Posted by Sam McCurdy
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Celebration of the Club's 60th birthday has had to be postponed due to the 7-day COVID-19 "Circuit-breaker" lockdown, that began at midnight on Thursday 27th May. This postponement is particularly cruel after all the careful planning and work that has been put in by our organisers, Jane Moore and Jen Marshall.
However, it is still planned to have the celebration on a date to be decided, after this lockdown has been lifted, as all arrangements are already in place for an enjoyable evening sometime in the future.
This lockdown means there will be only 5 reasons to leave your home:
- Shopping for essential goods and services (1 person per household, once per day, a support person can accompany if required)
- Caregiving, medical or compassionate reasons
- Essential work or permitted education
- Exercise (up to two hours & one other person or members of your household)
- To get vaccinated.
Other restrictions include:
You must remain 5km of your primary place of residence except:
- To access necessary goods if you cannot access them within 5km of your home.
- Caregiving, medical or compassionate reasons
- Essential work or permitted education
- To visit an intimate partner
- To visit a person in your "single bubble"
▪ Private gatherings: Not permitted. Intimate partners visits are allowed,
▪ Public gatherings: Not permitted (two people for exercise, or members of your household)
▪ Work: If you can work from home, you must work from home
▪ Early learning centres, childcare, family daycare: open
▪ School: Schools closed and return to remote learning but open for vulnerable children and the children of essential works.
▪ Higher education and training: closed, remote learning only.
▪ Hospitality: closed except for takeaway.
▪ Sport: Local sport to stop, AFL to continue without crowds.
▪ Retail: Non-essential retail can provide click and collect
▪ Personal services: Hair and beauty services to close
▪ Public gatherings: Not permitted (two people for exercise, or members of your household)
▪ Work: If you can work from home, you must work from home
▪ Early learning centres, childcare, family daycare: open
▪ School: Schools closed and return to remote learning but open for vulnerable children and the children of essential works.
▪ Higher education and training: closed, remote learning only.
▪ Hospitality: closed except for takeaway.
▪ Sport: Local sport to stop, AFL to continue without crowds.
▪ Retail: Non-essential retail can provide click and collect
▪ Personal services: Hair and beauty services to close