NATIONALS leader and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh has called on the state government to release data and modelling underpinning “inconsistent” Covid-19 restrictions in regional Victoria.
Given there had been no cases and just a few exposure sites in regional Victoria for months, he said regional communities should now return to “Covid normal”.
And he said he couldn’t believe why the restrictions “allow 50 people to visit a brothel but only 20 to gather for a child’s birthday party in an outdoor park”.
Mr Walsh said similar inconsistencies arose last week when dance studios were forced to close but creative arts studios were allowed to remain open.
“Meanwhile, the heavy restrictions on community sport, limiting spectators at open air football and netball games will leave many of our country clubs struggling to pay their bills – if they play at all,” he said.
“These inconsistencies are bizarre, particularly when regional Victoria has not had a single case in this outbreak.
“When businesses across our region have suffered immeasurably and the mental health of Victorians – particularly children – has been put on the line, the government needs to be more transparent about the basis for its decisions.”
