A man who told police he "got bored at home" is among almost 200 Victorians to be fined for breaching COVID-19 public health orders in the past 24 hours.
Twenty people were fined for failing to wear a mask when leaving home and 73 were fined for breaching Melbourne's strict 8pm curfew.
It comes as the state recorded 208 new coronavirus cases today and 17 further deaths.
Authorities have conducted a further 3,869 checks on people at homes, businesses and public places across the state and 5,538 vehicles were stopped at vehicle checkpoints.
In total, 199 fines were issued.
Among those fined was a man from Altona Meadows who was pulled over by police in Brimbank.
He told police he was visiting a friend, admitting to being aware of the restrictions but he "got bored at home".
A group of five men found inside a vehicle in Airport West who told police they were "just out chilling" were also fined.
In a separate incident, police were called to address on the Mornington Peninsula to reports of loud music and discovered two women and three men drinking together.
When asked for reason for breaching the directions, they stated "we are idiots".
A fine was also issued to a man observed leaving a petrol station in Glen Eira after curfew, who told police he had just been buying chocolate for a friend with diabetes who had low blood sugar.
When asked to produce the chocolate, he admitted to lying and produced cigarettes he had just purchased.
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