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Victoria eases curfews for goods transport

Vehicles carrying essential goods or visiting related facilities shielded

 

Victoria is progressing with the easing up of council curfews on trucks.

Planning minister Richard Wynne has approved new planning rules that exempt essential businesses from existing noise restrictions – allowing 24-hour dispatch and delivery during the current State of Emergency and for three months after.

“This is a common-sense measure to make sure food, medicine and other essential goods are readily available when people need them most,” Wynne says

“Noise restrictions are there for a reason but in these challenging times, it’s more important our supermarkets, hospitals and other essential businesses have what they need to meet demand.”


Read how the curfew issue gained traction, here


The exemption applies to the dispatch and delivery of goods including food, drink, groceries, medicine and cleaning and personal protection products.

The state government says this will enable supermarkets, hospitals, pharmacies and other essential businesses to meet the significant demand they are currently facing, and ensure Victorians can get the goods they need.

Warehouses, factories and farms are also covered by the exemption, enabling them to also dispatch and deliver specified goods around the clock.

“This supports the common-sense steps taken by many councils to enable delivery of food and other essential goods outside normal business hours,” the government says.

 

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