As the situation continues to unfold, GrainGrowers cropping map is being updated to highlight border controls in place.
As the situation continues to unfold, GrainGrowers cropping map is being updated to highlight border controls in place.
ACT - Australian Capital Territory
ACT: 16/02/2021
For latest information on ACT border details, head to https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/home
As of 11:59pm on 12 February 2021, the ACT has declared all of Victoria as a COVID-19 affected area. Do not travel to the ACT from Victoria from this time. In addition, a number of specific exposure sites (dating back to 27 January 2021) visited by confirmed cases in Victoria are considered COVID-19 affected areas.
If you have recently been to Victoria, but arrived prior to 11:59pm on 12 February 2021, you do not need to quarantine, unless:
• You have been in a specified public exposure site at the same time as a confirmed case, or
• If you have been in Victoria at any time in the last 14 days, you must check if you have been in a specified public exposure site at the same time as a confirmed case.
If you have been in one of these listed exposure sites, or if you have been notified by DHHS Victoria that you are a close contact:
• You must complete an online declaration form.
• You must quarantine until 14 days after you were last in a public exposure site.
• You should get tested for COVID-19. Even if you return a negative result, you need to remain in quarantine until 14 days after you were last in a public exposure site or you last had close contact with a confirmed case.
More information: https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/community/travel/western-australia-wa
From 3pm on 29 January 2021, New South Wales will have no COVID-19 affected areas when the last Local Government Area in NSW, Cumberland, will be removed. Please note that some areas of Sydney are still considered geographical areas of risk for those visiting or working in high-risk settings (like aged care or healthcare facilities). More information: https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/community/travel/nsw
Victorian residents and people travelling from Victoria can travel to the ACT, but only if you haven’t been in a COVID-affected area in the last 14 days. Anyone travelling from the ACT through NSW to Victoria needs to apply for a Victorian Government transit permit. For more information, visit the Service Victoria website.
Canberrans are advised not to travel to COVID-19 affected areas until further notice.
NSW - New South Wales
NSW: Updated 16/02/2021
For latest information on NSW border details, head to https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19
Interstate Travellers
The Public Health (COVID-19 Interstate Travellers) Order 2021 manages the ongoing risk of the introduction of COVID-19 into NSW from interstate and commences at 12.01am on Friday 5 February. More information: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/public-health-orders.aspx
Victorian COVID-19 concerns notice
The NSW Chief Health Officer made a COVID-19 concerns notice at 2.45pm on 15 February 2021 identifying the State of Victoria as an affected area, and as a place of concern after 12:01am 13 February 2021. It also identifies a number of venues as places of high concern. This means that anyone who arrives in NSW after 12.01am on 13 February and who has been in Victoria in the last 14 days must comply with the stay at home direction.
Travellers from states other than Victoria are not required to self-quarantine at this stage.
Mandatory face coverings
On 2 January the Minister signed the Public Health (COVID-19 Mandatory Face Coverings) Order 2021. The Order mandates the wearing of masks in certain indoor premises, such as within NSW airports and during flights to or from NSW.
More information: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/what-you-can-and-cant-do-under-rules
Agricultural businesses and farms are urged to complete a COVID-19 Safety Plan. More information: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/covid-safe/agriculture
For more information call Service NSW 24/7 on 13 77 88
NT - Northern Territory
NT: Updated 16/02/2021
Anyone arriving into the Northern Territory from or through a declared hotspot in the last 14 days must undertake 14 days mandatory supervised quarantine. More information here.
Victorian hotspot requirements
The Northern Territory has declared the greater Melbourne area as a COVID-19 hotspot.
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport is no longer a declared hotspot. You can transit through Melbourne Airport, providing you do not leave the airport or visit any declared hotspots.
Anyone who arrived in the NT before 10:45am 12 February 2021 who has been in a Victorian hotspot since 12:01am 7 February 2021, must have a COVID-19 test and undertake self-quarantine until a negative test result is returned.
Anyone who arrives in the NT and has been to:
• Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport between 12:01am Friday 5 February and 4:00pm Wednesday 10 February
• Declared hotspot of Sunbury between 12:01am Friday 5 February and 9:00am Wednesday 10 February
must have a COVID-19 test and undertake self-quarantine until a negative test result is returned.
Travellers arriving from a declared COVID-19 hotspot must undertake 14 days mandatory supervised quarantine at their own cost. More information: https://coronavirus.nt.gov.au/travel/quarantine/hotspots-covid-19
All people travelling to the Northern Territory must complete the border entry form.
If you are intending to travel to the Northern Territory from an identified active coronavirus hotspot you are advised to cancel your plans. Likewise if you are a Territorian intending to travel to an active hotspot you are advised to cancel your plans. See Google map with current hotspots.
All NT farm businesses and labour hire providers must develop a coronavirus (COVID-19) management plan if they require employees to:
• return to the Northern Territory (NT) to perform essential functions and
• be exempt from the 14-day supervised quarantine requirement.
More information: https://coronavirus.nt.gov.au/travel/exemptions/prepare-a-covid-19-management-plan
SA - South Australia
SA: Border controls in place 18/02/2021
For latest information on SA border details, head to https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/
As of 12:01 am on 18 February 2021, people are permitted to travel from Victoria, including regional areas, to South Australia provided they have not been in Greater Melbourne and the Shire of Mitchell within the past 14 days. These travellers do not have any testing or quarantine requirements (unless they have been advised differently by SA Health).
Travellers entering SA via car from a low community transmission zone are permitted to travel through Victoria, provided they do not stop in Greater Melbourne, wear a mask for the entirety of the time they come in contact with the public, use the most direct route and stop only for respite and other essential purposes (e.g. fuel).
For more information on travel restrictions: https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/restrictions-and-responsibilities/travel-restrictions#sa
People coming from low community transmission zones can travel freely to South Australia. A low community transmission zone includes the ACT, NSW, the Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia.
For details on border movements https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/restrictions-and-responsibilities/travel-restrictions
All travellers coming to South Australia are required to complete a Cross Border Travel Registration. Cross-Border Travel Registration - Border permit: https://www.police.sa.gov.au/online-services/cross-border-travel-application
Some restrictions are currently in place in Aboriginal communities.
PIRSA have released materials relating to the management of COVID-19 for agricultural settings. More information on guidelines can be found here: https://www.pir.sa.gov.au/emergency_management/covid-19_and_primary_industries
COVID-Safe plan: https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/business-and-work/create-a-covid-safe-plan
For more information call: 1800 253 787 (9am – 5pm)
VIC - Victoria
VIC: Updated 16/02/2021 - Restrictions
For latest information on VIC border details, head to https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-victoria
From 5:59pm on 11 January, you will need to apply for a permit to enter Victoria from anywhere in Australia. New South Wales border community residents are exempt from obtaining a permit to enter Victoria.
The permit system is based on a traffic light system which allows for areas across Australia to be designated as green, orange or red according to their risk. Find more information about red, orange and green permit zones here.
Circuit-breaker restrictions are in place from 11:59pm on Friday, 12 February until 11:59pm on Wednesday, 17 February 2021, subject to public health advice. More information: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/travel-covidsafe-summer#can-i-travel-to-victoria-from-another-australian-state
From 9pm on 15 February, Perth, Peel and the south-west region of Western Australia becomes a green zone under Victoria’s ‘traffic light’ travel permit system. This means that all of WA is currently a green zone. People in green zones can apply for a permit to enter Victoria if they have no coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms and have had no close contact with a COVID-19 case.
https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/travel-updates
Those living in our Victoria and NSW border communities will continue to be able to access the ‘border bubble’ – using their driver license to prove their residential address. If you live in one of the border communities – you do not need to apply for a permit.
Communities on the border of Victoria and South Australia will need to use the permit system.
For more information and to find out if your local government area is in the border zone, see Information for cross border communities.
You must carry a valid Victorian Border Crossing Permit together with photographic personal identification including the address where you ordinarily reside and present them to an authorised officer, a Victoria Police member or a Protective Services Officer when requested to do so. You can obtain a border permit here: https://www.service.vic.gov.au/services/border-permit/home
All visitors and residents within VIC must adhere to restrictions and directions at all times. More information: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/how-we-live
All Victorian farm businesses and labour hire providers need to have a COVIDSafe Plan. More information: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-sector-guidance-agriculture-forestry-and-fishing
For more information phone Agriculture Victoria: 03 5761 1647
QLD - Queensland
QLD: Updated 16/02/2021
For latest information on QLD border details, head to https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19
From 1am AEST Monday 15 February 2021 there are no hotspots in Western Australia.
You do not have to complete a border declaration pass to enter Queensland if you have been in Western Australia in the last 14 days.
Updates from Victoria
From 1am AEST Saturday 13 February 2021 anyone entering Queensland who has been anywhere in Victoria on or since Friday 29 January 2021 will need to apply for a border pass .
Anyone who has been in Greater Melbourne in the last 14 days or since 7 Feb 2021 (whichever is shorter) must:
• quarantine in government arranged accommodation at their own expense
• Anyone who is already in Queensland that has been in Greater Melbourne in the last 14 days should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result.
More information: https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/current-status/urgent-covid-19-update#control-vic-148578
Agricultural businesses and farms are urged to complete a COVID-19 Safety Plan. More information: https://www.covid19.qld.gov.au/government-actions/covid-safe-businesses
Covid Safe Industry Plan: https://www.covid19.qld.gov.au/government-actions/approved-industry-covid-safe-plans
WA - Western Australia
WA: Updated 16/02/2021
For latest information on WA border details, head to https://www.wa.gov.au/government/covid-19-coronavirus
Following the latest public health advice and as part of the controlled interstate border, travel from New South Wales is now permitted without quarantine requirements, but still subject to strict conditions.
Travellers from Victoria will not be permitted to enter WA without an exemption until at least 12.01am, Thursday 18 February 2021.
Travellers from ACT, NT, TAS, QLD and SA do not have to quarantine under current restrictions.
If you are entering WA and required to self-quarantine, you can download the G2G NOW app which enables WA Police to conduct quarantine compliance checks using facial recognition and mobile location data. More information: https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-the-premier-and-cabinet/g2g-now-frequently-asked-questions
All travellers to WA must complete a mandatory G2G PASS registration and declaration before they enter. Visit https://www.g2gpass.com.au or download the G2G PASS app to apply for approval to enter WA and receive proof of your exemption before you travel.
DPIRD established the COVID-19 Grains Industry Forum to provide a mechanism for two-way communication between government and key industry stakeholders to facilitate industry continuity. More information: https://www.dpird.wa.gov.au/covid19-grains-industry
Any transport or freight worker entering Western Australia needs to show evidence of having received a negative COVID-19 test result in the last 5 days. https://www.wa.gov.au/government/document-collections/covid-19-coronavirus-covid-safety-plans-and-guidelines
For more information call 1800 675 398
TAS - Tasmania
TAS: Updated 16/02/2021
For latest information on TAS border details, head to https://coronavirus.tas.gov.au/
Latest travel alerts can be found here: https://coronavirus.tas.gov.au/travellers-and-visitors/coming-to-tasmania/travel-alert
Public Health have announced that Victoria will be classified as high-risk from 12:01am Saturday 13 February. For more information see Important Community Updates.
New South Wales has been classified as low-risk (excluding certain high-risk locations).
Travellers who have spent time in a high-risk location in the 14 days before arriving in Tasmania are not permitted to enter Tasmania, unless approved as an Essential Traveller.
Travellers who have spent time in a medium-risk area in the 14 days before arriving in Tasmania are required to quarantine, either in a suitable premises or in government-designated accommodation (fees apply).
For a full list of the Victorian and New Zealand premises classified as high-risk - see Travel Alert.
Areas are assessed as either low, medium or high-risk based on Public Health advice.
Travellers who have spent time in a high-risk location in the 14 days before arriving in Tasmania are not permitted to enter Tasmania, unless approved as an Essential Traveller.
Travellers who have spent time in a medium-risk area in the 14 days before arriving in Tasmania are required to quarantine, either in a suitable premises or in government-designated accommodation (fees apply).
For a full list of the Victorian and New Zealand premises classified as high-risk and Western Australian LGAs classified as medium-risk- see Travel Alert.
If entry is approved, there may be a quarantine requirement in government-designated accommodation (fees can apply): https://coronavirus.tas.gov.au/travellers-and-visitors/coming-to-tasmania/travel-alert#nsw-med
Register your intended quarantine location via the G2G PASS system.
Register through the Tas e-Travel system if you have only spent time in low-risk areas in the 14 days before arriving in Tasmania.
All workplaces must have a COVID-19 Safety Plan in place. More information on guidelines for agriculture can be found here: https://www.worksafe.tas.gov.au/topics/Health-and-Safety/safety-alerts/coronavirus/covid-safe-workplaces-framework/covid-19-safe-workplace-guidelines
