Regional Victoria's coronavirus cluster grows, but country lockdowns unlikely

There were 103 active COVID-19 cases in regional Victoria outside the lockdown zone on Tuesday — last week there were 32. Twenty-seven cases sit within the Colac Otway Shire area following an outbreak at the Australian Lamb Colac abattoir in the state's south-west. Colac Otway Shire Mayor Jason Schram wants the Government to lock down the region so extensive contact tracing can take place to help contain the spread of the virus. Premier Daniel Andrews said a lockdown was not off the table, but was not yet necessary.