Close to 250,000 northern beaches residents entered lockdown tonight, and all of Sydney has been told ‘stay home’ as a growing COVID-19 cluster triggers new restrictions for people leaving NSW.
Sydneysiders fled the state in droves today in the hope of keeping their Christmas commitments, with every seat on direct flights to Adelaide or Brisbane snapped up before lunch.
One of the 28 people infected in the northern beaches COVID cluster is a bus driver who worked on December 15 and 16. And churches in the area have paused face-to-face services.
Farmers have begun a bumper cherry harvest of the best quality since 2016. While the cherries will be cheaper, there is a price hike on some other fruits due to COVID-19.
With a death toll in the billions a massive surveillance operation using cutting edge technology will be rolled out to discover which endangered animals survived last summer’s bushfires.
Federal politicians have written to Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore and demanded the plan to halve Moore Park Golf Course be “rejected unanimously”.
Underperforming principals who fail to meet the standards on everything from HSC results to bullying will lose their power as part of sweeping reforms to the running of public schools.
The surviving children of two volunteer firefighters killed fighting the Green Wattle Creek blaze are already enjoying a new playground built in their dads’ names.
The COVID-19 pandemic has fuelled demand for nostalgic music, movies, games and DIY projects, as Sydneysiders seek a slower pace of life post-lockdown.
NSW Health has confirmed the COVID strain which infected a Sydney hotel work did not come from Australian clusters.
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