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Businesses face fines if seating Melburnians

SWAN Hill hospitality venues are now required to take all reasonable steps to ensure patrons aren’t from Melbourne before seating them or face a $9913 fine. The new rule for regional Victorian businesses was announced by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews on Sunday. Metropolitan Melbourne residents are only allowed to travel into regional Victoria for permitted […]

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