

Sydneysiders can not travel regionally, after the NSW government pushed back this freedom to the second stage of reopening.Ĭarpooling is allowed again, and caravan parks can now reopen. Residents of regional LGAs can travel to other areas, but cannot enter Sydney for holidays. People in Sydney no longer have to follow the 5km radius rule, and can travel within greater Sydney (including Central Coast, Wollongong, Shellharbour and the Blue Mountains). There will be a 10 person limit on choirs, and all performers will have to be fully vaccinated. Places of worship will reopen subject to the one person per 4 sq metres rule, with singing only permitted for performers. Up to 100 people can now attend funerals, with the same eating and drinking rules. These services can now operate with up to 100 guests, with dancing permitted at weddings and eating and drinking only while seated. Photograph: Loren Elliott/Reuters More guests for weddings, funerals and places of worship Weddings will soon be allowed to have up to 100 guests with dancing permitted. Sydney couple Daniel Kim and Ella Kim get married in September. These facilities will open under the one person per 4 sq metres rule and can offer classes for up to 20 people.īoth outdoor and indoor pools will open, however the latter will only be accessible for lessons, lap swimming and rehabilitation activities, not recreation.Ĭommunity sport isn’t allowed to restart just yet. Gyms, pools and sporting facilities reopen When 80% vaccine coverage is reached, the cap will be removed, but the same density limit will apply. Personal services will open with one person per 4 sq metres, capped at five clients per premises at any one time.

Unvaccinated people will continue to only be able to access critical retail, like supermarkets and pharmacies.

Masks and QR codes will still be required. Stores can reopen to vaccinated customers only with a capacity limit of one person per 4 sq metres. But if the venue has an outdoor section, patrons can stand up and drink in that area from 11 October. Standing up and drinking inside the pub – known in health bureaucrat speak as “vertical consumption” – will not be allowed until 80% vaccination coverage is reached.
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Masks and QR code check ins are required indoors, but not in outdoor hospitality settings. Up to 20 people will be allowed per booking, and people under 16 who are unvaccinated can also attend hospitality venues, but must be accompanied by a fully vaccinated member of their household. Hospitality businesses can reopen under the one person per 4 sq metres rule indoors, and one person per 2 sq metres for outdoors. That’s an increase of 10 from the previous cap. Children under 12 won’t be counted towards that limit. Up to 10 visitors, double the previously announced limit of five, can gather at another person’s home, but all adults who ordinarily live in the household must be fully vaccinated.

Stage one – Monday 11 October Visiting homes is allowed Here are all the freedoms that only fully vaccinated people in NSW gain from Monday 11 October, as well as when the state hits 80% double vaccination coverage, and from 1 December. Unvaccinated adults with a valid medical exemption will also enjoy the freedoms.Ī return for schools has been brought forward, with kindergarten and years 1 and 12 returning from 18 October, with all remaining students to return by 25 October. Children under 16 who aren’t yet vaccinated can attend places that have reopened, provided they are accompanied by an adult from their household who is fully vaccinated.
