Metro Melbourne surpasses $1m mark for the first time
By Bianca Dabu
16 April 2021
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While it has lagged behind other capital cities in post-pandemic recovery, Melbourne has now cemented its resilience, recording price hikes across the state in the first quarter of 2021.
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria has flagged “one of the largest quarterly increases” in the state over the March 2021 quarter.
According to REIV data, house prices in Metropolitan Melbourne have soared 8.8 per cent to a median of $1,004,500 – the highest quarterly increase in 12 years and the first time that the area has surpassed the $1 million mark.
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Premier Daniel Andrews has been accused of introducing ludicrous measures for regional Victorians after he plunged the entire state into lockdown due to a small cluster breaking out in Melbourne.
The premier claimed there was not enough time to reintroduce the ring of steel around Metropolitan Melbourne, however regional resident Anita Donlan said his approach was causing unnecessary devastation to virus-free communities.
“He should be having that three-tier outlook not just a complete blanket; it’s just absolutely ludicrous”.
“People are angry.
“The one thing that has come out very loud and clear is Mr Andrews’ utter disrespect for rural and regional Victoria.”
Victorians remain in the grips of ongoing coronavirus restrictions, relying on often-confusing weekly announcements from Premier Daniel Andrews to learn of the changes in both Metropolitan Melbourne .
Please note Brandon Park has been removed as a hotspot and replaced by Wheelers Hill.
This follows on from a male hall monitor working at a hotel quarantine facility testing positive to COVID-19. The man visited a number of locations across Melbourne before developing COVID-19 symptoms and getting tested. Victoria Health Authorities have implemented a number of public health controls to prevent any spread of COVID-19.
Anyone travelling to the Northern Territory from a COVID-19 Hotspot must undertake 14 days of mandatory, supervised quarantine at the Alice Springs or Howard Springs quarantine facilities. Quarantine will be undertaken at the first urban centre you arrive at, including for transit.
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This follows on from a male hall monitor working at a hotel quarantine facility testing positive to COVID-19. The man visited a number of locations across Melbourne before developing COVID-19 symptoms and getting tested. Victoria Health Authorities have implemented a number of public health controls to prevent any spread of COVID-19.
Anyone travelling to the Northern Territory from a COVID-19 Hotspot must undertake 14 days of mandatory, supervised quarantine at the Alice Springs or Howard Springs quarantine facilities. Quarantine will be undertaken at the first urban centre you arrive at, including for transit.
Those people that were in the air travelling to the NT from a hotspot at the time it was declared, will have the option to return home or enter mandatory supervised quarantine at no cost.