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New Recommendations for Sport (Updated 28 Aug)
Published Tue 18 Aug 2020
Updated 28 August:
Dear COVID Safety Officers and Club Executives,
Following on from yesterday’s announcement (below) in regards to restrictions for community sport. DBNSW has received clarification on what determines ‘regions.’
As such, DBNSW will work with the COVID safety team as well as the DBNSW Advisory Group to break down our existing regions, even further and communicate this to the membership. Doing so will allow us to then work out how to host regatta’s within the NSW Health Recommendations as well as ensuring that participants (paddlers, officials and volunteers) gain the best experience they can.
To view the updated NSW Health information visit the link here
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18 August 2020
Dear COVID Safety Officers and Club Executives,
Firstly, once again, thank you all for your support to date, we appreciate the additional work load you are undertaking to get members on the water to participate in the sport they love! We have been following all the submitted safe365 reports and it’s great to not only see people on the water, but on the water as safely as reasonably possible. Whilst the reports take an additional few minutes, it’s vital that we maintain a solid level of risk mitigation – thank you!
Overnight, the NSW Department of Health via The Office of Sport advised of further recommendations that come into effect on Wednesday 19th August and are likely to remain in place for 6 weeks. It recommends implementing measures for Community Sport in NSW that minimises the spread of COVID-19. Below (in bold italics) are the recommendations from the NSW Government, as well as a response to each from DBNSW (in the dot point underneath each one):
Firstly, once again, thank you all for your support to date, we appreciate the additional work load you are undertaking to get members on the water to participate in the sport they love! We have been following all the submitted safe365 reports and it’s great to not only see people on the water, but on the water as safely as reasonably possible. Whilst the reports take an additional few minutes, it’s vital that we maintain a solid level of risk mitigation – thank you!
Overnight, the NSW Department of Health via The Office of Sport advised of further recommendations that come into effect on Wednesday 19th August and are likely to remain in place for 6 weeks. It recommends implementing measures for Community Sport in NSW that minimises the spread of COVID-19. Below (in bold italics) are the recommendations from the NSW Government, as well as a response to each from DBNSW (in the dot point underneath each one):
- Cease activities that result in the mixing of participants and staff from different regions, for example by ceasing zone, regional or state championships or competitions.
- DBNSW is working with SportNSW to determine what defines a ‘region’. Once this is advised, we will revisit the plans for the scheduled September 12 Round 1 regatta at SIRC. DBNSW will ensure it keeps members up-to-date on any potential regatta changes.
- DBNSW is working with SportNSW to determine what defines a ‘region’. Once this is advised, we will revisit the plans for the scheduled September 12 Round 1 regatta at SIRC. DBNSW will ensure it keeps members up-to-date on any potential regatta changes.
- Cease any activities that result in overnight stays (e.g. multi-day training camps) due to increased risk of COVID transmission in residential-type settings with shared facilities.
- This has minimal effect on DBNSW but clubs should cease hosting any overnight training activities including overnight travel to a regatta.
- This has minimal effect on DBNSW but clubs should cease hosting any overnight training activities including overnight travel to a regatta.
- Cease face-to-face social activities relating to community sports (e.g. award ceremonies, end-of-season social gatherings, post-training group dinners):
- DBNSW encourages clubs to abide by this recommendation by not hosting these types of social activities as club sanctioned events.
- DBNSW encourages clubs to abide by this recommendation by not hosting these types of social activities as club sanctioned events.
- Avoid carpools or bus travel with people from different household groups where possible;
- DBNSW encourages where possible, to abide by the recommendation although appreciates that in some cases this might not be possible. We encourage the use of masks in enclosed public areas where it is hard to maintain social distancing.
- DBNSW encourages where possible, to abide by the recommendation although appreciates that in some cases this might not be possible. We encourage the use of masks in enclosed public areas where it is hard to maintain social distancing.
- For local activities, limit spectators to one parent only, where the child requires parental supervision during the sporting activity.
- As part of the DBNSW COVID Safety Plan, this is already in place and encourages clubs to ensure their plan under Level C is updated to reflect this.
Whilst the government has not enforced changes to training group or outdoor gathering sizes, DBNSW does recommend that where possible, clubs look to conduct sessions that minimise as much contact as possible, eg. 10 paddlers sitting in alternate seats with a coach and sweep at each end – this does not mean you cannot have 20 in a boat, it means restrict it where possible.
Once again, thank you all for your support and keep paddling – safely!
For more covid-19 related information visit: health.nsw.gov.au
For the full press release from the Chief Medical Officer visit click here
Once again, thank you all for your support and keep paddling – safely!
For more covid-19 related information visit: health.nsw.gov.au
For the full press release from the Chief Medical Officer visit click here