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NOTICE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS - NEWCASTLE & HUNTER LOCKDOWN (5 AUGUST 2021)

Following the lockdown orders imposed by the NSW Government today on the Hunter and Upper Hunter regions, Racing NSW has implemented the following protocols.

Tamworth Meeting 6 August 2021

• Race meeting open to Essential Personnel and Owners that reside outside the Greater Sydney Area or Hunter and Upper Hunter regions only.
• Closed to Members and general public
• Closed to Owners who reside inside the Greater Sydney area or Hunter and Upper Hunter regions.
• Essential Personnel from the Greater Sydney Area still require a negative Covid test taken within the last 7 days to be able to attend. No person from the 8 restricted local government areas in Greater Sydney is permitted to attend.
• Compulsory wearing of N95 face masks
• Jockeys rooms to be separated into 3 zones.
• Horse stall areas to be separated into 3 zones.
• Temperature checking of all essential personnel.

Newcastle Meetings 7 August & 11 August 2021

• Race meetings to be attended by Essential Personnel only.
• Essential Personnel from the Greater Sydney Area still require a negative Covid test taken within the last 7 days to be able to attend. No person from the 8 restricted local government areas in Greater Sydney is permitted to attend.
• In accordance with NSW Health Orders, Essential Personnel that reside outside the Greater Sydney Area or Hunter and Upper Hunter regions, who attend these meetings are subject to the same lockdown orders when returning to their residence.
• Jockeys from Non-Greater Sydney zone to ride at both meetings.
• Jockeys rooms to be separated into 3 zones.
• Compulsory wearing of N95 face masks
• Horse stall areas to be separated into 3 zones.
• Temperature checking of all Essential Personnel to continue.