Victoria’s steps towards normal living are about to quicken with a further easing of COVID-19 restrictions and flights from New Zealand to resume, as the state goes eight days without a new virus case.
Premier Daniel Andrews is expected to announce another relaxation of rules on Sunday, including the removal of Melbourne’s “ring of steel”.
No longer confined within a 25-kilometre radius, the city’s residents will be allowed to travel to regional Victoria.
Travel freedom will expand again when the NSW border reopens to Victorians on 23 November.
Mr Andrews said on Friday his Sunday announcement…