Glenelg Football Club fined after social media footage emerges of people drinking while dancing
The Glenelg Football Club has been fined for breaching COVID-19 restrictions at a private function on Saturday night. President Peter Carey said it will act as a lesson for the club.
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The Glenelg Football Club has been fined more than $5000 for breaching COVID-19 directions, as the state’s top officer issues a strong warning against “carelessness”.
SA Police fined the club after footage emerged of around 20 people at a Saturday night function drinking alcohol while standing, dancing and failing to socially distance.
Officers met the club’s managers on Sunday and fined the club $5060.
Glenelg Football Club president Peter Carey said the team was holding a private function with players and partners following a win against West Adelaide.
“We take full responsibility – we’ve been fined by SA Police and we accept that,” he told The Advertiser.
“Perhaps the preparation prior to the event wasn’t good enough (and) the club didn’t provide the feedback to players to make sure they followed the protocol.
“The players and the club are going to take a lot from it and we are going to ensure if there are any more events like that the players are fully briefed on what the protocols are.”
The Glenelg Tigers were one of three businesses to be fined over the weekend for breaching COVID-19 directions.
Officers conducted 84 compliance checks on businesses in the CBD and outer metro areas during peak times over the weekend.
Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said SA has done a good job suppressing the virus, but it’s not done yet.
“It will only take one situation of carelessness and our entire South Australian community will need to go back to harsher restrictions,” he said.
Just after 10pm on Friday, police issued a $5060 fine to a pub in the northeastern suburbs for patrons standing while drinking and a lack of social distancing enforcement.
About 12.30am on Saturday, police also fined a licensed venue in Adelaide’s CBD for a number of COVID-19 safety breaches.
The business did not have a COVID safe plan, nor a COVID marshal. No hand sanitiser was available and there were no safety signs enforcing social distancing.
They were fined $5060.
Six other businesses were cautioned.
Mr Stevens said SA needs to continue working as a “dedicated holistic team” to ensure restrictions can be relaxed.
He also revealed more than 82,000 people have completed COVID Marshall training.
“There has been over 1700 Marshall compliance checks conducted. A total of 134 businesses have been issued with cautions due to noncompliance with Marshall requirements.”