WITH the release of the roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions last week by the State Government, the local tourism industry said it was still grappling with limitations that made life hard for operators and was disappointed the local region was overlooked for the possibility of opening up earlier.

In addition to the roadmap, the State Government announced it would start trials in businesses and events across highly-vaccinated parts of regional Victoria to help the state open progressively as a ‘vaccinated economy’ when key double-dose thresholds are met.