Relaxed Restrictions for Outdoor Dining from 16 Oct

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13 October 2020

The new restrictions will allow hospitality venues with outdoor areas and outdoor seated music performances to increase capacity in a COVID Safe way. 

The eased restrictions will start from Friday 16 October 2020. Under the new rules:

  • hospitality venues can allow one person for every two square metres for outdoor areas. This previously was one person per four square metres
  • up to 500 people can attend outdoor seated music performances and rehearsals for venues complying with the four square metre rule. This previously was a total of 20 people.

All businesses and venues must use electronic methods such as QR codes to record and keep contact details.

Restaurants, cafes and bars that have outdoor seating sections will be able to increase capacity in a COVID Safe way with the relaxed two square metre rule. 

Venues and organisers of outdoor music performances and rehearsals must have a COVID Safety Plan in place. 

Source: NSW Govn

TNSW: Community Sport Recommendations

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Yesterday evening the Office of Sport released a letter from the Chief Health Officer highlighting several recommendations in regards to inter-regional/zonal community sport which comes into effect for an initial six week period.

These recommendations include:

  • Cease activities that result in the mixing of participants and staff from different regions (Metro to Country / Country to Metro), for example by ceasing zone, regional or state championships or competitions
  • Cease any activities that result in overnight stays (e.g. multiday training camps) due to increased risk of COVID transmission in residential-type settings with shared facilities
  • Cease face-to-face social activities relating to community sports (e.g. award ceremonies, end-of-season social gatherings, post-training group dinners)
  • Avoid carpools or bus travel with people from different household groups where possible
  • For local activities, limit spectators to one parent only, where the child requires parental supervision during the sporting activity.

As a result of these recommendations, Tennis NSW are advising that the following types of tournaments, competition or events are cancelled or re-scheduled with immediate effect and for a further 6 week period;

  • Regional Representative tournaments
  • Regional or Zonal talent camps
  • Champion of Champions
  • MultiDay tournaments
  • School Gala Days or Festivals
  • InterSchool Round Robin events e.g. Todd Woodbridge Cup

Local Intra and Inter-Club competitions will continue to operate including the TNSW facilitated Sydney Badge and the NSW Super Series events. We continue to ask that all event organisers are monitoring entries to limit significant travel, overnight stays and ensure that every host venue has an appropriate COVID-19 Safety Plan

We remind you to also check the Tennis NSW Community Tennis Guidelines and can also view the Office of Sport’s FAQs in regards to these recommendations here.

Please accept our apologies for the short notice in regards to this advice however this was only received at 5pm on Monday 17 August. We have moved quickly to interpret these recommendations and land on a position that we believe is aligned with the intent with which they have been issued.

If you have any questions please contact your local Club Development Officer or [email protected].

Stay safe and well
Tennis NSW

MLTC Hygiene Marshall

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As of Saturday 1 August, new rules have been in place for small bars to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in NSW.

A Hygiene Marshall (Leone Bray) will be on duty at the club from 2pm to 630pm. The Marshall will be responsible for ensuring all aspects of our COVID-19 safety plan are adhered to including:

  • overseeing social distancing
  • cleaning equipment
  • providing hand sanitiser
  • ensuring accuracy of record keeping.

Thanks in advance for respecting our Hygiene Marshall and for following the rules, which includes signing-in, practicing good hygiene and maintaining social distancing. We’ve got some helpful signage up to remind everyone.   

Please support our committee members who are implementing the state government requirements.

The club  has registered it’s COVID-19 safety plan with the NSW Government and is committed to ensuring the safety of its members and visitors.

Virginia
Secretary MLTC

Bavarian Restaurant COVID Case

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A popular pup in Sydney’s Northern Beaches may have been exposed to a coronavirus-infectious patron.

The customer visited the Bavarian Restaurant in Manly on Friday, according to text messages from NSW Health.

The texts advise other patrons who were at the pub between 2.30pm and 4pm on Friday to monitor for COVID-19 symptoms

COVID-19 Registration

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Government regulations require that we must register ALL members, players and visitors using the Manly Tennis Centre.

Please scan our QR code at the centre with your phone’s camera app to complete registration each day you visit us.

Only your name and mobile are required. Thank you.

Family Guide to COVID: Questions & Answers for Parents, Grandparents & Children

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In A Family Guide to Covid, William Haseltine PhD answers tough questions about Covid-19 honestly, with equal measures of clarity and compassion.

Covid Family Guide

COVID restrictions latest updates

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What you can and can’t do under the rules

Follow the rules and stay safe whether you are working, visiting family and friends, or going out.

Pubs – compliance and restrictions

From 12.01am Friday 17 July, pubs will be restricted to

  • a maximum of 10 people per group booking
  • a maximum of 300 patrons or one customer per 4 square metres, whichever is the lesser.

Read more about the compliance and restrictions for pubs. 

Quarantine arrangements for overseas travellers

The NSW Government will begin to charge international travellers for their hotel quarantine accommodationfrom 12.01am Saturday 18 July.

Learn more about the cost of quarantine for international travellers.

Border closure to protect NSW

The NSW Government has temporarily closed the NSW-Victoria border‬. People who have been in Victoria within the previous 14 days will not be allowed to enter NSW unless they are exempt or they have a border entry permit. You may be required to self-isolate for 14 days.

Border restrictions and entry permits

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Stay safe and follow the rules

Find out how many people can visit your home, attend a wedding or funeral, church service or public gathering.

It’s important that we

Learn more about the current restrictions on this page or read common questions about the gatherings rules or find out about the 4 square metre rule.

Tennis NSW: Additional Measures to Stop COVID-19 Spread

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As we continue to uphold appropriate standards to stop the spread of COVID-19, it is important that the tennis family supports the NSW Government and the wider community, by continuing to promote limitation of spectators, social distancing and appropriate hygiene protocols. It is as important as ever that we remain vigilant and do not allow ourselves to become complacent in our efforts.

Chief Health Officer, Dr Kerry Chant, has written to all Community Sporting Organisations requesting that additional measures be taken to protect against the spread of COVID-19 – read here.

It is important that our Tennis community remains vigilant and proactive in continuing to promote and practise COVID-19 safe practices and thus effective immediately it is vital the additional protective measures are implemented to ensure the continuation of tennis activities throughout the state.

In addition to the current requirements of the COVID-19 Safety Plan for Tennis Clubs, Associations and Venues, our Tennis community will need to update their COVID-19 Safety Plans detailing the actions that will be implemented to address these new requirements, namely:

– Ensuring processes are in place to exclude participants (including spectators and officials) if they have visited Victoria in the 14 days prior.

– Ensuring processes are in place to exclude participants (including spectators and officials) if they have attended any of the reported case locations listed on the NSW Health website.

– Limiting entry to indoor facilities and fenced venues to one person per participant where practical.

– Restricting spectator entry at adult community sport.

– Distributing communications to participant databases via e-newsletters, social media and organisations’ websites reinforcing that only parents and carers should attend community sports activities where possible.

– Increasing signage in venue car parks and common entry points at outdoor venues.

– Making PA announcements at venues reminding people to limit spectators to parents and carers where possible.

Tennis NSW will continue to provide regular updates and associated resources in regard to COVID-19 Safe practices and requirements. 

Tennis NSW COVID-19 Resources 
NSW Gov. Covid-19 Safety Plan 

Tennis NSW appreciates the efforts of our tennis family in stopping the spread of COVID-19 and keeping our community safe. If you have any questions please contact your local Club Development Officer or email [email protected].

Social Distancing Reminder

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Badge Captains if you are playing at home your visitors MUST sign our visitor’s book with contact numbers this is a government requirement.

Court 1 stand : 14 people, 5 people on top row, and zero on the row below, and then 5 on the middle row, and then zero on the one below and then 3 on the last row plus 1 person on the chair. (I have placed marks on the stand where people need to be seated)

If there are two people from the same family sitting together, this is not a problem, however the person next to them needs to be at 1.5m physical distance.

With the latest restrictions follow all suggested guidelines from Tennis NSW.

We have restrictions on numbers in the Clubhouse
Table area: 18 people
Bar area: 8 people
Outdoor/BBQ area: 5 people

COVID-19 Community Tennis Guidelines for Continued Play
We all must take responsibility to minimise the effects and potential spread of COVID-19. Before you play Stay at home if you:
  Have been in contact with someone with COVID-19 in the last 14 days 
 Have been overseas or exposed to someone with COVID-19 in the last 14 days  Have flu-like symptoms 
 If you are in a high risk health category, then you should not be administering or playing tennis at any time during this period. 
 Clubhouses or adjoining facilities can be re-opened allowing for at least 4 square metres per person, to a maximum of 100 people – users should also continue to adhere to social distancing protocols 
 Social spaces including outdoor seating and shaded areas can be re-opened – users should continue to adhere to social distancing measures 

Virginia Longfellow
MLTC Secretary

U.S. Open will go on, but no fans are allowed

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The U.S. Open tennis tournament will take place as scheduled, but it will not include fans, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday.

The event, which has been a big revenue driver for the state, will take place Aug. 31 to Sept. 13 at the Billy Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens.

The United States Tennis Association issued a statement saying it’s excited New York approved its plan to hold the tournament on time.

“We recognize the tremendous responsibility of hosting one of the first global sporting events in these challenging times, and we will do so in the safest manner possible, mitigating all potential risks. We now can give fans around the world the chance to watch tennis’ top athletes compete for a US Open title, and we can showcase tennis as the ideal social distancing sport,” Mike Dowse, USTA CEO, said in a statement.  

Cuomo outlined some of the safety measures that will be necessary to hold an event of this caliber. 

“The USTA will take extraordinary precautions to protect players and staff, including robust testing, additional cleaning, extra locker room space and dedicated housing and transportation,” Cuomo said in his daily news conference. 

However, not everyone is happy with the decision to hold the iconic tournament. Top players including Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have publicly expressed their concerns. 

With New York being the epicenter of the pandemic in the U.S., temporary hospitals were set up at the Flushing facility. 

“Most of the players I have talked with were quite negative on whether they would go there,” Djokovic said in an interview with Serbia’s state broadcaster RTS on Tuesday. 

Djokovic said the restrictions in place would be “extreme” and “not sustainable.”

Nick Kyrgios called it “selfish” to hold the U.S. Open.

“I’ll get my hazmat suit ready for when I travel from Australia and then have to quarantine for 2 weeks on my return,” he tweeted Monday. 

The U.S. Open tennis tournament brings in $400 million in revenue annually, which accounts for 80% of the USTA’s yearly total. More than 700,000 fans attended the tournament last year from all over the world. The event generates business to the area’s hotels, restaurants and the greater local economy.

Source: CNBC

Updates to Tennis Community Play Guidelines

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Following on from the most recent easing of restrictions on the 15 May, I’d like to take the opportunity to thank our tennis family in acknowledging and implementing the recommended guidelines and your continued observance to the public health orders.

We’re also pleased to hear that the resources provided have been well received and that they are assisting you as you re-open or plan to re-open your venues and welcome players back to our sport.

To access the resources available to you please click here.

Ahead of the further easing of restrictions on 1 June, Tennis NSW are pleased to issue a revised set of guidelines in accordance with the planned changes. Please note that we are still awaiting the final Public Health Orders, so these published guidelines may be subject to small changes and revisions once these are released.

Significant updates to the Guidelines include:
* Lifting of restrictions on coaching ratios
* Clubhouses re-opening
Link to the updated guidelines is included below.

With the resumption of regional travel, we acknowledge that there will be questions asked in regards to the staging of tournaments. With respect to the resumption of TA sanctioned tournaments (AMT’s, JT’s and JDS), until all borders are open and the ranking system can operate freely, there is currently no date for the resumption of these level of tournaments. In the interim, Tennis NSW intends to provide alternative competitive opportunities across the State and we are working towards providing an update in the next week.

In regards to the Country Championships, the Tournament Committee are meeting this week to consider the options available to the staging of the tournament. We intend to communicate the decision week commencing 8 June.
 
The Return to Tennis Roadmap that was available on the Tennis NSW website and which was provided to you in the last email you received from us, has been removed and is no longer applicable due to the direction of the changes from the NSW Government. 

All of our collective actions in the past few weeks have led us to a point whereby we are able to resume our sport far quicker than what many of us envisaged a month or so ago.

May I thank you again for your support and assistance in helping the tennis community in NSW achieve this.

Stay safe and please continue to play by the rules.
Regards,
Lawrence		 
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Coronavirus Testing Basics

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You’ve probably heard a lot about coronavirus testing recently. There are two different types of tests –diagnostic tests and antibody tests. A diagnostic test can show if you have an active coronavirus infection and should take steps to quarantine or isolate yourself from others. An antibody test looks for antibodies that are made by the immune system in response to a threat, such as a specific virus.

Learn more about the different types of tests and the steps involved.