From 11.59pm Thursday 21 October, Metropolitan Melbourne will exit lockdown.
Restrictions in Metropolitan Melbourne from 11.59pm Thursday 21 October, 2021:
- The reasons to leave home and stay-at-home curfew no longer apply.
- Limits on the distance you can travel within metropolitan Melbourne are removed, however travel into regional Victoria is still restricted.
- Face masks are still mandatory indoors and outdoors for people aged 12+, unless an exemption applies. Face masks are also required for students in Year 3 - Year 6 when indoors at school.
- Up to 10 people can visit your home per day. It is strongly recommend that people visiting your home are fully vaccinated to help slow the spread of COVID.
- Up to 15 people may gather outdoors in a public place. It is strongly recommended that the people you are gathering with are fully vaccinated.
- Early childhood education and care is open to children of fully vaccinated parents, children of single parents, children of parents who were previously authorised workers during lockdown, and vulnerable children.
- All school students can return for on-site learning. Some years will return five days a week, and other years will return part time. See the schools roadmap for more information.
- Retail: essential retail remains open, other retail may operate for click and collect.
- Hospitality: cafes and restaurants open for seated service for fully vaccinated patrons. Density limits apply.
- Hairdressing & personal care: open for up to 5 fully vaccinated patrons. Masks must be worn.
- Sport & recreation: outdoor community sport open for training only, outdoor pools open to fully vaccinated patrons. Density limits apply.
- Religious gatherings, weddings & funerals: may proceed with limits of 50 people outdoors or 20 people indoors if everyone present is fully vaccinated. If vaccination status is not being checked, this is limited to 20 people outdoors, or 10 people indoors.
Remember to check-in everywhere you visit using the Service Victoria App. To enter some venues, you will need to show evidence of being fully vaccinated.
Restrictions in Regional Victoria from 11.59pm Thursday 21 October, 2021:
- Travel into Metropolitan Melbourne is still restricted.
- Face masks are still mandatory indoors and outdoors for people aged 12+, unless an exemption applies. Face masks are also required for students in Year 3 - Year 6 when indoors at school.
- Up to 10 people can visit your home per day. It is strongly recommend that people visiting your home are fully vaccinated to help slow the spread of COVID.
- Up to 20 people may gather outdoors in a public place. It is strongly recommended that the people you are gathering with are fully vaccinated.
- All school students can return for on-site learning fulltime.
- Retail: all retail open. Density limits apply.
- Hospitality: cafes and restaurants open for fully vaccinated patrons - up to 30 people indoors, or 100 people outdoors.
- Pubs, clubs and entertainment venues open indoors for 30 vaccinated patrons.
- Hairdressing & personal care: open for up to 30 fully vaccinated patrons.
- Religious gatherings, weddings & funerals: may proceed with limits of 100 people outdoors or 30 people indoors if everyone present is fully vaccinated. If vaccination status is not being checked, this is limited to 20 people outdoors, or 10 people indoors.
Remember to check-in everywhere you visit using the Service Victoria App. To enter some venues, you will need to show evidence of being fully vaccinated.
To view Victoria's Roadmap, visit: www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/victorias-roadmap
If you have symptoms of COVID-19, get tested and stay home until you receive your test results. For more information visit www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus
Exposure Sites
For up to date information about current exposure sites, visit www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/exposure-sites
Aboriginal community testing for coronavirus
If you feel unwell or have any symptoms of coronavirus, including a sore throat, runny nose, cough, fever, shortness of breath, loss of smell — you should get tested and stay home until you get the results from your test.
To organise a test, please contact your local ACCO, call your GP or the coronavirus (COVID-19) hotline on 1800 675 398.
Aboriginal community controlled health services
If you feel more comfortable being tested in an Aboriginal community controlled health service, please contact:
Bunurong Health Services
- Location: Dandenong
- Phone: (03) 8902 9700
First Peoples Health and Wellbeing
- Location: Thomastown
- Phone: (03) 9070 8181
Victorian Aboriginal Health Service
- Location: Fitzroy
- Phone: 0478 767 140
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO)
VACCHO has information on culturally safe testing and referrals. Visit their website here.