Hot on the heels of the news that the Metro Tunnel finally has an opening date (spoiler alert: it's early December – one year ahead of schedule!), comes another very exciting announcement. Premier Jacinta Allan has just revealed that travelling on public transport will be free across the state every weekend for two months over summer.

Yes, you read that right. As a gesture of thanks to Victorians for their patience while the Metro Tunnel was being built, and to celebrate the opening of this much-hyped $15.5 billion project, the entire public transport network will be free on weekends from early December to February 1. We're talking the first service on each Saturday to the last service on each Sunday, and it includes all trams, buses, trains and regional services.

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