There was some welcomed news today with Queensland Health announcing Local Government Areas in South East Queensland will come out of lockdown at 4pm Sunday 8 August.
Those LGAs are Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan City, Moreton Bay, Redlands, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Noosa, Somerset, Lockyer Valley and Scenic Rim.
However, some restrictions will remain in place for a further 14 days.
This unfortunately includes no community sport for the next two weeks for these LGA’s.
Cairns and Yarrabah, however are commencing a three day lockdown from 4pm today and the same rules will apply as the South East Queensland lockdown, including no community sport.
Please refer to Queensland Government Updates for detailed information about changes to restrictions.
Community Netball
The extension of restrictions means all netball activity includes training sessions, fixtures, carnivals and all other netball-related gatherings, is not permitted until at least 4pm Sunday 22 August.
Training and netball activity in other parts of the state unaffected by the lockdown may continue, however any participants who have recently been in the affected areas, are required to follow the lockdown restrictions, even if they are currently located outside of the affected regions.
If you have further questions regarding any changes to community netball, please visit our Latest News on our website https://qld.netball.com.au/latest-news or our Facebook page for up-to-date information.
Our Association appointed COVID Safety Officers across Queensland will continue to receive regular updates about COVID restrictions impacting on our community.
This will ensure timely information is filtered back through your Association and clubs.
Any urgent enquiries are best emailed through to info@netballq.org.au.
Netball Queensland will be keeping our community updated as more information becomes available.
HART Sapphire Series
Planning is underway to reschedule the HART Sapphire Series finals initially scheduled for Sunday 1 August.
League management has been in regular communications with clubs and will continue to consult with them as a decision is made.
The news that the lockdown is being lifted as of 4pm today now gives us a clearer understanding as we look to reschedule the finals fixture to ensure we complete our season.
We will continue to monitor the situation in the coming days and will provide further updates, around rescheduling via our HART Sapphire Series website and socials as soon as practical.
Origin Energy Vicki Wilson Championship
The Origin Energy Vicki Wilson Championships set to be held at Brisbane’s Nissan Arena, 5-6 August, has been rescheduled.
The championships will now be held on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd September at Nissan Arena.
Netball Queensland will continue to monitor the state’s COVID-19 situation in the lead up to the Origin Energy Vicki Wilson Championships to ensure it is safe to go ahead.
We will provide further updates through the Netball Queensland website and socials when possible.
Nissan Arena
Dear Nissan Arena Hirers,
Some good news for QLD to be out of strict lockdown, but sadly no community sport is allowed for the next 2 weeks.
Nissan Arena will remain closed to community sport until 22nd of August.
Your booking at Nissan Arena has been cancelled with no financial implications to yourself.
We hope you all stay safe and look forward to seeing you once restrictions on community sport are lifted.
Stay safe Netball Family and we will be back enjoying our great game soon!
