Vic roadmap out of lockdown unveiled

VICTORIA'S ROADMAP OUT OF LOCKDOWN EXPLAINED

* Once 80 per cent of Victorians aged over 16 have had one COVID-19 vaccine dose, which is forecast to occur about September 26:

- Recreational sport; including basketball, golf, tennis, cricket; for up to five fully vaccinated people can resume. Access to facilities must be contactless

- Personal training outside for up to five fully vaccinated people

- Melbourne's 10-kilometre travel limit expanded to 15km

- In regional Victoria masks can be removed at hairdressers/beauty services, all Prep to Year 2, and Year 12 students return to onsite learning, as well as those studying a Unit 3/4 subject, in their final year of VCAL or the international baccalaureate

* From October 5:

- Year 12 students in Melbourne can return to sit the GAT, with on-site learning to resume the following day for 3/4 students and final year VCAL and IB students

* From October 18:

- Prep students return three days a week, Years 1 and 2 return two days a week

* Once 70 per cent of Victorians aged over 16 are fully vaccinated, which is forecast to occur about October 26:

- Lockdown ends in Melbourne, with the five reasons to leave home and 9pm to 5am curfew scrapped

- 15km travel limit increases to 25km

- Ten fully vaccinated people can gather outdoors, community sport training returns for the minimum number required for training

- Pubs, clubs and entertainment venues can open to 50 fully vaccinated people outside

- Weddings/funerals for 50 fully vaccinated people outdoors

- Hairdressers/personal care for up to five fully vaccinated people

- All students return at least part-time to classrooms

- In regional Victoria: Community sport can return indoors for minimum number required, pubs/clubs/entertainment venues can open indoors to 30 fully vaccinated people; school students return onsite at least part-time; funerals/weddings for 30 fully vaccinated people inside and 100 outside.

* Once 80 per cent of Victorians aged over 16 are fully vaccinated, which is forecast to occur about November 5:

- Metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria return to the same settings, intrastate travel allowed

- Masks only required indoors

- Home gatherings of up to 10 people, including dependents, outdoor gatherings of up to 30 fully vaccinated people

- Pubs/restaurants/cafes reopen for seated service, 150 fully vaccinated people allowed inside and 500 out, density limits apply

- Hairdressers/beauty salons/other personal care reopens for fully vaccinated people, density limits apply

- All retail can reopen for fully vaccinated people, density limits apply

- Weddings/funerals/religious services return for 150 fully vaccinated adults indoors and 500 outdoors

- Early childhood education reopens

- All students return to school full time

- Adult education returns

* By December 25, 30 visitors allowed inside all Victorian homes

COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN VICTORIA:

* Seven-day lockdown for Greater Geelong, Surf Coast Shire, and Mitchell Shire from 11.59pm Sunday

* 507 new cases in Victoria

* A Moreland man in his 90s died

* 58,000 tests conducted on Saturday

* 43,441 vaccine doses were administered

* 204 people in hospital, 55 in ICU and 38 on ventilators

* 5262 active cases across Victoria