NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro has flagged the possibility of 'ring-fencing' communities on the border between New South Wales and Victoria or moving the border ahead of Wednesday's closure
NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro has flagged the possibility of "ring-fencing" communities on the border between New South Wales and Victoria or moving the border ahead of Wednesday's closure.
"We've got to save lives and stop the pandemic from coming into New South Wales, that has got to be our number one priority."But we can work around that and supporting the communities and businesses with strong services on both sides, we can do that." "Even though there's a border closure, it'll be more like how do we actually ring-fence that border community so they don't get penalised.The Deputy Premier said the government would consider moving the area restricted to Victorians to the outside of towns, so people living in border communities would not feel the effects so much.
"We've announced that border closure, but we'll work within that community to make sure it's as seamless as possible.
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