As well as laying out how we will deliver the National Plan, the roadmap lets Victorians know when we can catch up with friends and family, and get back to the things we love.
An accessible version of the summary, as well as the full roadmap will be available at premier.vic.gov.au shortly.
Here are some of the key things you need to know.
Restrictions will ease as more Victorians are vaccinated, with one important condition:
To ensure the health system isn't overrun any easing will be subject to health system capacity and current public health advice.
Vaccination is our only way out of this pandemic.
As we ease restrictions, more social and recreation activities open up for fully vaccinated Victorians.
So, if you're choosing not to get vaccinated, you're choosing to be left behind. It's as simple as that.
I know a lot of you will be searching for these, so I'll save you some time:
Hairdressers in Melbourne will open at 70% fully vaccinated, as will outdoor areas at pubs.
Kids start going back to school from 5 Oct.
And yes, you'll be able to have 30 people over for Christmas.
Regional Victoria and Metro Melbourne will come together under the same rules when we're at 80% fully vaccinated.
And when 80% of Victorians aged 12 and over are fully vaccinated our restrictions will align with the National Plan agreed by National Cabinet.
The roadmap makes clear that the vaccine is our only way through this.
So, if you want to open up and get back to normal sooner, the solution is clear:
I know a lot of you have been waiting to hear this news:
Check the thread for more info, but from 7am tomorrow, all Victorians over 16 will be eligible to book an appointment to be vaccinated at state vaccine centres.
Here's the details:
From tomorrow, 16 to 59 year olds will be eligible for the Pfizer vaccine, 18 to 59 year olds will also be eligible for the AstraZeneca, and Victorians 60 and over will still receive the Astra Zeneca.
At 7am tomorrow morning appointments will be available for anyone aged 16 and over at coronavirus.vic.gov.au or by phoning the Coronavirus Hotline on 1800 675 398.
Just wanted to give everyone an update. Thanks to the best of care, I’m making slow and steady progress.
A couple of weeks ago when I started daily walks, I could only manage about 15 minutes – now I’m out for almost an hour.
My physio is also going well, but it’s clear I won’t be able to return to work before the State Budget in May. The good news is my team of specialists are confident that I will be back in June.
You only get one chance to properly recover from serious injuries and while it’s frustrating to be away from work, there is no alternative.
We just have to wait until the ribs and spinal fracture have properly healed.
This is the news no one wants to hear – but it's important.
We always knew there would be cases and clusters. We have plans and systems in place to deal with precisely this scenario – and those are already well underway.
But I just wanted to give everyone a quick update and make sure you've all got the most up-to-date info – and what will change as a result:
As of this afternoon, there are 8 locally acquired cases in Victoria.
All 8 are safely isolating, as are their close contacts.
The public health team worked through the night to track their movements and get a list of exposure sites together.
This is live on the DHHS website and will be updated frequently, so please take a couple of minutes to have a look.