"So we are well on track to get to 70 per cent double dosed on time as the roadmap outlines. 80 per cent double dosed just a short time thereafter," he said.
Mr Andrews announced thousands of people would be able to attend a live music event at Melbourne's Sidney Myer Music Bowl on 30 October as part of a 'vaccinated-economy' trial in Melbourne.
On 2 November, 10,000 fans who live within 25km of Flemington Racecourse will be allowed to attend the famous Melbourne Cup.
"Whether you are a racegoer or not, whether you are a fan of the sport or not, that'll be a very important day for every single Victorian, a message to the rest of the country and the world about the fact that we are open," Mr Andrews said.
"We will hope we have that by that stage passed 80% double dosed, and we can then confirm that the last two events of the Melbourne Cup carnival will also have a crowds of up to 10,000 people."
Vaccinated economy trials are set to begin at 15 venues in six LGAs in regional Victoria tomorrow.
The developments come after the state set a national daily case number record yesterday with almost 2000 new COVID-19 cases.
Today's cases
Today's new cases take the state's total number of active cases to 18,342, with 609 currently in hospital, including 126 in intensive care and 88 on a ventilator.
The five deaths recorded today include a man in his 50s from Melbourne, a male in his 50s from Brimbank, a man in his 70s from Maribyrnong, a man in his 70s from Wyndham and a woman in her 80s from Yarra.
Already changes have been made to the state's lockdown rules, with Health Department deputy secretary Kate Matson confirming that secondary close contacts will not need to isolate.
While it has been the policy in Melbourne for some time, it will now be extended to all of Victoria.
"It will also make it easier for household members of primary close contacts to get groceries and work while the primary close contact is isolated away from the rest of the household," Ms Matson said yesterday.
"Again, there is a very important difference between someone who is known to have come into contact with a confirmed case, and then someone who has come into contact with that primary close contact. And the risk is different.
"So this just recognises the changing risk and the changing environment that we are in we are no longer chasing COVID zero in Victoria, and we have 17,000 active cases in Victoria at this point in time."
But Ms Matson stressed that secondary close contacts who have symptoms should still get tested and isolate.
Victoria is set to hit the 70 per cent milestone three days ahead of initial predictions, on October 23.
Major restrictions will remain in place, but Victorians will also be able to enjoy more freedoms.
The next bar of 80 per cent vaccination is expected to be cleared on November 3.
However, if that too comes several days early, thousands of Victorians could be trackside at the Melbourne Cup on November 2.
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