Yeab, we almost got done over, we usually stay on the Murray but in the NSW side. We didn't book accommodation this year (we have family all along the Murray) just in case. Luckily as at 5pm on New Years eve restrictions were announced and Victorians had until 11:59pm to return to Vic or face 14 days quarantine.
As you can see, they were quick to set up check points.
Lol...Mad dash home huh? I know people who didn't make it and yep, quarantine for them. My sister is in Sydney and I'll give her a call later to see how it is on the ground. I'm afraid that 2021 hasn't brought about any changes as far as the bastard-virus goes.
I think we were fools to think it wouldn't come back, to be honest.
The gift that keeps on giving.
Ah, mate. I think we need to be careful of paying attention to it much. There was a lot of fluff on top of this one - panic that it was on Mornington Peninsual turned out to be negative test..and then they were carrying on about that couple who 'absconded' and they were going to be fined 19k but their response was pretty much 'no one could tell us for sure what was going on so we got sick of waiting and left' lol. The worst of it was all those people who had to hightail it home and getting mixed messages. The kids who'd been partying in the bush just over the border out of wifi range and coming back to a ton of missed calls off his Mum 'get home now' - and not being able to. They hadn't even SEEN anyone from NSW let alone get in spitting distance of them, now they're stuck too. Bloody debacle. AND Nsw - Jesus, Gladys, masks might be good eh?
South Australia is fairly clear so that's good news for me...That doesn't mean the Victorian and New South Wales shenanigans won't happen here in SA.
Yeah exactly the pandemic virus is now panic20 not covid19.
So much conflicting info from 1 page to another on the same website too.
True, but we're still so much more lucky than most of our mates around the globe...
Yes, Australia is the lucky country for sure and I feel blessed to have been born and raised here. So thankful.
Me too. For sure!
Is your mob from the murray then mate? I know a few people in self quarantine now because they were in NSW when they called it - so glad I didn't go up there. There must have been thousands of Viccos on that checkpoint coming in!
Yes in deed, on NSW side in Hay. We are Wiradjuri. However we have family pretty much from Hay all the way East along the Murray through Balranald, Euston, Red Cliffs, Mildura and Robinvale.
To visit everyone or most is usually 2500km drive up Central Vic to Narrandera east to Mildura then back down to Robinvale, Swan Hill and home.
12 hours to drive from Eden to Genoa turnoff where the checkpoint is.- usually 45-60mins...and so sitting in that traffic jam for so many hours just to get the checkpoint and then by the time you get there, it's after midnight so you get turned back.
Not too mention all of the trucks trying to get through for the delivery deadlines and getting stuck too...
Not funny.
Yeah that was me- got stuck in Bega and I only just went back to work in Brunswick a few weeks ago.. after being in Lockdown in Melbs for so long..Lucky I got stuck with my dad and brother though......
I have a 6 month old and a 3 almost 4 yr old. We'd go insane