What are the new rules for Melbourne? A guide to...

Exercise and visit

From 11:59 p.m. on Sunday 8 November

• 25 km travel limit lifted;
• ‘Ring of Steel’ located between Victoria Regional and Underground;
• Two visitors from different households plus relatives per day, either together or separately;
• If you can work from home, you must work from home. and
• A mask must always be worn outside the house.

• No change to the mask rules;
• Private gatherings – up to 10 visitors can attend a household; and
• Public Gatherings – Up to 50 people from any number of households can gather outdoors, excluding infants under 12 months of age.

hospitality

From 11:59 p.m. on Sunday 8 November

• Restaurants, hotels, cafes, bars are open indoors for a maximum of 40 people (10 people per room) and outdoors for a maximum of 70 people (one person per two square meters).

From 11:59 p.m., November 22:

• Inner cap of 100 people, density of one person per 4 square meters; and
• Outer cap 200, density 1 per 2 square meters.

Arts and entertainment

From 11:59 p.m. on Sunday 8 November

• Galleries – open with 20 people per room;
• Cinemas – open with 20 people per room;
• Museums – open with 20 people per room;
• Slot machines – open with 10 people per venue; and
• Casino – open with 10 separate rooms, 10 people per room, electronic devices and gaming tables.

From 11:59 p.m., November 22:

• Cinemas and theaters are open with a maximum limit of 100 people, groups of 20 people and a density of one person per 4 square meters.
• Slot machines – 100 people, density of one person per 4 square meters;
• Casino – protective cap to be determined, density of one person per 4 square meters;
• Strip clubs – can be opened with a maximum of 100 people, groups with 10 seats; and
• Brothels – may be opened with a limit of 10 people.

Fitness and sport

From 11:59 p.m. on Sunday 8 November

• Gyms, fitness studios for a maximum of 20 people per venue (one person per 8 square meters, 10 per room). Patrons continue to wear face masks unless they are out of breath. Staggered lesson times and time differences of 15 minutes to avoid gatherings and cross group boundaries;
• Indoor pools up to 20 people or one per four square meters;
• Indoor trampoline centers for children under 18. Same density requirements as in fitness studios; and
• Contactless indoor community sports for 18 years and younger. 20 people maximum. Sports with a distance of 1.5 m. Viewers restricted to one parent or legal guardian.

From 11:59 p.m., November 22:

• Gyms – maximum 100 people, groups of 20 people;
• Indoor sports – maximum 100 people, groups of 20 people;
• Large sports facilities – maximum 25 percent of capacity;
• Outdoor physical recreation – maximum 500 people, groups of 50 people;
• Indoor pools – maximum 50 people;
• Outdoor pools – no cap, but density of one person per 4 m²;
• Indoor skate parks – maximum 50 people; and
• Trampoline centers – maximum 50 people, groups of 20 people.

accommodation

From 11:59 p.m., Sunday, November 8th:

• Can open with household, partner and other conditions.

From 11:59 p.m., November 22:

• Upper limit of 10 people from any number of families.

Fellowship and worship

From 11:59 p.m., Sunday, November 8th:

• Indoor funerals with a maximum of 20 mourners, outdoors with a maximum of 50 mourners;
• No change to weddings;
• Faith meetings indoors with a maximum of 20 people plus one religious leader, outdoors with a maximum of 50 people plus one faith leader. Only one meeting at a time; and
• Libraries and toy libraries can be opened with a maximum of 20 interiors.

From 11:59 p.m., November 22:

• Weddings of up to 100 people or 10 people allowed in a private residence;
• Funerals for up to 100 people or 10 people allowed in a private household; and
• Open with a limit of up to 100 people in groups of 20 people.

Healthcare

From 11:59 p.m. on Sunday 8 November

• Visits to care facilities – one household per day for two hours;
• Hairdressers are allowed to visit care facilities; and
• Hospital visits – one household a day for two hours.

From 11:59 p.m., November 22:

• Visits – 5 people from 2 households, no time limit, children and excursions allowed;

personal hygiene

From 11:59 p.m., November 22:

• Masks can be removed for facials, face waxing, beard trimming, and piercings