COVID restrictions

  • Inspections and jabs ramp up for construction

    The State Government is cracking down on COVID transmission in the construction industry, and has launched a compliance blitz and priority vaccine access for workers.

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  • Concerns over ID checks

    An Apollo Bay business owner has called on the State Government to clear confusion around identification check rules for regional Victorian businesses.

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  • Tourists eager to return to coastal hotspots

    An Apollo Bay tourism business said its phones have been ringing off the hook since an announcement regional Victoria would exit lockdown this week.

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  • Rules relaxed, but restrictions cause headaches

    It’s groundhog reopening day across the Colac district, with many businesses welcoming back customers today as the region emerges from lockdown once again. But local hospitality traders remain exasperated at strict patron caps under rules that took effect overnight.

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  • Restrictions remain until next week

    Premier Daniel Andrews says he expects Colac and district’s lockdown to end next week, timeframes and specific rules of new restrictions remain unclear.

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  • Call to free Colac from lockdown

    Colac’s state MP Richard Riordan has demanded Colac and district be freed from lockdown, as the State Government prepares a roadmap out of COVID restrictions.

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  • Regional restrictions stay

    There’s no timeline on further easing of COVID-19 restrictions in regional Victoria as Melbourne’s outbreak continues.

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  • Traders on watch for city escapees

    Colac and district businesses are on high alert for Melbourne residents illegally visiting the region, following widespread reports of rule breaking in recent days.

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