Police reveal details over Grafton COVID breach
Police have revealed who was behind the Grafton area’s first COVID breach as more than 75 infringements were issued across the state.
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Police have revealed details of a infringement notice issued to a Sydney traveller in Grafton late last night.
Mentioned by Deputy Commissioner Garry Warboys in Friday’s COVID update press conference, it was one of 75 across the state where people were found to be in breach of current health orders.
According to a NSW Police media spokeswoman, a 47-year-old from Burwood who was on her way to Brisbane was stopped in Grafton on the XPT bus by police.
Police were told that the woman was from the Greater Sydney area, and commenced inquiries.
She was issued with a $1000 Penalty Infringement, and was ordered back to her home, where she was directed to self-isolate.
Responding to questions about how a woman could travel from Sydney via the XPT service, a Transport for NSW spokeswoman said that everyone needed to take personal responsibility when using the network to limit the spread of COVID-19.
“Those that need to follow the stay at home orders can only use public transport for the four essential reasons, all other customers are asked to limit their travel and consider all their travel options,” she said.
“Transport for NSW will continue to run all services within the State to allow essential travellers to get to where they need to go, as we have done throughout the pandemic.”
The Grafton breach follows an incident at Dubbo Zoo on Monday where a travel company owner defied Sydney’s lockdown and bussed 128 people to the attraction, with at least 76 being prohibited to travel
The company was fined $5000,
Police have revealed a travel company owner knowingly defied Sydney’s Covid-19 lockdown and sent three busloads of tourists from Sydney to Taronga Western Plains Zoo at Dubbo on Monday.
The travel company was slapped with a $5000 fine for breaching a public health order after taking 128 people, including staff and guests, to Dubbo Zoo – despite knowing at least 76 people on the buses were prohibited from travelling outside Greater Sydney.
Deputy Commissioner Warboys said that right across New South Wales, police are having to take action for people breaching health orders, whether in regional and remote areas or in Sydney.
“We will continue to do that whileever those public health orders are in existence,” he said.
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