Across NSW, more than 95 per cent of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 93.9 per cent have received two doses to Tuesday 25 January 2022. Of people aged 12 to 15, 83 per cent have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 78.4 per cent have received two doses. Of people aged 5 to 11, 33.1 per cent have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The total number of vaccines administered in NSW is now 15,463,827 with 4,741,026 doses administered by NSW Health to 8pm last night and 10,722,801 administered by the GP network, pharmacies and other providers to 11:59pm on Tuesday 25 January 2022. NSW Health encourages everyone who is eligible to receive a vaccination or their booster dose to book into a NSW Health vaccination clinic or another provider without delay through the COVID-19 vaccine clinic finder. Sadly, NSW Health is reporting the deaths of 29 people with COVID-19; NSW Health expresses its sincere condolences to their loved ones
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NSW Government: To help stop the spread of COVID-19, new rules now apply for workers needing to travel to and from a local government area (LGA) of concern and for people travelling outside of Greater Sydney. You now need to register your travel if you: authorised workers, Transport, postal and warehousing and freight, logistics, postal, courier or delivery services including food logistics, delivery and grocery fulfilment and delivery of building supplies to support construction but not including home and office removals export supply chain operators distribution of food, groceries and sanitary products for sale by supermarkets, grocery shops or other shops that predominantly sell food or drinks warehousing road transport (passenger and freight) apart from taxi, rideshare and chauffeur services rail transport (passenger and freight) – including rail yards water transport (passenger and freight) air transport (passenger and freight) pipeline and other transport transport support se
Sydney Circular Quay Holiday Destination Photo by Blow the Truth The NSW Government announced major grants packages and changes to the Dine & Discover program to help tens of thousands of small businesses and people across NSW impacted by the current COVID-19 restrictions. The package includes grants of between $5000 and $10,000 for small businesses, payroll tax deferrals for all employers, an extension of the Dine & Discover program to 31 August and the ability for people to use Dine & Discover vouchers for takeaway delivered directly to their home by the venue itself. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the centrepiece of the package was the small business support grants which will help businesses by alleviating cashflow constraints while trading is restricted. This can be used for business expenses such as rent, utilities and wages, for which no other government support is available. “We always said we will do whatever it takes to support businesses and keep people in jo
Media coverage of the first few days of the COVID-19 Delta variant outbreak in New South Wales has been markedly different from that of the most recent lockdown in Victoria. The most noticeable difference is that the media focus in New South Wales has been primarily informational: the growth and spread of cases; the lockdown rules. The political element has been secondary: should the lockdown have been imposed sooner and harder? By contrast, when Victoria entered its fourth lockdown a month ago, the media focus was primarily political: what is wrong with Victoria that it always seems to be where lockdowns happen? Information took second place. Some of the reasons for this difference are obvious. There was understandable exasperation among Victorians that they always seemed to be on the receiving end of lockdowns. Also, the media conferences in Victoria had already become increasingly politicised over the course of the long lockdown in 2020, exemplified by the appearances ther
Oxley Highway NSW Deputy Premier and the minister responsible for disaster recovery John Barilaro said the vast majority of roads impacted by the March floods are now open to traffic. “The Regional Flood Recovery Taskforce has successfully reopened 28 of the 30 roads impacted by floods and has commenced the longer-term goal of restoring all roads to their pre-flood standard,” Mr Barilaro said. “The damage in some of these areas has been immense and while we’re confident crews will be able to restore access in most remaining areas in the next six weeks, restoring them to their pre-flood condition will be a much bigger task.” Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole said crews are working tirelessly to re-open the two remaining roads and get all affected roads back to normal as soon as possible. “We have 170 people working on the worst hit corridors - the Oxley Highway, Waterfall Way, Bells Line of Road and Jenolan Caves Road and the difference in just a few months is quite
Given the latest cases of community transmission and updated health advice from the Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant, COVID-19 restrictions will be temporarily tightened across Greater Sydney. The following measures will be effective from midday today, 6 May 2021 (enforceable from 5pm) until 12:01am Monday, 10 May for the Greater Sydney region (including Wollongong, Central Coast and Blue Mountains): visitors to households will be limited to 20 guests – including children masks will be compulsory on public transport and in all public indoor venues, such as retail, theatres, hospitals, aged care facilities and for front-of-house hospitality staff (except in a hospitality venue when eating or drinking) drinking while standing up at indoor venues will not be allowed singing by audiences at indoor shows or by congregants at indoor places of worship will not be allowed dancing will not be allowed at indoor hospitality venues or nightclubs however, dancing is allowed at weddings with a
Given the risk of COVID-19 transmission on the Northern Beaches and across Greater Sydney (including Wollongong, Central Coast and Blue Mountains), the following adjustments are being made. From midnight tonight, the southern zone of the Northern Beaches will be subject to the same restrictions as Greater Sydney. Restrictions for the northern zone of the Northern Beaches remain the same with stay at home orders in place until 9 January 2021; No visitors to the home. Five northern zone residents can gather outdoors (not at homes) for exercise and recreation, from within the same zone. Non-essential businesses remain closed. Given the general risk in Greater Sydney, new measures are required to reduce the transmission potential of COVID-19 while maintaining economic activity. The following measures for Greater Sydney (including Wollongong, Central Coast and Blue Mountains) are effective from midnight tonight: Face masks will be mandatory in the following indoor settings: shopping (ret
NSW Energy Accounts Payment Assistance (EAPA) $50 vouchers If you're having difficulty paying your current household energy bill because of a short-term financial crisis or emergencies, such as unexpected medical bills, or reduced income due to COVID-19, you could be eligible for Energy Accounts Payment Assistance (EAPA) $50 vouchers. EAPA vouchers are sent electronically to your energy retailer to help pay your home electricity or gas account. EAPA voucher limits apply and vouchers can't be used to put your energy account into credit or if your account has already been paid. You can apply for EAPA vouchers: online (this involves an eligibility assessment by an NSW Government representative), or by calling (and being assessed by) an approved non-government EAPA provider, such as Anglicare, Salvation Army and Wesley Mission. Note: Due to very high interest in EAPA vouchers, it may take up to 8 weeks for you to be contacted about your online application. Contacting an EAPA pro
Amendments NSW Planning Policy allow solar systems on homes without council approval Amendments to the State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007 will allow larger-scale solar systems to be installed on homes and commercial buildings without council approval, enable utility providers to construct electricity storage as part of improvement works to transmission and distribution networks, and allow for large-scale battery storage systems to be built in permitted zones across NSW. Planning and Public Spaces Minister Rob Stokes said the change was a further example of the NSW Government’s commitment to provide an affordable, reliable and sustainable energy network, and support the roll-out of cost-effective, low-emission technologies. “Our planning system plays a key role in enabling investment in innovative renewable energy projects right across the state,” Mr Stokes said. “These changes ensure planning requirements are aligned with advances in technology, and enable emergi
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