Latest Victorian Border Permit Updates
Please note if coming from an orange permit zone you must not isolate in accommodation that is located within an Alpine Resort.
NSW Residents
Red zones:
- All Local Government Areas in Greater Sydney, including Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Shellharbour and Wollongong, are red zones.
- Red zones in the NSW Local Government Areas (LGAs) of City of Sydney, Waverley, Woollahra, Bayside, Canada Bay, Inner West and Randwick came into effect 1:00am 23 June. Red zones in other LGAs came into effect 1:00am Friday 25 June.
Orange zones:
- The remainder of NSW is an orange zone, including all LGAs in regional NSW.
- Orange zones in the LGAs outside the VIC/NSW cross-border community came into effect 1:00am Sunday 27 June. Orange zones in LGAs inside the cross-border community came into effect 6:00am on 2 July. The border bubble remains in effect. For more information about what this means for cross-border community members and others, visit our Cross Border Communities page.
If you have been in an orange zone, other than for transit, you must apply for an orange zone permit unless an exception or exemption applies. Orange zone permit holders must isolate on arrival, get tested within 72 hours, and stay isolated until they get a negative result.
See www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/travel-updates for full government advice.
Western Australia Residents
- The Perth Metropolitan Region and Peel Region in WA are orange zones effective 1.00am AEST Sunday 4 July.
If you have been in an orange zone, other than for transit, you need an orange zone permit, exemption or exception.
To obtain an orange zone permit to enter Victoria, see the Services Victoria website to apply for a permit. Orange zone permit holders must isolate on entry, get tested within 72 hours, and stay isolated until they receive a negative result.
The rest of Western Australia is a green zone.
See www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/travel-updates for full government advice.
Queensland Residents
- The Local Government Areas of Brisbane, Moreton Bay and regions of the Sunshine Coast are red zones, in effect from 1:00am AEST, Wednesday 30 June.
- The Local Government Areas Townsville (including Magnetic Island) and Palm Island are orange zones
- The Local Government Areas of Ipswich, Logan, Redland, Gold Coast, Lockyer Valley, Noosa, Scenic Rim and Somerset are orange zones
The rest of Queensland is a green zone.
For those travellers who can apply for an orange zone permit to enter Victoria, see the Service Victoria website to apply for a permit. Orange zone permit holders must isolate on entry, get tested within 72 hours, and stay isolated until they receive a negative result.
See www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/travel-updates for full government advice.
Northern Territory Residents
Alice Springs and Greater Darwin - incorporating the City of Darwin, Palmerston and Litchfield - are orange zones effective from 11.59pm AEST 2 July.
Anyone entering Victoria requires a valid permit, exception or exemption.
If you travel from Greater Darwin or Alice Springs from 11.59pm AEST 2 July, then you need an orange zone permit to enter Victoria.
Orange zone permit holders entering Victoria must isolate on arrival, get tested within 72 hours, and stay isolated until they get a negative result. People who have been in orange zones can obtain an orange zone permit to enter Victoria, see the All arrivals into Victoria must apply for a travel permit even if they are entering from a green zone. Permits can be obtained at the Service Victoria website.
The rest of the Northern Territory is a green zone.
See www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/travel-updates for full government advice.
ACT Residents
ACT is an orange zone under Victoria's travel permit system effective from 1:00am Sunday 27 June.
If travelling from these areas, then you need an orange zone permit to enter Victoria. Permits can be obtained at Service . Orange zone permit holders must isolate on arrival, get tested within 72 hours, and stay isolated until they get a negative result.
See www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/travel-updates for full government advice.
SA and Tasmanian Residents
South Australian and Tasmania are currently listed a green zones.
Traveller from these state are still required to obtain a border permit from the Service Victoria website.
See www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/travel-updates for full government advice.
Border Bubble Communities
Out of an abundance of caution, current green zone Local Government Areas in NSW (all located within the cross-border community) will become orange zones effective as of 6:00am on 2 July, and the 'border bubble' will remain in effect.
Advice for people who do not live in the cross-border community
If you don't live in the cross-border community, orange zones on the border are the same as any other orange zone in Australia, and you need to obtain an orange zone permit to re-enter Victoria (or a red zone permit if you have been in a red zone).
If you're an orange zone permit holder, you need to isolate upon arrival, get tested within 72 hours, and stay isolated until you receive a negative result. You don't need to immediately visit the first testing centre along the road - you have 72 hours to get tested.
See www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/travel-updates for full government advice.