South Australia is to extend its buffer zone with Victoria, easing COVID-19 restrictions on border communities.
The zone will increase from 40km to 70km on each side of the border, allowing more people to travel into SA or return from trips into Victoria without the need to quarantine.
SA will also allow people travelling from states other than Victoria who transition through Mildura to come into the state without being forced into isolation.
Travellers will be checked at the border to ensure they are not from Victoria or Mildura locals and must not have stopped in the regional town.
The two changes were approved at Tuesday's meeting of the state's transition committee and will come into force from midnight on Wednesday.
"This is going to provide huge relief to people who come into South Australia on a very regular basis," Premier Steven Marshall said.
SA is also looking at easing the requirements on close border communities to be tested weekly, moving to a fortnightly test, but no decision has yet been made.
