When will stage four end? What are the steps and what are the rules? - The Age

The Victorian government has on Sunday announced new-look lockdown rules and outlined the triggers for moving between the new five levels of categories.

So what do the different levels mean? Below you'll find a building list of what we know about each of the levels, when they will apply and what they mean. Previous announcements have shown there is often room for clarification and exceptions so please check back as this story will be updated to reflect new information.

Also we are getting through the rules for Metropolitan Melbourne initially but will post the slightly different timetable for regional areas shortly.

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First Step

Timing: Commences 11.59pm on September 13

Rules:

• Curfew to apply from 9pm - 5am;
• Allowed to leave home for the existing four reasons and 5 kilometre limits still apply;
• Up to one nominated visitor for people living alone or who are single parents with children under 18;
• Professional respite care for people with complex needs allowed;
• Public gathering outdoors will be allowed of up to two people for two hours;
• Households will be allowed outdoors for two hours;
• Childcare will be closed except for permitted workers;
• Schools will continue remote learning unless an exemption applies'
• Work from home unless you are in a permitted industry.

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Second Step

Timing: The later of either September 28 or when Metro Melbourne reaches an average daily case rate of 30-50 cases over the previous 14 days.

• Curfew to apply from 9pm - 5am;
• Allowed to leave home for the existing four reasons and 5 kilometre limits still apply;
• Exercise time lengthened to two hours;
• Up to one nominated visitor for people living alone or who are single parents with children under 18;
• Professional respite care for people with complex needs allowed;
• Public gatherings will be allowed up to 5 people from a maximum of two households that can meet outdoors for social interaction (infants under 12 months are not counted towards the cap);
• Childcare and early education to re-open;
• Staged return for onsite learning for Prep to Grad 2, VCE/VCAL and specialist schools;
• Work from home unless you are in a permitted industry - more workplaces to be permitted in following stages as per separate 'industry road maps'.

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Third Step

Timing: The later of either October 26 or when Metro Melbourne reaches an average daily case rate of fewer than 5 cases statewide over the previous 14 days and there are fewer than 5 cases with an unknown source statewide in the last 14 days.

• No curfew.
• No restrictions on reasons to leave home or distance.
• Households can create a "household bubble" with one other nominated household allowing up to five visitors from that household at a time (infants under 12 months not counted in that cap).
• Public gatherings increased to up to 10 people outdoors;
• Childcare and early education open;
• "Potential staged return" for Grade 3 to Grade 10 students based on health advice;
• Work from home if you can.

Central Melbourne on August 11 under stage four lockdown. Credit:Quinn Rooney

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Last Step

Timing: Later of threshold met and November 23 if state records no new cases for 14 days.

• No curfew;
• No restrictions on reasons to leave home or distance;
• Up to 20 visitors at a time;
• Public gatherings up to 50 people outdoors;
• "Potential staged return" for Grade 3 to Grade 10 students based on health advice;
• Work from home if you can.

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Covid Normal

Threshold: Move to this step if state reaches no new cases for 28 days, no active cases and no "outbreaks of concern in other states and territories"

• No curfew;
• No restrictions on reasons to leave home or distance;
• No restrictions on visitors to the home but people encouraged to keep records;
• No restrictions on public gatherings but organisers encouraged to keep records of attendees;
• Schools open for onsite learning;
• Childcare open;
• Phased return to work for workers who have been working from home.

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