The Roadmap, Recent Announcements & Current Restrictions

Reaching the 90% double vaccination for 12+year old Victorians is projected to be reached 22 November.  This will result in significant changes to our lockdown rules from 11:59 18th November.
Summary of changes:

• Masks are required indoors only in limited settings including retail, health care, aged care and justice facilities, at primary schools and on public transport/taxis/rideshare.
•  Seeing Friends and Family :There are no limits on the number of people you can gather with in your home or in public places (e.g. a park or a beach).
• Going Out: Venues you can attend if you are fully vaccinated include:
  • food and drink venues (e.g. restaurants and pubs) • nightlife venues (e.g. bars and nightclubs)  • entertainment venues (e.g. cinemas, zoos)
  • events (e.g. festivals, fun runs and conferences)• tourism venues (e.g. walking tours, buses)
  • casinos/gaming venues and adult entertainment venues
  If you don’t meet the vaccination requirements, you can’t enter these venues.  Vaccination requirements don’t apply to food  and drink venues operating for takeaway only.  There are no capacity limits or density limits on venues where all patrons and workers are fully vaccinated
• Travel: There are no limits on travel or accommodation in Victoria.
  Vaccination requirements still apply to relevant settings within an accommodation complex, such as a restaurant or a gym.
  There are no limits on leaving Victoria, but travel may be impacted by rules at your destination – check before you book. When you return, you must obtain a permit from Service Victoria and follow your permit conditions and requirements.
• Good and Services: Venues you can only attend if you are fully
  vaccinated include:• non-essential retail stores (e.g. book, clothes, toy and jewellery shops) • personal services (e.g. a hairdresser and beauty parlour)
  • community premises (e.g. a library) and creative arts premises • real estate services (inspection and auction)
  If vaccination status isn’t being checked: • real estate inspections can go ahead by private appointment for a single household • community facilities can host essential public support groups, support services and health services in limited numbers
  Vaccination requirements don’t apply to essential retail stores (e.g. supermarkets, post office).
• Weddings, Funerals and Worship: If everyone present is fully vaccinated, you can host or attend weddings, funerals and religious ceremonies at places of worship with no capacity limits or density limits.  If vaccination status isn’t being checked, these events are restricted to one person per 4 sqm up to a maximum of 50 people per facility.  The cap at funerals doesn’t include those required to conduct the funeral and the cap at weddings doesn’t include the marrying couple, celebrant or photographer.
• Getting Active: If you are fully vaccinated, you can attend sporting and recreation facilities (e.g. sports grounds, gyms and swimming pools) and sporting events.
  If you don’t meet the vaccination requirements, you can’t enter.  Vaccination requirements don’t apply to people involved in community sport (e.g. a local footy match) or people using swimming pools for essential medical care
• Visiting hospitals and aged care:   There are limits on attending high-risk settings, even if you’re fully vaccinated.  Residents at care facilities can have up to
  five visitors per day including dependents for any reason. We strongly recommend that all residents and visitors are fully vaccinated. Visitors to hospitals are still limited to a small number of circumstances, such as end-of-life.
• Workplaces are open, but you must be fully vaccinated if:
  • you are working somewhere that’s only open for fully vaccinated people (e.g. restaurant), or
  • if you are a worker or volunteer who is required to be vaccinated if working outside your home
  Schools, childcare centres and early childhood education are open to all ages. Masks must be worn indoors at primary school by staff, visitors and students in years 3 and above.  If you are fully vaccinated, you can attend adult education (e.g. university, TAFE). If you are not fully vaccinated, you can’t enter unless you cannot be taught online.
• All workplaces must have a COVIDSafe Plan and keep records of everyone attending using the Service Victoria app.
  Workplaces must also:• regularly clean and disinfect shared spaces and high touch surfaces;
  • display signage in public spaces providing information about check-in, vaccination requirements and where relevant, mask requirements.

The Victorian Government has announced the details of the Roadmap to deliver the national plan, our roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions.  The roadmap has been developed based on expert modelling from the Burnett Institute >The Road Map

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