Shops, restaurants and schools open, weddings back on and families finally reunite but masks stay on and ID must be shown everywhere: Everything you need to know about the end of lockdown in regional Victoria
Restaurants, clothing stores and schools will all reopen amid a swathe of eased Covid-19 restrictions as the lockdown in regional Victoria finally comes to an end.
From 11.59pm on Thursday residents in regional areas of the state will be able to leave their homes for any reason.
There will be no limits on how far residents can travel with the new rules applying to the entire state except for Greater Shepparton and metropolitan Melbourne which continue to see high numbers of cases.
Businesses and venues including hospitality, retail, hairdressers and entertainment facilities will all be able to welcome back customers with capacity limits.
Restaurants and cafes will be able to seat diners under density caps.
Weddings will be back on for 10 people while funerals will be permitted to have 20 guests.
Schools will return to face-to-face learning for students in Year 12 and Kindergarten to Year 2. At home learning will remain for all other students.
Masks will however still be required for all Victorians both indoors and outdoors and those in regional areas of the state must carry their ID with them at all times.
Regional Victorians are still encouraged to work from home but offices can return to 25 per cent of staff or up to 10 people, whichever is greater.
For weddings and funerals, the Victorian government says stricter limits will be put in place for any guests travelling from Melbourne.
More to come.
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