METRO MELBOURNE Summary of the Third Step and further easing of restrictions Note: Cleaning, signage and record keeping requirements and other COVIDSafe requirements continue to apply for many venues and facilities. A density quotient applies to all indoor venues and spaces, except for workplaces that are not accessible to the public, private residences, and areas of accommodation facilities that are for the exclusive use of a single group. Newly announced items in purple Category Reasons to leave your home Gatherings of people THIRD STEP MELBOURNE 11:59pm Tuesday 27 October • Stay safe: no restrictions on reasons to leave the house, must remain within 25km of home (with exceptions, including care for childminding, end of life, resting place, real estate.) • Intrastate travel: no change. o Restrictions on travel between metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria will remain in place until metropolitan Melbourne aligns with regional Victoria on 8 November • Face coverings: no change • • METROPOLITAN MELBOURNE CHANGES FURTHER EASING (TO ALIGN WITH REGIONAL VICTORIA) 11:59pm Sunday 8 November • • Stay safe: no restrictions on reasons to leave the house 25km travel restriction removed • Intrastate travel: allowed • Face coverings: no change Home: to be advised • Home: to be advised Public places: up to 10 people may gather outdoors from any number of households, or more than 10 if all from the same household (children under 12 months of age not included in the limit) • Public places: no change Category Indoor sport and recreation THIRD STEP MELBOURNE 11:59pm Tuesday 27 October • Indoor sport and recreation: not allowed • Indoor fitness and dance classes: Open only for recording and broadcast permitted only with minimum number of people required to conduct the recording/streaming, up to 5 people: METROPOLITAN MELBOURNE CHANGES FURTHER EASING (TO ALIGN WITH REGIONAL VICTORIA) 11:59pm Sunday 8 November • o Non-contact physical recreation means that the activity can be done with a distance of 1.5m o only one person at a time may be exempted from wearing a face covering under the strenuous physical exercise exemption. e.g. the trainer leading the broadcast o shared equipment may be used if cleaned between each user and comply with density and other requirements • Indoor Physical Recreation: o Non-contact physical recreation for those aged 18 years and under (e.g. dance classes) maximum of 20 people o Spectators limited to one parent, guardian or carer only, where the child requires parental supervision • Indoor swimming pools: Open for one-on-one hydrotherapy sessions with a health professional, carer or support person. No group sessions. Exceptions for private pools and professional sport Indoor Community Sport: o Non-contact sport for those aged 18 years and under o Non-contact sport means a sport capable of being done with a distance of 1.5m, including recreational classes o Spectators limited to one parent, guardian or carer only, where the child requires parental supervision • Indoor (non-contact) fitness, including indoor gyms to resume with: o density quotient of 1 per 8 sqm and patron cap of 10 per space (max 10 per group/class), cap of 20 per venue o Controls such as recommendation to wear face masks, limits on shared equipment, time between groups and requirement for a COVID Safe marshal on site. • Indoor pools (including swimming classes): open subject to pool maximum of 20 patrons or density quotient (1 person per 4m2) Category Outdoor sport and recreation including pools THIRD STEP MELBOURNE 11:59pm Tuesday 27 October • • • Outdoor physical recreation and personal training: o A household or up to 10 people in any group (trainer is additional to group) METROPOLITAN MELBOURNE CHANGES FURTHER EASING (TO ALIGN WITH REGIONAL VICTORIA) 11:59pm Sunday 8 November • Outdoor physical recreation and personal training: no change • Outdoor fitness or dance classes: no change Outdoor fitness or dance classes: o Open for outdoor classes, up to 10 people, trainer not included in cap • Community sport: no change • Outdoor communal gym equipment: no change o Shared equipment may be used if cleaned between each user and comply with density and other requirements • Outdoor swimming pools: no change • Publicly accessible playgrounds: no change • Playcentres: no change • Skateparks: no change • Trampolining centres: Indoor open for 18 and under with same requirements as indoor physical recreation Community sport: o Outdoor contact sport allowed for people 18 and under: - Limited to minimum number of people to play and facilitate the activity (e.g. soccer may be played with two teams of eleven players and the necessary coaching personnel and umpires) - One spectator per child permissible for supervision purposes o Outdoor non-contact sport: allowed for adults and people 18 and under - Limited to minimum number of people to play and facilitate the activity (e.g. cricket may be played with two teams of eleven players and the necessary coaching personnel and umpires) - Non-contact means participants must be able to maintain distance of 1.5m • Outdoor communal gym equipment: Open, no change • Outdoor swimming pools (including swimming lessons): Limited to the density quotient of the pool itself or 50 per pool, whichever is smaller, other than for the following exceptions o Exclusive use by a single school at any one time for education purposes o Exclusive use for community sport • Publicly accessible playgrounds: open, no change • Playcentres: closed, no change • Skateparks: outdoor open, indoor closed • Trampolining centres: outdoor open, indoor closed Category Community facilities THIRD STEP MELBOURNE 11:59pm Tuesday 27 October • Libraries and toy libraries: open to facilitate collection and return of books/toys or home delivery, plus: o Outdoor activities permitted for up to 10 people plus the people required to conduct the activity • Community venues: closed except for: o hosting an essential public support service (10 people); hosting an essential support group (10 people); hosting a wedding (10 people) or funeral (20 people); or providing an exclusive venue for a single school at any one time for educational purposes; and METROPOLITAN MELBOURNE CHANGES FURTHER EASING (TO ALIGN WITH REGIONAL VICTORIA) 11:59pm Sunday 8 November • Libraries and toy libraries: Gathering limit of 20 people maximum indoors, with no more than 10 in a space, subject to density quotient • Community venues: no change o activities in an outdoor space, subject to the public gathering limits (10 people), plus the person required to conduct the activity Childcare facilities Hospitality • Childcare facilities: open • Childcare facilities: no change • In-home child minding: allowed for all children • In-home child minding: no change • Preparation for opening (staff can enter the premises to prepare for opening but must not serve customers): customer-facing facilities including hospitality, retail and entertainment that are reopening may return to work following announcement (26 October) • Food and drink facilities: open for seated indoor and outdoor service (both food and/or drink): No change to most restrictions • Hospitality: o Indoor: group and space limit of 10 and seated service, cap of 40 patrons subject to density quotient • Food and drink facilities: open for seated indoor and outdoor service (both food and/or drink): o Maximum 10 people per group, seated 1.5m from other groups • For indoor space: open with a cap of 10 persons per indoor space, with a maximum of 20 patrons per venue indoors, subject to density requirements (1 per 4m2) • For outdoor space: Open with cap of 50 patrons per venue outdoors subject to density requirements (1 per 2m2) o Live music permitted outdoors only with band included in venue limit, members must be at least two metres apart, wear a face mask (except limited exemptions). Other requirements apply • Hospitality in arenas/racetracks: hospitality venues in other sectors such as sports arenas are subject to the same restrictions as other hospitality if open to the public o Outdoor: Increasing to a patron cap of 70 patrons per venue outdoors subject to the outdoor density quotient - Live music no change Category Hospitality THIRD STEP MELBOURNE 11:59pm Tuesday 27 October • Food courts: open o Indoor seating: a maximum of two people per table, venue limited to the lesser of 25 per cent of a venue’s fixed seating capacity or a density quotient of one person per eight square metres. This would be subject to regular cleaning and taking of names METROPOLITAN MELBOURNE CHANGES FURTHER EASING (TO ALIGN WITH REGIONAL VICTORIA) 11:59pm Sunday 8 November • Food courts: open o Outdoor space: Outdoor areas with a maximum of 50 diners per area, group limit of 10, each area separated by 10 metres from the next. Maximum of 4 areas (200 people) Study • Adult education: learn from home if you can • Adult education: no change • School: on-site learning for all year levels • School: no change • Grade 6 & Year 12 Graduations: o permitted if within the existing grade cohort (e.g whole grade six cohort, not individual classes) Preparation for opening – staff can enter the premises to prepare for opening: customer-facing facilities including hospitality, retail and entertainment may return from 26 October • Hairdressing, beauty and personal care services: no change • Market stalls: no change Hairdressing, beauty and personal care services: open with requirement that only services where the client can wear a face covering are permitted (e.g. manicures, pedicures, body waxing, tattooing) • Auction houses: no change • Other retail: no change o students and staff only (no parents). Can be broadcast for parents o Shopping, retail and personal services • • COVIDSafe requirements • Market stalls: open • Auction houses: open • Other retail: open Category Entertainment THIRD STEP MELBOURNE 11:59pm Tuesday 27 October • METROPOLITAN MELBOURNE CHANGES FURTHER EASING (TO ALIGN WITH REGIONAL VICTORIA) 11:59pm Sunday 8 November Preparation for opening – staff can enter the premises to prepare for opening: customer-facing facilities including hospitality, retail and entertainment may return from 26 October • Indoor venues: no change • Outdoor entertainment venues: no change • Indoor venues: Theatre, cinema, auditorium, gallery, museum, arena, stadium, open for broadcast only • Seated outdoor spaces: no change • Non-seated outdoor spaces, excluding events: o outdoor spaces open with density quotient; indoor spaces closed • Drive-in cinemas: no change • Arenas and stadiums: no change o requirement for COVIDSafe Plan and venues with 500 or more capacity at one time must publish their COVID Safe Plan online prior to opening • Retail betting venue: no change • Arcade, amusement park, escape room, casino, gaming machine area, bingo centre, brothels, sex on premises venues: no change • Electronic gaming can return when Melbourne aligns with regional Victoria on 8 November 2020 • Venues may open gaming rooms to 25% of indoor hospitality patron cap – i.e. 10 of the max 40 subject to density quotient • • Seated outdoor spaces with fixed or allocated seated spaces/ zones: Outdoor spaces open: o Maximum 10 people per group, groups must be 1.5m apart from each other and seated o If fixed seating: patron cap of 50 people or 25% of the venue’s fixed seat capacity, whichever is lower o If no fixed seating but allocated seated spaces/zones: density quotient and maximum of 50 patrons at the venue • Drive-in cinemas: outdoor space open, no seating outside vehicles permitted • Arenas and stadiums: can operate for exclusive use by a single school at any one time for education purposes, for professional sport or broadcast • Retail betting venue: o If wholly contained within a licensed premise: open, subject to licensed venue and retail restrictions o If not wholly contained within a licensed premise: open subject to retail restrictions • Arcade, amusement park, escape room, casino, gaming machine area, bingo centre, brothels, sex on premises venues: no change Category Ceremonies and religious gatherings THIRD STEP MELBOURNE 11:59pm Tuesday 27 October • Indoor religious gatherings: Allowed for up to 10 people, plus one faith leader o Strict requirements to be contained in a COVIDSafe Plan METROPOLITAN MELBOURNE CHANGES FURTHER EASING (TO ALIGN WITH REGIONAL VICTORIA) 11:59pm Sunday 8 November • o Can only have one gathering at a time whether indoor or outdoor Real estate services Indoor religious gatherings: Allowed for up to 20 people, plus one faith leader o Strict requirements to be contained in a COVIDSafe Plan o Can only have one gathering at a time whether indoor or outdoor • Outdoor religious gatherings and ceremonies: up to 20 people, plus 1 faith leader, proximate to a place of worship o Can only have one gathering at a time whether indoor or outdoor • Outdoor religious gatherings and ceremonies: up to 50 people, plus 1 faith leader, proximate to a place of worship o Can only have one gathering at a time whether indoor or outdoor • Private worship: allowed for a household, and two adults and any of their children or dependents, plus a faith leader • Private worship: no change • Weddings: up to 10 people, including couple and two witnesses, celebrant and one photographer excluded from cap • Weddings: no change • • Funerals: up to 20 people, people to conduct funeral and infants under 12 months not included in cap Funerals: o Indoors: no change • Real estate inspections: allowed in accordance with record keeping requirements and density quotients, up to a maximum of 10 people from two households excluding the real estate agent • Real estate auctions: can be conducted outdoors and in accordance with up to 10 members of the public, plus the minimum number of people required to conduct the auction and the owners and/or residents of the property o Outdoors only: up to 50 people, infants under 12 months and people to conduct funeral not included in cap • Real estate inspections: increase limit to 10 people from any number of households, subject to density quotient and COVIDSafe requirements Category Accommodation THIRD STEP MELBOURNE 11:59pm Tuesday 27 October • Accommodation: no change METROPOLITAN MELBOURNE CHANGES FURTHER EASING (TO ALIGN WITH REGIONAL VICTORIA) 11:59pm Sunday 8 November • Accommodation: open, but each group booking is restricted to: o Only members of a single household; OR o Only intimate partners; OR o Only members of a single household and two adults and any of their dependent children or dependents Tourism (tours and transport) Industry • Members of separately booked groups do not share bedrooms at the facility. • Indoor spaces: closed • • Outdoor spaces: open, but each group restricted to up 10 people, plus the minimum number of people required to conduct the tour Outdoor spaces: tour vehicles that supports the primary outdoor offering of the tourism facility, for trips of up to 30 minutes • • Tour transport: permitted in open air vehicles, for groups of up to 10 people, plus the minimum number of people required to conduct • the tour Smaller vehicles: private gathering limit of a household plus 2 people and their dependents • • Work: work from home if you can COVIDSafe Plan: no change • • Work: no change. COVIDSafe Plan: no change • Poultry processing facilities: no change • Poultry processing facilities: no change • Abattoirs and meat processing facilities: no change • Abattoirs and meat processing facilities: no change • Seafood processing facilities: no change • Seafood processing facilities: no change • Manufacturing, wholesale, medical, pharmaceutical and PPE supply: 100% workforce capacity. Other additional obligations remain in place • Manufacturing, wholesale, medical, pharmaceutical and PPE supply: no change • Construction: 100% workforce capacity. Site visit limit on specialist contractors removed. Other additional obligations remain in place • Construction: no change Larger vehicles: up to 10 people, infants under 12 months not included in cap