Canberrans will be given more freedoms early with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions brought forward by two weeks, as 18 new cases were reported in the capital.
Melbourne and regional Victoria will reunite in a matter of days, as residents get a glimpse of life beyond the state's next COVID-19 vaccination milestones.
The ACT is due to ease COVID-19 restrictions from midnight tonight, Thursday 21 October, after the Territory eclipsed the 80 per cent fully vaccinated threshold this week.Â
With events still up in the air as lockdown restrictions fluctuate, small fashion boutiques, like Momento Dezigns in Manuka, carefully thread through the many challenges the pandemic presents.
After more than two months, Canberra's COVID-19 lockdown has ended. Restrictions were formally eased at midnight on Thursday, allowing cafes, restaurants and pubs to reopen, while Canberrans can have up to five visitors at their homes.
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr will today release further detail how Canberra will emerge out of COVID-19 lockdown, ahead of stay-at-home orders easing later this week.
Restrictions will ease slightly across Victoria from Wednesday, when the state is forecast to have vaccinated 80 per cent of its population with at least one jab.
