Workers in regional NSW who've had a single COVID-19 vaccination will be able to return to their workplaces on Monday when the state starts emerging from months of lockdown.
The NSW Snowy Mountains region is going into a week-long lockdown and stay-at-home orders have been extended for more than a dozen local government areas in the state's regions due to the spread of COVID-19.
A Sydney woman who travelled to Byron Bay to work on the reality TV show 'I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!' then tested positive for COVID-19 is facing criminal charges.
Queanbeyan-Palerang and Goulburn Mulwaree are among 38 NSW Local Government Areas where lockdown has been extended, while “low risk” parts of regional NSW will emerge from lockdown at 12:01am Saturday 11 September.
A dive in testing, more exposure venues and a slip in lockdown compliance in western NSW has created perfect conditions for outbreaks hundreds strong to crop up in the region's cities, a local health official warns.
