A number's game: Towards a solution to the policing of ringfenced COVID Hotspots.

Given that most medium and long-distance movement in Australia is vehicular-based, this paper advocates for the introduction of European-style local government area based car registration which makes 'out of bounds' vehicle traffic readily recognisable by their number plates. SO WHAT?: Public health promotion, coupled with convenient and ubiquitous observation and enforcement tool, is likely to moderate community behaviour and ensure increased compliance with the directives of health authorities and associated promotion of COVID-safe behaviour.