Good and bad news for caravanners

Victorian RV travellers have to put dreams of a sunny winter escape on further hold, while some might have to cancel school holiday trips, after the announcement today that all Victorians will be banned from crossing the border into NSW following a recent spike in coronavirus cases in Victoria.

All 55-odd Victoria/NSW border crossings will close at 11.59pm on July 7, with only border communities, freight operators and other critical services able to obtain exemptions. The borders will be policed from the NSW side, and penalties will include $11,000 fines and possible jail time.

People should still be able to cross the border from NSW to Victoria, but NSW residents returning to their home state from Victoria will be required to self-isolate for 14 days.

In better news, NSW residents are still on track to be able to head north soon, with the Queensland border set to re-open on July 17. Adventurous types should also be able to hitch up the camper trailer and head to Cape York, although perhaps not as far as the Tip.

Meanwhile, the popular winter grey nomad sanctuary of West Australia remains closed to holidaymakers from other states. However, WA residents can travel freely to most traditional winter hotspots including the Kimberley and the Gibb River Road although not all accommodation and facilities are currently open. including the popular El Questro.

Rv travellers from other states are allowed to enter Northern Territory, although they currently have to go into quarantine at their own expense for 14 days after crossing the border.

Normally over-run with visitors at this time of year, the Ayers Rock Campground near Uluru is planning to re-open soon and is currently taking general bookings from August 1.

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