Metropolitan Melbourne
Today the acting Victorian premier released a statement outlining that the current lockdown in Victoria will continue for a further 7 days for the Melbourne Metropolitan area.
This means that unless you are an Allied Health practitioner providing a service in a private or public community services, whether clinic-based or home-based, providing essential clinical care where telehealth services are not appropriate, you are not permitted to operate in the Melbourne metro area until 11:59pm on Thursday 10th June.
Essentially, no change since the current restrictions were implemented on 27th May 2021.
Regional Victoria
Members in regional Victoria will be permitted to open from 11:59pm on Thursday 3rd June. There is still a requirement for you and your client to wear a mask at all times, and there is a density quotient of 1 person per 4sqm.
It is also required that the identification of each person entering your clinical premises is checked, to ensure they are not a resident from the Melbourne metro region.
Home-Based Clinic & Mobile Clinic (Regional Victoria)
Please note the ruling states that there can be no visitors to the home, either in Melbourne metropolitan areas or in regional Victoria. This means that home-based clinics or mobile Clinical services are not permitted to operate until Thursday 10th June at 11:59am, even in regional Victoria where some other services are permitted to operate from tomorrow.
Please refer to the following link for the full details - https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/statement-acting-premier-2
Financial Assistance
The Victorian government has approached the Federal government to request that Job Seeker be reinstated as a result of the extended lockdown for Metropolitan Melbourne. Please keep an eye out for further information about this on the relevant government websites.
Please visit the link to access other Financial and Other Support for COVID-19 offered by the Victorian government. They have also mentioned that access to relief fund applications will be made available to Victorian's from Thursday 3rd June. There will be up to $2,500 available for people locked down for the first 7 days, and up to $5,000 available for those continuing in the lockdown for the following 7 days. Please check the eligibility requirements on the government website for this funding also.
Metropolitan Melbourne
- City of Banyule
- City of Bayside
- City of Boroondara
- City of Brimbank
- Shire of Cardinia
- City of Casey
- City of Darebin
- City of Frankston
- City of Glen Eira
- City of Greater Dandenong
- City of Hobsons Bay
- City of Hume
- City of Kingston
- City of Knox
- City of Manningham
- City of Maribyrnong
- City of Melbourne
- City of Melton
- City of Monash
- City of Moonee Valley
- City of Moreland
- Shire of Mornington Peninsula
- Shire of Nillumbik
- City of Port Phillip
- City of Stonington
- City of Whitehorse
- City of Whittlesea
- City of Yarra
- Shire of Yarra Ranges