New restrictions have been announced for four Sydney council areas during a press conference held by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

In addition to the extension of current restrictions until at least midnight on July 2, stay-at-home orders have been introduced in the council areas of Woollahra, Waverly, Randwick and the City of Sydney from 11.59pm on Friday, May 25 until at least 11.59pm on Friday, July 2.

People who live or whose “usual area of work” is in one of these areas will only be allowed to leave home for four reasons, including:

  • Shopping for food or other essential goods and services
  • Receiving medical care or for compassionate needs
  • Exercising outdoors in groups of 10 people or less
  • Essential work or education that cannot be done at home

It doesn’t matter where you live

Residents and those who work in the highlighted areas are required to follow the restrictions for at least a week.

“So these are the only reasons we want anybody who lives or works in those four local government areas to leave their home,” Ms Berejiklian told reporters.

The Premier was asked to clarify what the rules meant for those who live outside of the affected areas but work there.

“If you are essentially someone who works in those local government areas, especially if you’ve been working in the four local government areas, either part-time or permanently in the past two weeks, you are subject to the stay-at-home order,” she said.

“And for example, I’m captured in that.

“I don’t live in those areas but I work there and have done so in the last fortnight, so therefore, I’m captured by that stay-at-home order.

“So if you live or work in those four Local Government Areas, you need to make sure that you don’t leave your home unless for the main reasons that I’ve outlined just now and that will be in place for a week.”

Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant also said there will be exemptions for intimate partners to visit each other.

“We always have some components which are around intimate partner visits, and that will extend in this circumstance,” she said.

“But we are actually asking the community to work with us.”

Continuing restrictions

Those living or working in the City of Sydney, Waverley, Randwick, Canada Bay, Inner West, Bayside, and Wollahra local government areas are also prohibited from travelling outside of metropolitan Sydney for non-essential reasons.

Residents in greater Sydney have also been asked to limit unnecessary activities, avoid large gatherings, and continue to comply with current restrictions.

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