The latest NSW-Victoria border restrictions
From 12.01am Friday, 4 September 2020 there will be a single border region and there will no longer be a border zone. A new border region resident permit will be introduced.
From 12.01am Friday, 4 September 2020 there will be a single border region and there will no longer be a border zone. A new border region resident permit will be introduced.
The temporary closure of the NSW-Victoria border, which was implemented to contain the spread of COVID-19 from Victoria and to protect the health and wellbeing of NSW residents, remains in force.
From 12.01am Friday, 4 September 2020 there will be a single border region and there will no longer be a border zone. A new border region resident permit will be introduced. This will allow a Victorian border region resident, including a border region resident in certain remote communities, to enter NSW:
A NSW border region resident can use the permit to enter Victoria for the same reasons and then return home to NSW.
If you have a border zone resident permit or a critical service – border region permit that is current at 12.01am Friday, 4 September it will:
Any student or staff member in the new border region will be able to continue crossing the border to attend school or work as long as they stay within the border region and have a valid permit.
The changes under the updated Public Health Order are:
Principals will work closely with families to provide appropriate learning support for students being supported through remote learning.
While the border restrictions remain in place, NSW students and staff are discouraged from travelling to Victoria.
For more information, visit the NSW Government’s NSW-Victoria border restrictions website.