A Melbourne man with a craving for butter chicken has been slapped with a A$1652 ($1735) fine after driving 32km to visit his favourite restaurant.
The man was among 74 people fined in the past 24 hours for breaching the chief health officer's stage three coronavirus restrictions.
Police said the man was caught after he drove from Werribee in the city's west all the way to the CBD to purchase a specific butter chicken.
The breach came just a day after Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews urged Melburnians to exercise as close as possible to their homes, with the updated Department of Health and Human Services requiring people to use the tracks closest to their house.
Among the other fines issued overnight were people gathered in public and private places to catch up with friends or consume alcohol. Police also caught 10 motorists in breach of the restrictions at vehicle checkpoints across the city.