Given the ongoing cases of community transmission and following updated health advice, the current lockdown will be extended for another week until 11:59pm on Friday, 16 July.
South Eastern Community Connect will continue to operate its vacation care program this week, and resume offering before- and after-school care from the beginning of Term 3.
All SECC offices will be closed until Friday, 16th July.
Those receiving aged care services have been contacted by staff, and alternative arrangements have been made to ensure their needs are being met.
We are operating The People’s Pantry (our food relief program) on weekdays to support those in need.
Further details on the announcement
The same restrictions currently in place across both Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour and regional NSW will remain in place until this time.
Face-to-face learning will resume in regional NSW when school returns on Tuesday, 13 July.
Learning will be online for schools and students in Greater Sydney from Tuesday, 13 July for four days.
Schools will remain open for students who need them and no child will be turned away from school.
All students will return to the classroom on Monday, 19 July.
This decision is based on health advice from the Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant and will assist NSW Health’s efforts to contain the delta strain.
The delta strain requires a different response to previous outbreaks, and until the majority of our population is vaccinated, we cannot live as freely as we would like to.
The NSW Government would like to thank the community and businesses for their patience and understanding during this time.
Please continue to come forward for COVID-19 testing to help us find any unrecognised chains of transmission in the community.
In coming days the NSW Government will detail a plan for exiting from restrictions to give the community and businesses certainty in the coming weeks and months.
Updated information about COVID-19 in NSW, and translated resources and materials are available here.
If you think you have COVID-19 or you have a question related to your health, you can speak to a registered nurse by calling 1800 020 080 or go to www.healthdirect.gov.au.
Call 13 77 88, available 24/7 for all questions that are not related to your health. To speak to an interpreter in your language call 13 14 50.