Police in NSW and Victoria have been kept busy fining people for breaching restrictions to stop the spread of the coronavirus
A learner driver out for a lesson with her mum and men enjoying a barbecue are among dozens of people fined in the latest disclosures from police in the crackdown on freedom of movement designed to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Hunter Reynolds was about 20 minutes into the drive on Sunday when she was pulled over by police in Frankston and told she was "too far from home". Her mother Sheree said: "I guess for a minute I was waiting for common sense to prevail there and it didn't." Under restrictions in Victoria and NSW, people are not allowed to leave their home without a specific reason.A 65-year old Sydney woman who ignored orders to stay in isolation after returning from Indonesia has also been fined.
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