Restrictions to ease in LGAs of concern

Restrictions in local government areas of concern will start to align with other lockdown areas, as vaccination rates continue to rise in Sydney’s West and South-West.

From 12.01am Monday, 20 September, the following restrictions will ease for those who live in LGAs of concern:

• No limit on the duration of outdoor exercise and recreation (previously a two-hour limit);
• Outdoor gatherings of up to five fully vaccinated people (not including children aged 12 and under) will be allowed in a person’s LGA or within 5km of home (previously only fully vaccinated household members could gather outdoors, or up to two fully vaccinated people from different households);
• Shopping, exercise and outdoor recreation can be done 5km from home or within your LGA (previously only 5km from home);
• Attend a small wedding (maximum 11 people) in Greater Sydney as a guest (previously only allowed in their LGA); and
• A person’s single’s bubble buddy can live in Greater Sydney (previously must have resided within 5km of a person’s home). A person from a LGA of concern can also now be a buddy for someone in Greater Sydney.

Nearly all restrictions in the LGAs of concern are now aligned with other lockdown areas, with the main differences being authorised worker conditions and travel permit requirements which remain in place in the LGAs of concern.