Victorians race to get home ahead of COVID border closure, leaving NSW tourism operators in tears ThuThursday 31 updated FriFriday 1 Police in Victoria are checking the permits of residents returning from NSW. ( Share Print text only Cancel It took less than an hour for Victorian guests at the Garden of Eden Caravan Park in Eden, on the NSW South Coast, to start checking out after the Victorian Government announced plans to close its border with NSW. Key points: Victorian residents holidaying in NSW have been rushing to get back across the border Some Victorians say they are unsure when they will be allowed home with the border permit restrictions