Victorians stay close to home during school holidays

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Attractions such as Phillip Island’s penguin parade and holiday accommodation are filling as Victorians enjoy their own state these school holidays. covid19 lockdowns holidays

Victorian holiday attractions are reaching capacity and visitors are flocking to tourism towns as holidaymakers stay close to home while other states enforce lockdowns to control coronavirus outbreaks.

She said lockdowns interstate and a general lack of confidence that borders would remain open meant many Victorians preferred to stay locally.Phillip Island Nature Park head of international sales and communications, Roland Pick, said the penguin parade has been consistently reaching its 1000 crowd capacity.Before the pandemic the penguin parade had a capacity of 3800 and relied heavily on international visitors but now mostly Victorians attend the natural attraction.

“It’s very pleasing after those weeks of [Victoria’s] lockdown which really hurt businesses,” he said.

 

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