More Restrictions Eased For NSW

With more than 25 days without new COVID cases recorded for NSW, good news continues to be forth-coming.

From next Monday, December 7, further restrictions are being eased which may give a well-deserved boost to our social calendars.

The office of the NSW Premier has released the following:

Venues including hospitality venues, retail and places of worship: 

1 person per 2sqm (with 25 people permitted before the rule applies), except for:

• Gyms and nightclubs (1 person per 4sqm, with a maximum of 50 people allowed in gym classes or on the dancefloor at nightclubs)

Stadiums and theatres:
Outdoors: 100 per cent seated capacity, and 1 person per 2sqm rule for unstructured seating areas.
Indoors: 75 per cent seated capacity.


Gatherings in outdoor public spaces:

• Up to 100 people for outdoor gatherings (up from 50).

• Up to 5,000 people for outdoor events that are fenced, ticketed and seated (subject to the 2sqm rule).

• Up to 3,000 people for other organised outdoor events i.e. community sport and outdoor protests (subject to the 2sqm rule).

Dance Floors:
Up to 50 people indoors.


Singing:
Up to 50 performers indoors, no maximum cap outdoors.
Advice is for congregation/audience to continue wearing masks if singing.


Maximum capacity caps will be removed subject to the 2sqm rule for:
Bookings at hospitality venues;
Weddings;
Funerals;
Regional agricultural shows;
Corporate events; and
Religious services.