{"id":5523,"date":"2020-03-19T16:12:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T16:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=5523"},"modified":"2020-03-19T16:12:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T16:12:27","slug":"statement-on-events-and-sponsorships-amid-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/03\/19\/statement-on-events-and-sponsorships-amid-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on events and sponsorships amid COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

City of Newcastle is continuing to work with the State and Federal Government on limiting the spread of COVID-19.
\nFollowing restrictions placed on events under the NSW Government Public Health Order, which states outdoor events of more than 500 must not be held before 14 June 2020, the City is implementing a number of measured responses.
\nSince the Order was issued, the City has been notified of around 30 cancellations or postponements of public events on community land.
\nFor licensed events that have notified the City of cancellation, we will refund the application fee.\u00a0Similarly, application fees will be refunded\u00a0for\u00a0any sports licences\u00a0that have been issued for events now cancelled.
\nThe City is also supporting event organisers postpone to another date free of charge, providing their preferred new date is available.
\nGiven the current uncertainty around events, the City\u2019s annual Event Sponsorship Program (ESP) will be deferred until after the Public Health Order is repealed.\u00a0This will give event organisers more certainty when planning their event and related sponsorship applications. The City will provide more information as soon as a new opening date for the program is confirmed.
\nThe City continues to plan a proposed flagship cultural event previously scheduled for later in 2020. While it had been scheduled to fit the national cultural festival calendar, the timing is now under review as we work with the cultural and arts sector on new programming.
\nThe City\u2019s COVID-19 Emergency Response Team meets daily to assess the latest advice and formulate plans for maintaining services.
\nThe health, safety and wellbeing of our workforce\u00a0are its\u00a0paramount concerns,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0City has implemented a daily update for employees on the response, including advice around social distancing and hygiene.
\nThe response to COVID-19, including how social distancing should work for City of Newcastle employees, is developing in line with advice from our Government partners daily.
\nShould it be necessary, the City\u2019s indoor workforce is well placed to work from home given the recent rollout of laptops and migration to cloud-based services.
\nFor more information on cancellations and events and programs at our facilities, go to\u00a0https:\/\/www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au\/Council\/News\/Latest-News\/Events-and-public-gatherings<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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