5-day Hard Lockdown Begins

New restrictions have been put into place as a 5-day statewide hard lockdown begins. Here are the new rules for the next five days.

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The five approved reasons to leave your house are back in place, ie., work or education, caregiving, exercise (limited to two hours), shopping and getting vaccinated.

For shopping and exercise you can only go within a five kilometre radius from your home. You can only exercise with one other person.

Visitors are not allowed in your home except for an intimate partner. People who live alone can form a single bubble. Public gatherings are not allowed.

Schools have moved to remote learning while kindergartens and childcare centres are still open.

Restaurants and cafes are only open for takeaway.

Essential stores are open while non-essential retail is available for click and collect.