Victoria will soon consider all of Australia a ‘green zone’ after Brisbane, Byron Bay coronavirus risk downgraded

Victoria will downgrade the Brisbane, Gladstone and Byron Bay areas from “orange” to “green” zones from midnight.

The change means people travelling from those areas to Victoria will no longer need to quarantine and get tested upon arriving in the state.

Once that kicks in, every part of Australia and New Zealand will be considered a “green zone” under Victoria’s travel permit system.

Everyone entering Victoria needs to apply for a travel permit, which classifies areas as red, orange or green zones based on their coronavirus risk.

Green zone permit holders are free to enter the state with no other restrictions.

People coming from orange zones had to get tested and…