SIX Victorian local government areas will be removed from the NSW/Victorian border bubble from Thursday.
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Chief Health Officer Dr Brett Sutton confirmed that from 11.59pm on September 2, Greater Bendigo, Greater Shepparton, City of Benalla, Buloke, Loddon, Yarriambiack and two NSW LGAs - Broken Hill and Edward River - will no longer be included in the cross border community.
"With over one thousand cases per day, and a trajectory of exponential growth, the risk that NSW poses to Victoria is bigger than ever," he said.
"That's why we are reducing the number of communities in the border bubble."
This means residents in those LGAs will no longer be eligible for a Cross-border Extreme Risk Zone permit to enter Victoria or return from NSW.
More information about the border bubble can be found here.
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