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Victoria reclassifies ALL of Greater Sydney but one council area as a ‘green zone’ meaning residents can travel to and from the state without quarantining
- Victoria to reclassify most of Greater Sydney as a ‘green zone’ from 6pm Friday
- Though, the Cumberland Local Government Area will remain a ‘red zone’
- Suburbs in the local government area include Auburn, Berala and Greystanes
Victoria will reclassify all of Greater Sydney except one council area as a ‘green zone’, allowing residents to travel into the state.
Most of the suburbs are expected to be changed from an ‘orange zone’ to a ‘green zone at 6pm on Friday.
Only the Cumberland local government area, in western Sydney, will not be included in the reclassification.
The local council is currently regarded as a ‘red zone’ and includes suburbs such as Auburn, Berala and Greystanes.
State premier Daniel Andrews announced on Thursday said it was likely the remaining ‘red zones’ in Sydney would be downgraded to an ‘orange zone’ when official announcements were made on Friday.
Victoria will reclassify all of Greater Sydney except the Cumberland Local Government Area as a ‘green zone’, allowing residents to travel into the state
Most of the suburbs will be changed from an ‘orange zone’ to a ‘green zone at 6pm on Friday
‘We’ve had discussions with the Chief Health Officer during the week and are confident tomorrow there will be changes to settings,’ Mr Andrews said.
‘I would hope to have by the end of tomorrow no red zones in NSW … but there may be some remnants of a couple of local government areas that remain orange.’
Residents living outside of the Cumberland local government area will now be able to travel freely into Victoria with a permit.
The change comes after the federal government suspended the ‘travel bubble’ between New Zealand and Australia for a further 72 hours.
Anyone arriving in Victoria from New Zealand during the suspension will have to enter hotel quarantine for two weeks.
Meanwhile, Australian Open tennis players and support staff have begun leaving hotel quarantine in Melbourne.
Players started leaving the hotels on Thursday evening, with about 960 people expected to have finished quarantine by Sunday.
The mandatory quarantine system came under fire from some of the elite players, with the hotel’s confined spaces and lack of facilities a problem.
A total of eight people associated with the event have tested positive for COVID-19.
The tournament is scheduled to start on February 8.
More to come.
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