The Victorian Government has announced Stage 4 restrictions for Melbourne. This means Melburninans will need to stay at home in the next six weeks and observe the new rules.
These changes will be in place for at least the next six weeks until Sunday 13 September.
Business
- Shops for essential goods to remain open, including supermarkets, butcher shop, pharmacies, petrol stations, banks, bottle shops, news agencies, post office.
- From Wednesday midnight, retail, some manufacturing, and administration will cease to operate
- Retail stores will be permitted to operate contactless ‘click and collect’ and delivery services with strict safety protocols in place, and hardware stores can remain open onsite, but for tradespeople only.
- All open businesses and services will have until 11:59pm Friday 7 August to enact a COVIDSafe plan focused on safety, prevention and response in the event that coronavirus is linked to the workplace
- Businesses closing down or that suffer significant losses will be eligible for the expanded Business Support Fund
Curfew and Transport
- A curfew will be imposed. From August 2 at 6pm, there will only be three reasons to go out between 8pm-5am: going to work, medical care, and caregiving.
- The Night Network will be suspended and public transport will be reduced during curfew hours.
Exercise and Shopping
- Exercise will be limited to a maximum of one hour per day and no more than five kilometres from your home. Group size will be limited to a maximum of two – you and one other person – whether you live with them or not.
- Shopping will be limited to one person per household per day and the five-kilometre rule will apply.
- However, if the closest supermarket is further than five kilometers, you can still shop there. If you have kids and can't leave them home, you can bring them with you.
- And these distance, gathering and time limits won’t apply for work, medical care or compassionate reasons.
Schools
- Schools will return to remote and flexible learning – across all year levels.
- Students who are currently attending onsite – including senior students and those in our specialist schools – will go to school on Monday, have a pupil free day on Tuesday, and be learning at home from Wednesday.
- Onsite supervision will be offered but tightened – only available for students who really need it. That means children whose parents are permitted workers and vulnerable kids who can’t learn from home.
- From Thursday, those same rules will apply to Melbourne’s kinder and early childhood education services.
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