Plans for New Year’s Eve and Festive Season

The NSW Government has today outlined details for COVID-Safe events ahead of the festive season, including arrangements for New Year’s Eve fireworks.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the changes will give residents a chance to prepare for and embrace end of year activities including outdoor religious gatherings and other outdoor events, including Christmas carols.

The Premier also announced NSW will bring in 2021 with a seven-minute midnight New Year’s Eve firework display and premium viewing spots reserved only for frontline workers to say thank you for keeping NSW safe throughout this year.

Unless you have a New Year’s Eve Pass through Service NSW you will not be able to enter designated zones around Circular Quay, North Sydney and the City.

The vast majority of citizens will not be allowed into the Sydney CBD precinct.

In addition, from Monday, 23 November the following restrictions will be eased:

Increased capacity for outdoor religious services:
 Up to 500 people outdoors, provided the audience is seated (with 1 person per 2 square metres if assigned a seat, or 1 person per 4 square metres if seatedin an allocated seated area (e.g. where the grass is marked or on picnic rugs).

Increased capacity for outdoors singing and carols:
 Up to 30 singers will be permitted outdoors, subject to COVID-safe
requirements (the limit of 5 remains for indoor venues). The audience or
congregation may participate in the singing, but anyone 12 years or older must wear a mask.

Increased capacity for controlled outdoor events (such as concerts) that are
ticketed and held in an enclosed or fenced area:
 Up to 3,000 people can attend with 1 person per 2 square metres if assigned a seat, or 1 person per 4 square metres if seated in an allocated seated area (e.g. where the grass is marked or on picnic rugs)

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