These changes will come into effect at 11:59pm tonight:
127,000 workers to return to onsite work with a COVID-safe plan
Students in primary school, special school students and VCAL will return to on-site learning in the week beginning 12 October
Outdoor exercise is allowed within 5km of your home or workplace with a 2-hour limit. If you are exercising near your workplace, you must carry your permit. Facilities such as tennis clubs and bowls clubs remain closed.
Curfew will be lifted from 5:00am Monday
Childcare opens for all children, no permit is required and the five kilometre limit does not apply
One childminder/babysitter in each home, “if that is the arrangement that best suits your circumstances”
A household or a limit of five people from no more than two households will be able to gather outside
Limit on one person from each household going shopping just once a day will be lifted
Visitors to hospitals: one visitor per day for a maximum of two hours,. For patients that are under the age of 18 years, two parents or carers can visit with no time limit
Non-urgent services will be allowed with all dental surgeries practices who have a COVID-safe plan
Religious activity: a limit of five people plus one faith leader for outdoor gatherings and ceremonies will be allowed
