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27 July 2021 10:05am
Victoria noted 10 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, ahead of an expected easing of restrictions from 11.59pm Tuesday.
Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews is expected to announce the reopening of schools and gyms from Wednesday, while hospitality will also reopen with density caps.
The five kilometre travel bubble is also expected to be lifted.
Hairdressers and beauticians are also likely to operate as workers return to the office at a maximum of 25 per cent capacity or 10 people.
Government sources state that the restrictions will cautiously open in order to prevent the rapid spread of the Delta variant of the virus, while final rules are made ahead of a lunchtime announcement.
Victoria lockdown ends tonight, restrictions still needed to quash outbreak Tue, 27 Jul 2021, 10:49AM
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced a snap lockdown for the state earlier this month. (Photo / Getty Images)
Victoria lockdown ends tonight, restrictions still needed to quash outbreak Tue, 27 Jul 2021, 10:49AM
Victoria s fifth lockdown will end at 11.59pm tonight with the 5km travel limit scrapped, schools returning to face-to-face learning, and hospitality, retailers and gyms reopening.
Under the new rules, restaurants, bars, cafes and pubs will be restricted by a density quotient of 1 person per 4 sqm, as well as harsh patron caps being finalised tomorrow morning.
Hairdressers and beauticians will also be permitted to operate, while workers will be able to return to the office – at a maximum 25 per cent of capacity or 10 people, whichever is greater.
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MEMBER for Morwell Russell Northe is leading the call for a dedicated hospice care facility to be set up in the Latrobe Valley.
An idea that would utilise the vacant Hazelwood House precinct in Churchill, which closed in 2019, Mr Northe wrote to Health Minister Martin Foley about this proposition in May.
It follows a motion moved by the Latrobe City Council in 2019 asking the state government to work with them in finding a suitable location for hospice care in the region.
Mr Northe said the Hazelwood House site serves as an “ideal and unique” opportunity for the state government to deliver a much needed hospice care facility to the Latrobe Valley.
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