7 July, 2020

Gunnedah Shire Council’s Continuity Management Team is continuing to keep a close eye on COVID-19 developments and is urging the community to remain vigilant despite easing restrictions.

All Council services have now reopened with some restrictions, with the exception of the Civic Cinema which is closed for renovations. Hand hygiene stations, social distancing markers, recording of details and capacity limits are in place at these facilities.

Visitors to Council facilities are reminded they should continue to:

• Stay home if you are feeling unwell, even with mild symptoms,
• Observe social distancing markers and capacity limits,
• Continue to practice safe hygiene and wash hands regularly, and
• Download the COVIDSafe app to assist contact tracing.

At this stage, Council will maintain current operational levels as no additional changes to services have been recommended by the NSW Government.

An overview of the current status of all Council services is available at https://www.gunnedah.nsw.gov.au/index.php/gunnedah-shire-covid-19-advice. To keep up to date with new service changes, follow Gunnedah Shire Council on Facebook.

COVID-19 Testing:

NSW Health is urging anyone with respiratory symptoms, including a cough, sore/scratchy throat, shortness of breath or fever to come forward to be tested. There are testing clinics available locally in Gunnedah, including:

• NSW Health COVID-19 Clinic at the Gunnedah Hospital located in the Education building. Open 1pm to 3pm, Monday to Friday. To book, call (02) 6741 8000.
• Ochre Health drive through Respiratory Clinic at the Gunnedah Showground. Available on Monday’s 12:30 to 4:30. Bookings can be made online at https://www.hotdoc.com.au/medical-centres/boggabri-NSW-2382/gunnedah-boggabri-and-narrabri-respiratory-clinic/doctors

Additional Information:

• For further information about public health orders and COVID-19 visit www.health.nsw.gov.au
• To develop a COVID-19 Safety Plan for your business, visit https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/covid-safe-businesses
• To help reduce community transmission download COVIDSafe. This is now available in multiple languages. To find out more visit https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/covidsafe-app
• Breaches of public health orders should be reported directly to police by contacting Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.nsw.crimestoppers.com.au 

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Media contact: Eliza Gallen (02) 6740 2100.