Gannawarra Shire Council would like to thank residents for their patience over the last few days as following the easing of restrictions for Regional Victoria, announced this morning by the State Government, the subsequent services will resume operation from Tuesday 10 August 2021.
In addition to accessing council services, as of 11:59 pm tonight, as announced by the Chief Health Officer, residents will also be able to move more freely from their homes. The ‘five reasons to leave your house’ restriction planned to be removed for regional Victoria, allowing communities to resume back to the set of COVID-19 rules and practices that were in place before the lockdown on the 5th of August. This means that although there is more flexibility in resident’s lives, private gatherings at the home will still not be permitted, and face masks will be mandatory indoors and outdoors.
Regional Victorians will have no limit on the distance they can travel from their home. However, travel restrictions will still apply to travelers wishing to enter Melbourne from regional Victoria. Travelers will only be able to travel to Melbourne for essential reasons and must abide by Melbourne restrictions once there.
“Council understands that residents will be excited to reconnect and thanks them for their resilience during the last few days,” said Chief Executive Officer, Tom O’Reilly.
“I still encourage you to self-quarantine and get tested should you have any symptoms of COVID-19.”
Residents who are concerned regarding Coronavirus are encouraged to phone the Coronavirus hotline on
1800 675 398 or visit
www.vic.gov.au/coronavirus