The latest round of Victoria's $200 travel voucher system has begin, with 40,000 vouchers available.
Victorians can apply for the vouchers from 10am Friday, and coupons for activities in metropolitan Melbourne will be offered for the first time.
But people will need to spend at least $400 on accommodation or entertainment to be eligible.
Eager holiday makers crashed the website when the first round of the program was launched in December.
The voucher scheme is returning amid complaints Victoria did not feature prominently in a federal plan to halve the cost of flights to tourist destinations.
Avalon Airport is so far the only Victorian destination to be included in the scheme. This compares to five destinations listed in Queensland.
Meanwhile, flights from New Zealand to Australia have been allowed to resume, as restrictions lift after a virus outbreak in Auckland.
The flight restrictions were lifted as of midnight Thursday, with Auckland listed as an "orange zone" under Victoria's permit system.
Travellers must apply for a permit to enter the state, get tested within 72 hours of arrival, and stay home until they receive a negative result.
But across the Tasman, the New Zealand government is resisting pressure to reduce its travel restrictions, and quarantine arrangements for Australian travellers remain in place.
Also on Thursday, Victoria's health department reported a weak positive coronavirus test from a resident at the privately-run Epping Gardens aged care home.
The resident had previously recovered from the virus, and further tests found the positive result was due to shedding.
Nearly 40 people died at the aged care home during a virus outbreak last year.
Epping Gardens is facing a class action alleging it breached its duty of care to residents.
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