VICTORIA'S NEW COVID-19 RULES FROM 11.59PM JULY 24:
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(All venue changes subject to density limits)
* Changes to apply for the next two weeks
METROPOLITAN MELBOURNE
* Private gatherings increase to 15 visitors, public up to 50
* Offices up to 75 per cent capacity or 30 people, whichever is greater
* Work/study from home recommendation removed
* Masks still compulsory indoors, must be carried at all times
* Food and hospitality venues can increase to 300 people, no group limits
* Two visitors at a time for hospital and care facility visits, up to five a day (unlimited visits for end of life)
* Religious services, funerals and weddings increase to 300 people
* Nightclubs increase to 300 people
* No dancefloors at weddings or nightclubs
* Community sport and swimming pools increase to 300 people indoors, 1000 outdoors
* Community facilities increase to 300 people, no group limits
* No longer mandatory for visitors to Victoria's alpine resorts to get a COVID-19 test within 72 hours of travel, recommendation only
* Entertainment venues can have 300 people non-seated indoors and 1000 outdoors, with 75 per cent capacity
REGIONAL VICTORIA
* Private gatherings increase to 15 people
* Offices up to 75 per cent capacity or 30 people, whichever is greater
* Work/study from home recommendation removed
* Retail and hospitality density increases, 25 people allowed at small venues without density limits
* No venue cap on food courts
* Two visitors at a time for hospital and care facility visits, up to five a day (unlimited visits for end of life)
* Religious services, funerals and weddings increase to 300 people
* Entertainment venues can have 300 people indoors, 1000 outdoors
* Community sport and swimming pools can have 300 people indoors, 1000 outdoors
* No venue cap on betting and gaming, arcades, community facilities, creative studios, drive-in cinemas, nightclubs, and adult entertainment
THEATRES AND SPORTING VENUES
* Theatres to open at 50 per cent capacity, with up to 1000 people
* Public events and sports stadiums can operate at a 50 per cent limit, or up to 25,000 people
* It means up to 15,000 fans can attend the A-League grand final at AAMI Park
* Up to 25,000 fans able to attend AFL games at the MCG
* Up to 5000 allowed at the NBL grand final at John Cain Arena
* As of July 1, subject to public health advice, theatres can operate at 100 per cent capacity, while indoor and outdoor stadiums such as the MCG, Marvel Stadium and AAMI Park will go to 85 per cent.
Australian Associated Press