I agree with firyice too. More than likely, eventually it will be yes or no and then if no, we have the chance to reapply. I can't speak for Melbourne but I'm sure at the Sydney recruitment day that they said majority of people on the east coast would go into a holding file because they were anticipating growth but couldn't be sure at what rate it would happen as these are new bases.
I think eventually another round will be invited to candidate events, which will be a mix of old and new applicants again, much the same as just happened, and we'll all get our answers at some point.