Good afternoon everyone,


Today the NSW Government increased the restrictions across NSW including a full lockdown in Sydney. Following on from these orders, all activities in the Greater Sydney region are currently suspended with the staff at VNSW are continuing to address the impacts and make plans for the effected activities. More information to be provided in the coming days and weeks.

Below is a full statement from the NSW Office of Sport.

For our regional community, please make sure you follow the orders specific to your area and reach out if you need any assistance.

In the meantime, I hope you, your families and your volleyball community all stay safe at this time and we can all be back as soon as possible.

Thank you,

To protect the people of NSW from the evolving COVID-19 outbreak, current stay-at-home orders will be extended across all of Greater Sydney including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong from 6pm today (26 June) until 11.59pm Friday, 9 July.

Everyone in Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong must stay at home unless it is for an essential reason.

The reasons you may leave your home include:

• Shopping for food or other essential goods and services;
• Medical care or compassionate needs (people can leave home to have a COVID-19 vaccination unless you have been identified as a close contact);
• Exercise outdoors in groups of 10 or fewer;
• Essential work, or education, where you cannot work or study from home.
   

Community sport will not be permitted during this period in Greater Sydney, Central Coast, Wollongong and the Blue Mountains.

In all other parts of NSW the following restrictions will apply:

• People who have been in the Greater Sydney region (including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong) on or after June 21 should follow the stay-at-home orders for a period of 14 days after they left Greater Sydney.
• Visitors to households will be limited to 5 guests – including children;
• Masks will be compulsory in all indoor non-residential settings, including workplaces, and at organised outdoor events;
• Drinking while standing at indoor venues will not be allowed;
• Singing by audiences and choirs at indoor venues 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 for the wedding party only (no more than 20 people);
• Dance and gym classes limited to 20 per class (masks must be worn);
• The one person per four square metre rule will be re-introduced for all indoor and outdoor settings, including weddings and funerals;
• Outdoor seated, ticketed events will be limited to 50 per cent seated capacity;
   

People across NSW should only enter Greater Sydney for essential purposes.

The Office of Sport will provide further advice on its website once the Public Health Order is released.

The NSW Government has published the media release, which can be found here, in addition to the COVID-19 website available via the link below.
 

NSW Government Covid-19 Website

Office of Sport COVID-19 Page



Baz Wedmaier

Chief Executive Officer