Authorities are preparing to shut the border at midnight tonight to contain new outbreaks of coronavirus in Victoria - but some people will be able to move across the border with a permit.
Ms O’Hara said some of her students were unclear about the self-isolation requirements coming from Victoria into the Australian Capital Territory.Mary Richards rushed from her new home in Bendigo to NSW for a family reunion.
Her family had planned a physically-distant gathering in two houses over a week in Bendigo but instead had to meet up for just one night Albury together when the border closure was announced.Mary Richards with her extended family at the Albury Paddlesteamer Motel.Her brother, John Creasy who lives in NSW, said there was no use quibbling about the closure."If you fight it you just get depressed," he said. "I understand people have lost their jobs. A lot of people are worse off.
Physiotherapist Zoe Porch works in Victoria but has a pole and aerial dancing business in NSW. She was unfazed about the border closure.Ms Porch said tighter restrictions were inevitable with the number of cases rising in Victoria.Cheltenham resident Steve O’Connor had travelled to Sydney to help his son move house. He planned to remain in NSW for another week or so but said he was unsure about whether he would be allowed to travel back to Victoria in coming days.
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