Regional Victorians will be able to travel to Melbourne, and Melbournians to the regions, opening up reunions for family and friends who have not seen each other for months.

In addition to the removal of travel restrictions, from Friday when the state is predicted to reach 80 per cent vaccination:

And less than a month later, around November 24 when the state hits 90 per cent double dosed, caps or density quotients will be removed for all settings and masks will only be mandatory indoors in high-risk settings such as hospitals, aged care and public transport.

There will be no restrictions for indoor and outdoor events provided they follow COVIDSafe rules including vaccination requirements.

The news comes as Ballarat recorded seven new COVID cases on Sunday.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said the easing of restrictions at 80 per cent, and further at 90 per cent double dosed was thanks to Victorians getting vaccinated "in record time and record numbers".

"There is a fundamental agreement that we have reached with the Victorian community. We asked you to get vaccinated. You have done that in record time any record numbers. And that means we have to open the place up and we have to have a series of rules, we have to have settings, that are the lightest touch possible, the simplest, the most easily understood, that are as close to normal life as possible," he said.

But he warned regional Victorians might see some backward steps to the freedoms they have enjoyed from Friday when one set of rules comes in to play for the whole state.

"One of the consequences of moving to one set of rules for the whole state, as we indicated we would do, at 80 per cent, is that some things that ... at the moment are open whether you are vaccinated or not in regional Victoria that will not be the case after 6pm this coming Friday.

"The vaccinated economy, because we are unifying and having one set of rules for the whole state, which is a thoroughly good thing, the vaccinated economy will then apply across all settings, where they apply in Melbourne now, and only some in regional Victoria, will be across the board."

Mr Andrews said he would talk to industry and those who need to make changes around that.

"When you have one set of that means the vaccinated economy will operate across the board. Two doses, or you're not getting in. Two doses, or you're not going to work in one of those settings. This is absolutely critical."

Mr Andrews said the timing of the easing of restrictions on Friday would allow for a "proper Melbourne Cup long weekend, informally" with people able to travel and book holidays.

And he confirmed that the further easing of restrictions around November 24 would allow for large public events, like the Boxing Day Test at the MCG, to go ahead for fully vaccinated attendees.

"I want to see 80,000 plus people at the Boxing Day Test on day one. That is what I want to see. And we are determined to deliver that. It won't be easy, but we are very very confident that we will be able to deliver that provided Victorians continue to get their second doses, and those who have not yet made up their mind, go and get your first and second dose.

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"Every person who is vaccinated in good time gives us more options, gives us more freedom, sees less people in hospital, less pressure on our nurses."

It comes as Victoria reported 1935 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths, taking the toll from the current outbreak to 223.

On the first weekend since Melbourne's 77-day lockdown ended, the state is managing almost 25,000 active cases. There are 787 people in hospital, slightly lifting the seven-day average to 793. Of those in hospital, 146 are in intensive care and 93 of those on a ventilator.

There were 69,624 tests processed and 39,250 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered at state-run hubs on Saturday. Some 73.7 per cent of Victorians 16 and over are now fully vaccinated.

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