The state’s initial five-day lockdown, from Thursday last week, has been extended to 11.59pm on Tuesday.
There are only five reasons to leave home: getting food and supplies, exercising for up to two hours, care or caregiving, work or education — if you can’t do it from home — or to get vaccinated.
Due to the level of COVID community transmission in Victoria, travel to Victoria using red zone permits was paused for at least a fortnight at midnight on Tuesday.
There are no changes to the current arrangements for border communities.
Shopping and exercise must be done within 5km of home or at the nearest location.
Face masks remain mandatory indoors (except when at home) and outdoors unless an exemption applies.
People wanting to enter Victoria from NSW without an exemption will be put on a return flight or placed in 14 days’ mandatory quarantine under the COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria program.
People entering Victoria from a red zone without a permit could be fined $5452.
South Australia has also been declared a red zone.
Changes have been made to Swan Hill Rural City Council services during the lockdown.
Swan Hill Council services remaining open:
– Robinvale Resource Centre (by appointment for Centrelink services only)
– Kerbside waste collections
– Swan Hill out-of-school-hours service
– Outdoor playgrounds, skate parks and outdoor communal gym equipment
– Post office services only at Pioneer Settlement
– Swan Hill Regional Library (click and collect services only)
Modified services:
– Maternal Child Health
– Community Care services
– Meals on wheels
– Home care
Open to authorised services only:
– Scheduled sales at Swan Hill Regional Livestock Exchange
– Swan Hill and Robinvale landfill and transfer stations for essential service providers
