Premier Daniel Andrews said health authorities predicted the target would be achieved on either Saturday or Sunday when people over the age of 12 would help nudge the state through the 90 per cent double-dose gateway.

He said Victorians had "earned a normal Christmas."

"We have been able to do more than we thought we would," he said.

"If you're one of the more than five million Victorians who have got vaccinated, if you are one of the soon-to-be nine in 10 vaccinated Victorians, then your life will be back to normal."

From 11.59pm tonight, there will no longer be caps on how many people can be in different spaces.

There will no longer be a limit on the number of visitors to a home and no density requirements on the number of patrons in a pub, cafe or restaurant.

All indoor and outdoor events with less than 30,000 fully-vaccinated attendees will be able to proceed with no special approval and outdoor events with 30,000 or more will only need to publish their COVIDSafe Plan.

Indoor venues - including stadiums that have a capacity of 30,000 or more - will need to get a one-off approval of their COVIDSafe Plan from the Victorian Government.

The Boxing Day Test and the Australian Open will be able to proceed at full capacity, subject to the approval of the MCG and Melbourne Park's COVIDSafe Plan.

However, restrictions remain in-place for weddings, funerals, places of worship and other settings if the vaccination status of attendees is not being checked.

Masks will still be required in sensitive settings including for primary school staff, visitors and students in grades three to six, for serving staff at hospitality venues and in indoor retail settings until December 15.

Masks will also remain compulsory on public transport, on planes, in high-risk work settings such as corrections and meat, poultry and seafood processing.

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Mr Andrews said the announcement was part of the national plan towards "getting to as normal a situation as possible."

"It won't be COVID which will determine how many people are at the pub, it will be the liquor licence," he said.

"We're back to normal. You can stand up to have a drink. Dance floors are open again. All of these things which we've missed and which are absolutely about getting to as normal a situation as possible, that normality we have all craved we are able to deliver that as a result of the quite amazing work that Victorians have done in getting vaccinated in record time and in record numbers."

There will also be a number of changes to the way COVID-positive individuals will need to quarantine.

From 11:59pm tonight, people who contract COVID-19 will be required to isolate for 10 days, instead of 14.

The vast majority of people who come into contact with a confirmed positive case outside their home won't have to self-quarantine and exposure sites will no longer be published.

Those living with a confirmed COVID case will only need to quarantine for seven days if they are fully vaccinated, if they return a negative result by the last day.

Children under the age of 12 will count as 'fully-vaccinated' if all other members of the household are double-dosed.

Individuals who test positive are strongly recommended to tell the social contacts they have spent time with and encourage them to get tested. The Department will not trace or manage these contacts.

Mandatory deep cleaning will no-longer be a requirement for businesses with the removal of the departmental 'clearance' process. They will instead be expected to self-manage their exposure in line with public health guidance.

Any close contacts in a workplace, school or early childhood centre will need to show a negative PCR test result to return.

Today's announcement comes as just one new COVID infection was recorded in the south-west region, in Glenelg Shire.

The case was confirmed yesterday afternoon, bringing the total number of active infections in the region to seven.

There are two active cases in Warrnambool and five in Glenelg Shire.

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