Restrictions have also eased for Sydney, with all local government areas with the exception of Cumberland now classified as orange zones.
The nine areas include: Blacktown, Canada Bay City, Burwood, Canterbury-Bankstown, Liverpool, Fairfield, Inner West, Parramatta and Strathfield.
Mr Andrews said the community needed to remain focused on being COVID safe.
The reclassification means anyone in those areas who meets the criteria can apply for a permit to return to Victoria.
Additionally, Greater Brisbane and all of regional New South Wales - except for Wollongong and the Blue Mountains will move to green zones.
"It's been a challenge for many people, but the reward is this long run of days without any community transmission, having run to ground that Black Rock cluster, the Vermont South case, having seen really significant testing numbers this couple of weeks and no additional cases for 16 days in the Victorian community", he said.
"This is all consistent with National Cabinet's view that this is not over".
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From 11.59pm tonight Victorians will be able to attend private gatherings of up to 30 attendees, with updated health advice allowing for restrictions to be downgraded further.
The news comes as Victoria recorded just one overseas COVID case in quarantine on Friday, with the case being directly linked to the Australian Open and posing no immediate threat to the general public.
Some 16,465 tests have been processed in the past 24 hours.
The limit was reduced to 15 on New Years Eve.
"And that is a recognition of the very low risk, but there still is a risk".
NSW has not reported a locally acquired coronavirus case in five days.
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