Queensland Health has today announced the further easing of restrictions across Local Government Areas in South East Queensland as of 4pm Friday 20 August.
Those LGAs are Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Ipswich, Lockyer, Somerset, Logan, Redland, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Noosa and Scenic Rim.
Restrictions will be lifted in the Cairns and Yarrabah local government areas to match those in the rest of the state, outside South East Queensland.
This means Indoor and outdoor events and stadiums can have 75% ticketed and allocated seating capacity.
However, some restrictions will remain in place for at least one more week.
People in these local government areas must still carry a mask at all times and wear it when you are indoors, or when you are outside and unable to physically distance.
COMMUNITY NETBALL
Fantastic news for our netball community, with the Premier’s announcement this morning that the strict restrictions placed on a range of Local Government Areas (LGAs) will be lifted at 4pm Friday 20 August 2021, which is earlier than previously advised.
The restrictions in the Cairns and Yarrabah Council areas will also now align to the rest of Queensland.
The easing of restrictions means that community sport and recreation in the relevant LGA’s will be able to recommence from 4pm on Friday 20 August.
This includes all netball activity including training sessions, fixtures, carnivals and all other netball-related gatherings.
While the restrictions are easing, some additional requirements will remain in place in the 11 South East Queensland LGAs to ensure the ongoing safety of Queenslanders at least until 4pm Friday 27 August 2021.
In addition to continuing to collect contact information through the Check In Qld App, these restrictions include:
- Outdoor sport and recreation can have one person per two square metres or 75% allocated seated and ticketed capacity
- Indoor sport and recreation can have one person per four square metres or 75% allocated seated and ticketed capacity
- Indoor spaces associated with outdoor based organisations such as clubhouses, will need to comply with the occupant density of one person per four square metres or 75% allocated seated and ticketed venues.
- Occupant density and physical distancing measures do not apply to the field of play, however attendees must observe physical distancing off the field of play, to the extent possible.
- Continued compliance with the COVID Safe Checklist.
- Events capped at 75% capacity, with 75% allocated seated and ticketed capacity for indoor events and outdoor events or one per four square metres indoors and one per two square metres outdoors.
The Queensland Government’s updated roadmap for easing of restrictions has additional information about the easing of restrictions.
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 Netball Queensland Facebook page for up-to-date information.
Our Association appointed COVID Safety Officers across Queensland will continue to receive regular updates. 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.
ORIGIN ENERGY VICKI WILSON CUP
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.
Keep up to date via our Netball Queensland website and socials.
HART SAPPHIRE SERIES
The HART Sapphire Series will be delivered with the commencement of the semi finals on Sunday 22 August at Nissan Arena.
League management has continued to consult with all clubs and has advised them of this decision today.
Any further updates will be provided via our HART Sapphire Series website and socials as soon as practical.
NISSAN ARENA
We are super excited to be able to welcome you and your teams back to Nissan Arena as of 4pm Friday August 20.
As a result, we are open for bookings from 4pm Friday.
Please contact us as enquiries@nissanarena.com.au or call on 3184 6899 if you would like to book or alter your existing booking.
We can’t wait to see you again.
