Melbourne’s roadmap for re-opening business

From 11:59pm on September 13, some restrictions will be eased across Victoria.

Regional Victoria and Melbourne Metro each have their own roadmaps, relating to how many active cases are currently in the community. 

The below applies to businesses operating in Metropolitan Melbourne:

First Step: commences at 11.59pm on September 13, 2020

• Supermarkets are open with workforce restrictions
• Restaurants, cafes and pubs must continue to offer takeaway and delivery services only
• Permitted retail (per current Permitted Workplaces list) will stay open with a COVIDSafe Plan
• Other retail must continue to trade via click and collect within 5km or delivery only
• Hair and beauty services will remain closed
• Indoor entertainment venues including cinemas will remain closed
• Indoor physical recreation facilities (e.g. gyms, fitness centres and studios) will remain closed.

Second Step: later of threshold being met and September 28, 2020

Move from First Step to Second Step if we reach an average daily case rate in Metro Melbourne of 30-50 cases over a 14-day period with public health advice regarding transmission source.

• Supermarkets are open with workforce restrictions
• Restaurants, cafes and pubs must continue to offer takeaway and delivery services only
• Permitted retail (per current Permitted Workplaces list) will stay open with a COVIDSafe Plan
• Other retail must continue to trade via click and collect within 5km or delivery only
• Hair and beauty services will remain closed
• Indoor entertainment venues including cinemas will remain closed
• Indoor physical recreation facilities (e.g. gyms, fitness centres and studios) will remain closed.

Third Step: later of threshold being met and October 26, 2020

Move from Second Step to Third Step if we reach <5 new cases (state-wide average over last 14 days) and <5 cases with unknown source (statewide total last 14 days).

• Supermarkets are open with restrictions
• Restaurants, cafes and pubs can open with predominantly outdoor dining with patron cap
• Density quotient applies
• Permitted retail (per current Permitted Workplaces list) will stay open with a COVIDSafe Plan
• Other retail can open with density quotients and cleaning requirements
• Hairdressers can open
• Beauty services remain closed
• Indoor entertainment venues including cinemas will remain closed
• Indoor physical recreation facilities (e.g. gyms, fitness centres and studios) will be heavily restricted.

Last Step: later of threshold being met and November 23, 2020

Move from Third Step to the Last Step if we reach no new cases for 14 days (state-wide).

• Supermarkets are open with COVIDSafe Plan
• Restaurants, cafes and pubs open with patron cap per space indoors. Density quotient applies outdoors, no patron cap
• Permitted retail (per currentPermitted Workplaces list) will stay open with a COVIDSafe Plan
• Other retail can open with density quotients and cleaning requirements
• Hair and beauty services open with COVIDSafe Plan
• Indoor seated entertainment venues will open with patron caps
• Indoor physical recreation facilities (e.g. gyms, fitness centres and studios) will be restricted.

COVID Normal: When threshold met

Move from Last Step to COVID Normal if we reach no new cases for 28 days (state-wide), no active cases (state-wide) and no outbreaks of concern in others states or territories.

• Supermarkets will open with a COVIDSafe Plan
• Restaurants, cafes and pubs will open with a COVIDSafe Plan
• Permitted retail (per currentPermitted Workplaces list) will stay open with a COVIDSafe Plan
• Other retail will open with a COVIDSafe Plan
• Hair and beauty open with a COVIDSafe Plan
• Indoor entertainment venues including cinemas will open with a COVIDSafe Plan
• Indoor physical recreation facilities (e.g. gyms, fitness centres and studios) will open with a COVIDSafe Plan.

For full details about the restrictions, view the government announcement here.