venue. Density rule of one person per four square metres.
Tours and transport
Indoor tourism: Closed
Outdoor tourism: Open to maximum of 50 people per venue. Density rule of one person per four square metres.
Hospitals and care facilities
Care facility visitor restrictions: Visitors permitted into aged care or other care facility setting for end-of-life reasons and permitted purposes only. Non-essential contractors are restricted from entry.
Hospital visitors: No visitors are permitted into health care settings, except for end-of-life reasons, as a support partner for birth, or a parent to accompany a child. Non-essential contractors are restricted from entry.
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