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It took less than an hour for Victorian guests at the Garden of Eden Caravan Park in Eden, on the New South Wales South Coast, to start checking out after the Victorian Government yesterday announced plans to close its border with NSW.
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Acting Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan told Victorians the state would close its border to all of NSW from 2 January because of an increase in case numbers in NSW, where 10 new cases were confirmed on Thursday. Obviously this is going to cause some disruption for Victorians who may be holidaying, we do apologise for this disruption, however as I said, these difficult decisions are about protecting our community, she said.
Victorians race to get home ahead of COVID border closure, leaving NSW tourism operators in tears
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Police in Victoria are checking the permits of residents returning from NSW.
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It took less than an hour for Victorian guests at the Garden of Eden Caravan Park in Eden, on the NSW South Coast, to start checking out after the Victorian Government announced plans to close its border with NSW.
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Victorian residents holidaying in NSW have been rushing to get back across the border
Some Victorians say they are unsure when they will be allowed home with the border permit restrictions