Premier DanielAndrewsMP says it’s “unacceptable” for restriction-flouting Victorians to flood St Kilda beach after crowds were seen gathering on Friday – many without masks – telling them “no one has the right to break the rules”.
Premier Daniel Andrews says it’s “unacceptable” for restriction-flouting Victorians to flood St Kilda beach after crowds were seen gathering on Friday – many without masks – telling them “no one has the right to break the rules”. “Some of the scenes at beaches, for instance, overnight are just unacceptable.
“No one has the right to break the rules and potentially put at risk everything that good, decent law-abiding Victorians have created, have built. “All of their sacrifice has to be worth something, and it’s just not smart, and it’s not fair and it’s now lawful.
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