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Posted on Friday 12th of February, 2021,
From 11:59pm tonight, 12 February, until 11:59pm on Wednesday, 17 February the whole of Victoria will move to circuit-breaker action.
That means there will be four reasons to leave your home: shopping for the things you need, care and caregiving, exercise and work, if it is essential.
Exercise and shopping will be limited to five kilometres from your home. If there’s no shops in your five-kilometre radius, you’ll be able to travel to the ones closest to you.
Face masks will need to be worn indoors and outdoors – whenever you leave home.
You won’t be able to have visitors to your home. And any public gatherings won’t be able to go ahead.
For school students, that means learning from home, unless they need onsite supervision as the children of essential workers. Unis and TAFEs will close or move to remote learning. Childcare and kinders will remain open.
Gyms, pools, community centres, entertainment venues and libraries will all need to close.
And as with Stage 4 restrictions, all non-essential retail will close, but essential stores like supermarkets, bottle shops and pharmacies will remain open. Cafes and restaurants will only be able to offer take-away.
Hotel and accommodation providers will be able to stay open to support guests already staying onsite. No new bookings can be made.
Funerals will be able to go ahead with up to ten people. Weddings will need to be postponed.
For a list of all the restrictions and essential services/workers, see below or download the PDF from the bottom of this page.
List of restrictions
Social gatherings, leaving home and visitors
if required)
Education and childcare
Ceremonies and religious gatherings
Funerals
Weddings
(including the two persons being married, celebrant, two witnesses)
Indoor physical recreation and sport
Play centres, indoor skateparks, indoor trampolining centres
Outdoor physical recreation & sport
Swimming pools, hydrotherapy pools, spas, saunas, steam rooms, springs
Community Facilities
Creative Studios
Entertainment and Leisure
When an entertainment or leisure facility hosts an activity which fulfils the definition of a one-off public event, the Restricted Activity Directions allow for organisers to apply for their activity to be considered under the Public Events Framework (PEF).
General retail
Hairdressing, beauty, personal care
Hospitality
Accommodation
Real estate services
Tours and transport
Care Facilities Visitors
Hospital Visitors
For more information, head to coronavirus.vic.gov.au
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