were arrested, 3 for assaulting police. police responded with pepper spray when protesters threw objects at them. 7 police officers were injured, 6 of those hospitalised. 236 fines were issued. those arrested were each fined au$5,452. smaller protests were also held in adelaide, brisbane, darwin, perth, and in sydney where over 45 people were arrested. on 29 august, following a year high 92 new cases detected in the community in a single day, the victorian government announced that the statewide lockdown was to be extended. first deaths since 2020 on 31 august the deaths of 2 women with covid-19 were reported in victoria. the women both died at their homes, one was aged in her 40s from darebin, the other was in her 60s from hume. they were the first covid deaths reported in victoria since 30 november 2020, 9 months. the same day there were 76 new locally acquired cases, 45 linked to existing outbreaks and 36 in isolation while they were infectious. september on 1 september, following new cases reaching triple digits (120 cases) in a single day for the first time since 2 september 2020, the lockdown was extended again with a target end date of 23 september. an additional target was getting 70% of the eligible population of victoria receiving their first dose of either the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccines by that date. on 3 september, another overnight death from covid-19 death was reported, a man in his 60s, bringing state deaths to 823. there were also 208 new cases of covid-19. there were 1,176 active cases coming from 48,572 test results on 2 september. that day around 6,000 tests were done in shepparton, mostly day 13 tests of people in isolation. 33,511 doses of vaccine were administered too at state-run sites that day. on 9 september there was another victorian covid-19 death. a coburg man in his 70s died in hospital, he was not vaccinated, bringing state deaths to 824. there were 344 new locally acquired cases, of which 149 have been linked to known outbreaks. 127 (up 16) were hospitalised, 33 in icu with 21 requiring a ventilator. 319,027 vaccinations were administered at state-run sites, and 42,998 test results were received. by this day, 64 per cent of victorians had received their first dose of a covid-19 vaccine. also on 9 september at 11:59 pm, lockdown restrictions in regional victoria, except greater shepparton, were eased. greater shepparton's restrictions were eased on 15 september, with ballarat re-entering lockdown on the same day. on 14 september, the deaths of 2 more people were reported. they were: a man is his 20s from hume, who died in his home and was only discovered to have covid-19 after his death a woman in her 80s from brimbank total deaths reached 826. there were also 445 new covid cases. by the same day: over 65% of the over 16-year-old population had received one dose of vaccine over 40% were fully vaccinated. on 15 september, another 2 deaths were reported, bringing state deaths to 828, as well as 443 new cases. there were 4,083 active cases, 173 were hospitalised, 44 in intensive care and 23 on ventilators. also on 15 september, at 11:59pm ballarat went back into lockdown, its eighth, for at least 7 days. this followed the town having 4 covid cases as well as "widespread" wastewater detection. the ballarat international foto biennale photographic exhibition, already delayed from 28 august by the regional lockdown, had been rescheduled to open on the 15th. on 19 september, at 11:59pm greater geelong, surf coast shire and mitchell shire went back into lockdown, their eighth, for at least 7 days. this followed both greater geelong and mitchell reporting cases and surf coast showing positive waste water detections with no confirmed source. greater geelong and the surf coast exited lockdown by 27 september as scheduled, but the mitchell shire lockdown was extended with no set end date. by 22 september, victoria had another 3 deaths in 24 hours bringing the state covid-19 death toll to 836, and 628 new cases, exceeding the previous record of 625 daily new cases set in 2020. the lockdown of ballarat ended at midnight this day. by 23 september there were another 4 deaths, taking the outbreak total to 20, and total state deaths to 240 since march 2020. with 766 new daily cases, another record high was set. active cases were at 6,666. the dead were: 3 men: 1 in his 70s and 1 his 80s both from hume, and 1 in his 80s from moreland 1 woman in her 90s from hume 257 were hospitalised with covid-19. of these 257 there were: 60 in intensive care, 41 on ventilation 81% were not vaccinated, 15% partially vaccinated, only 3% fully vaccinated state vaccinations were at: 45% double dose 75 per cent single dose victoria was rationing the pfizer covid-19 vaccine, with premier andrews blaming the commonwealth government for supply issues. also notably by 23 september, at 235 days, melbourne set a record for the world's longest lockdown. as of this date, the city was expected to be locked down until "late october". on 26 september at 11:59pm, the 7 day geelong and surf coast lockdowns ended as scheduled, but mitchell shire's lockdown was extended with no end date set. on 28 september, the latrobe valley went into lockdown for 7 days. restrictions were the same as melbourne, but without a curfew. protests