Victorians secured a total of 110,000 vouchers valued at $200 each in the first two releases of the regional scheme. The first round of the regional scheme injected an estimated $85 million across the tourism sector, according to a government statement.
In another effort to bolster domestic travel, airline tickets will be sold at half price to 800,000 travellers in a federal bid to help the tourism industry survive the pandemic.
The list includes the Gold Coast, Cairns, the Whitsundays and Mackay region (which includes Proserpine and Hamilton Island) as well as the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.
Alice Springs and the Lasseter region (which includes Uluru) qualify in the Northern Territory, along with Broome in Western Australia and Kangaroo Island in South Australia.
Auckland hotspot to be lifted
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly has determined the Auckland hotspot will be lifted and flights from New Zealand to Australia can resume at 11.59pm on March 11.
All of Auckland, except for Auckland airport for the purposes of travelling only, will become an orange zone under Victoria’s ‘traffic light’ travel permit system.
People entering Victoria from Auckland must apply for an ‘orange zone’ permit.
More to come
