Cars are crossing the NSW border into Victoria without being checked, according to a local mayor, after a state government request for additional Defence support has had a limited response. The Victorian government requested 200-300 Australian Defence Force personnel to help with planning, logistics and surveillance on Saturday night, but Defence has so far only committed to 50 additional personnel. On Sunday, Victoria announced it was shutting its border to people travelling from greater Sydney and the NSW Central Coast over a growing coronavirus cluster. Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley on Monday said 700 police had been deployed to patrol the NSW border. He added that local government area bubbles had been established on either side of the Victorian-NSW boundary to allow those in border communities to cross the following presentation of their driver’s licence. However, Wodonga mayor Kevin Poulton on Monday said he crossed from his Albury home to …
Cars Cross Victorian Border Without Stopping as Concerns Grow Over Sydney COVID-19 Cluster
December 20, 2020
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