Premier Daniel Andrews will not be fronting the media tomorrow for the first time in almost four months.
For 120 days straight, Mr Andrews has faced the cameras to tell anxious residents how his government was battling Australia's worst coronavirus outbreak.
The marathon press conferences were carried live on national television and numerous social media and news websites as hundreds and then thousands of COVID-19 cases spread in Melbourne.
The outbreak in late June rattled the country, which had largely contained the coronavirus and was beginning to ease travel and social distancing restrictions, raising fears a second wave could spread nationwide as it had in other parts of the globe.
This week, with daily new infections in the state down to single digits and few deaths over the past two weeks, Mr Andrews lifted the stay-at-home order and allowed restaurants and pubs to reopen.
At the end of Friday's briefing, he surprised his audience by wavering from his normal closing line of "I'll see you all tomorrow."
"Any other issues?" he asked journalists.
"If not, I will not see you tomorrow, the minister for health will conduct the daily briefing and I'm sure you're all very pleased to hear that news."
Mr Andrews has delivered a coronavirus update every day since 3 July.
Victoria has recorded four new coronavirus cases and no deaths, leaving the state toll on 819 and the national figure at 907.
Melbourne's rolling new cases average rose from 2.4 to 2.6 on Friday, but mystery cases to Tuesday dropped by half to two. The corresponding figures remain zero for regional Victoria.
Mr Andrews said two of the four new cases recorded on Friday had low results, meaning they may be false positives, but were being treated as active cases while further testing is undertaken.
Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said one of the infected persons had travelled in Deer Park and encouraged anyone in the area with symptoms to get tested.
"Until we know more about the potential exposure sites, potential movements of this individual and other close contacts that we can identify, I would encourage anyone who is symptomatic, especially in Deer Park, to look for a testing station nearby," Professor Sutton said.
Some 23,583 Victorians got tested for COVID-19 on Thursday and Prof Sutton described them as "heroes".
"We can identify any last remnants of virus that might be circulating in Melbourne and we can end it. My enormous thanks to those individuals," he said.
Ahead of the weekend, Mr Andrews encouraged all Victorians to follow the rules when dining out and visiting friends and families.
"We're all in this together and we will all pay a price - all of us - one way or another if we don't play that part," he said.
"Following the rules - and I know the rules are not fun - but they're there to keep us open, they are there to keep us safe."
On-the-spot fines of $1652 for individuals and $9913 for businesses can be handed out for COVID-19 restriction breaches.
Victorians can report suspected breaches to the coronavirus hotline (1800 675 398) for Victoria Police, WorkSafe and authorised officers to follow up.
People in Australia must stay at least 1.5 metres away from others. Check your jurisdiction's restrictions on gathering limits. If you are experiencing cold or flu symptoms, stay home and arrange a test by calling your doctor or contact the Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.
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