{"id":13344,"date":"2021-10-13T03:35:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T03:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=13344"},"modified":"2021-10-13T03:35:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T03:35:05","slug":"statement-on-pools-and-staged-resumption-of-services-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/10\/13\/statement-on-pools-and-staged-resumption-of-services-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on pools and staged resumption of services"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nCity of Newcastle will continue to focus on the health and safety of our community as we take a staged approach to the safe reopening of services and facilities this week in line with NSW Government Public Health Orders (PHOs).
\nThe NSW Government’s\u00a0PHO<\/a>\u00a0came into effect on Monday 11 October after NSW reached the 70 per cent double dose vaccination target.
\nThe PHO requires visitors attending public swimming pools to have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. Proof of vaccination is required as a condition of entry to all City of Newcastle pools, and all adults (aged 16 years and over) will need to show their COVID-19 certificate to pool staff to gain entry.
\nSeveral other City of Newcastle services have resumed. Blackbutt Reserve has reopened its wildlife boardwalk and shelters, while Newcastle Libraries has commenced a Reserve & Collect service where members can place reservations online and pick up from their preferred library branch.
\nLibrary return chutes reopened last week, and the Library 2U service is operating where members can borrow up to five items via home delivery or collection.
\nThe City of Newcastle is taking a measured, safety-first approach to reopening our facilities, with most services to resume closer to or after NSW reaches the 80 per cent double dose vaccination target, noting that vaccination rates in the Hunter are behind the state average.
\nNewcastle Museum will open its doors on Tuesday 19 October and will welcome visitors back to the Castanet Club exhibition which has been extended until 13 November.
\nPlanning is also underway to resume services at the Newcastle Visitor Information Centre on Monday 18 October, and Newcastle Art Gallery on Tuesday 19 October.
\nNewcastle Library branches will start to reopen from Monday 25 October, and Civic Theatre will reopen in time for their first scheduled show on Wednesday 10 November.
\nCOVID safe plans will be in place for all sites in accordance with the NSW Government’s latest PHO to ensure we can adhere to the required safety measures, which include one person per four square metres, mandatory mask wearing, and proof of full vaccination upon entry. Visitors will also be required to check in to all venues using a QR code.
\nWe will continue to monitor information as it is released by the NSW Government and appreciate the community\u2019s patience and understanding as our staged reopening begins.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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City of Newcastle will continue to focus on the health and safety of our community as we take a staged approach to the safe reopening of services and facilities this week in line with NSW Government Public Health Orders (PHOs). The NSW Government’s\u00a0PHO\u00a0came into effect on Monday 11 October after NSW reached the 70 per … Continue reading “Statement on pools and staged resumption of services”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13344\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}