you can, and can\u2019t do<\/a> moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe first big change? The curfew in metropolitan Melbourne will be lifted from 5am on Monday 28 September, which means you can walk the dog at 9:05pm (as long as it\u2019s within 5kms of home) and to say that we\u2019re excited is an understatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The four main reasons to leave home still remain the same; shopping for food or other essential items, exercise and outdoor social activity, permitted work and education, and caregiving, however minor changes have been made to these restrictions. Have a peek at the below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shopping For Necessary Items<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nGoing to the supermarket, pharmacy, petrol station, post office, food stores, bottle store and pet shop all fall under the \u2018necessary\u2019 items category, so you\u2019re safe to head out to these locations. However, you\u2019re still only allowed to travel within 5km of your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For those who have an essential goods and\/or service located more than 5km away, don\u2019t worry – you\u2019re allowed to travel beyond this distance but only to the nearest provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oh and you can also head to these essential shops with people from your household – no more solo trips -, which we\u2019re certainly not complaining about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Exercise<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWe\u2019re still allowed to leave the house to exercise but of course, there are restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once again, that 5km radius also applies, so if you thought you\u2019d travel further than that to get your summer bod, think again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you\u2019re an essential worker and want to exercise on your break the same rule applies (i.e you can only travel 5km) but must have your permitted worker permit on you or things will get messy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overall, you\u2019ll need to limit your exercise to twice a day and for no more than two hours in total. You can also work out with members of your household or up to five people outdoors (yourself included) as long as you\u2019re adhering to that 5km radius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And before you get ahead of yourself, the five people can only come from a maximum of two households and you\u2019ll need to keep a social distance of at least 1.5 metres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n