A lockdown for regional Victoria applies August 21 with restrictions in line with Melbourne minus the curfew.
A curfew for those in Melbourne only includes:
Between 9:00pm and 5:00am, you cannot leave your home (or the home of your intimate partner or bubble buddy) except for limited reasons including:
- authorised work
- health and medical purposes
- care and support of a child or someone with special needs
- in an emergency or to escape harm
Across Victoria you cannot leave your home other than for one of the five following reasons:
- shopping for necessary goods and services
- caregiving or compassionate reasons, including medical care or to get a COVID-19 test
- authorised work (with a permit) or permitted education
- exercise (once a day for 2 hours, no more than 5km from where you live)
- to get a COVID-19 vaccination
Victorians may also leave home to visit their intimate partner, their single social
