Motorists stream into WA at the stroke of midnight as coronavirus border restrictions ease

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About 30 vehicles line up to cross the border between Western Australia and South Australia when the state's tough COVID-19 border policy significantly relaxes at the stroke of midnight.

They were looking forward to visiting Esperance and the Margaret River region over the coming six weeks.

"We have got a grandson we haven't met and the other grandkid is 2-years-old, so we are heading to see them," Mr Jakeway said.West Australians Roger and Dianne Suck were relieved to be back on home soil for the first time since May.Did you know we offer a local version of the ABC News homepage? Watch below to see how you can set yours, and get more WA stories.

"We got a pass to cross the border at Kununurra, drove all the way to Kununurra, and then some cop told us our reason for going home wasn't good enough," Mr Suck said."We are really keen to get home to Bunbury, we both have health issues." Mr Pullman said they were excited to be part of history by being one of the first cars across the border.But the kids were more excited about the novelty of staying up late.The Pullman family left Adelaide in February for a trip around AustraliaUnder the controlled border rules, people from all states and territories except Victoria and New South Wales will no longer need a special reason to travel to WA and will not have to quarantine on arrival.

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WA can get stuffed ( from a Victorian) - we have less Covid than WA - what’s the WA Premier’s problem with Victoria and NSW ? Doesn’t really matter because we have (Vic/NSW) about 75 % of the population so more to do over here -good luck with your economy

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