Lockdown extended: Restrictions for traders

An extension to Melbourne’s lockdown has been announced and will be effective across metropolitan Melbourne from August 16, 2021.

The lockdown extension follows almost two weeks of restrictions, as a response to growing COVID-19 case numbers and an increasing number of exposure sites.

Restrictions which will affect retailers as follows:

• Essential retail may remain open, with a density quotient of 1 person per 4sqm
  • Essential retail includes: Supermarkets, food stores, petrol stations, banks, bottle shops and pharmacies
  • Other retail stores must close, and can only trade online or via click-and-collect
  • Restaurants and cafes: open for takeaway only.
• Non-essential retail will be closed, but may operate for contactless click-and-collect and home deliveries only
• A curfew is imposed daily from 9pm – 5am
• Authorised workers will be required to carry permits when working, and when travelling for work, from 11.59pm on August 17.

Masks are mandatory in all circumstances, including outdoors, except within your home, unless an exemption applies.

These restrictions will apply until 11.59pm on Thursday, September 2, unless otherwise advised by the government.

View the full Victorian Government statement here, and find additional COVID-19 information here.