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Dear Partners, 2020 certainly saw us throw out the rule book as we navigated our way through the uncertainty and challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic ground our industry to a halt. Never in our lifetimes did we ever think our role would require us to encourage visitors to “stay away” from our spectacular region for…

Murray Regional Tourism, the peak cross border tourism organisation for the Murray region in NSW and Victoria, demands the NSW Government immediately reopen the NSW Victoria border to regional Victorians to ensure the survival of 1,200 small to medium businesses. Alarmingly, the latest update to the NSW Public Health Order means regional Victorian residents living…

We’re ecstatic – as we’re sure our industry partners are – with the Victorian Premier’s announcement this morning that people in regional Victoria will be able to travel to other regions from 11.59 pm tomorrow (Wednesday 16 September 2020). In response to this, we’ve escalated our advocacy to implore the NSW and Victorian governments to collaborate and reopen…

As a cross border community, the recent border closure combined with Melbourne’s stay at home restrictions has been a double blow for the Murray’s tourism industry. We know this is an incredibly difficult time for our businesses and we are working hard to ensure our industry is supported now and into the future. Advocating for…

In line with advice from the Victorian Chief Health Officer, the Victorian Government has announced that metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire will return to Stage 3 Stay at Home restrictions from 11.59pm on Wednesday 8 July 2020. This decision was made in response to a significant increase in community transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19) in these…

The most current NSW Government information on the border restrictions (including links to the permit application and ‘border community’ details) is available at: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/what-you-can-and-cant-do-under-rules/border-restrictions This website will continue to be updated. Please note the Service NSW permit application system is experiencing high levels of demand. Some people may experience delays in securing a permit. For…