Victoria-NSW border shuts, with any remaining travellers to be turned away or required to quarantine Posted ThuThursday 31 updated FriFriday 1 JanJanuary 2021 at 1:54pm There were long queues of cars on Thursday night as Victorians abandoned New South Wales holiday plans to return home. ( Print text only Cancel Victorians in New South Wales raced to get back into the state before the hard border closure came into effect overnight, as the coronavirus cluster linked to a Melbourne restaurant rises to 10 cases. Key points: Victoria closed its border to New South Wales from 11:59pm on Friday Contact tracers believe it is likely Victoria's cluster is linked to the New South Wales outbreak