Victoria Police say a new offence will be created, along with a $4,957 fine, to deter Melbourne residents from trying to head to regional Victoria, where coronavirus restrictions will significantly decrease from midnight tonight.
Victoria Police say there is a risk people from Melbourne will try to travel to regional areas once restrictions ease there from midnight tonight.
In regional Victoria pubs and cafes will again be able to open, with restrictions, as will hairdressers and caravan parks and there will not be restrictions on reasons why people can leave there home. Deputy Commissioner of Regional Operations Rick Nugent said police would introduce a new offence to deter people from trying to leave Melbourne when they should not."So that is quite a significant fine, and clearly aimed to deter people from the Melbourne metropolitan areas from attending in these regional and rural areas."
Deputy Commissioner Nugent said police will be highly active and working hard to keep Melbourne residents from regional Victoria, particularly during the school holidays. "We do not want regional and rural communities to be put at risk by Melbourne metropolitan people," he said.
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