Easing of Greater Brisbane Restrictions
The Queensland government has announced that eased restrictions for Greater Brisbane will be in place from 6pm 11 January to 1am 22 January in the local government areas of City of Brisbane, Moreton Bay Region, City of Ipswich, Redlands City and Logan City.
The easing of restrictions allows the playing of Golf to revert back to the restrictions that were in place prior to The Greater Brisbane 3-Day Lockdown that commenced on January 8, some restrictions will still apply to Clubs and Facilities in the Greater Brisbane area for 10 days until 1am on Friday, 22 January.
Restrictions on Clubhouse and Facility Operations in the Greater Brisbane area:
Relevant to Clubhouse and Facilities Operations in the Greater Brisbane area, the following restrictions will apply until 1:00am on Friday, 22 January 2021.
• Masks do not need to be worn by patrons attending Clubs and Facilities or playing golf. The reason for this is because Clubs are collecting contract tracing information from patrons;
• Masks must be worn by face to face hospitality staff, this includes pro shop staff. This will not apply to back of house staff;
• Patrons must again be seated while eating and drinking and there is to be no dancing, except at weddings. Patrons may still approach the bar and other self-service terminals and generally move about the Club and facility to enter and exit, use the bathroom etc.,
• Internally, Clubs and Facilities must revert to the one person per four square meter rule, with small clubs up to 200m² being able to have one person per two square meters up to a maximum of 50; and
• Externally, Clubs and Facilities may continue with the existing one person per two square meter rule
Playing golf in the Greater Brisbane area:
Golf is to played under the same restrictions that were in place prior to the Brisbane 3-Day Lockdown which is in line with the industry COVID Safe Plan for Outdoor Team Sports and Golf Australia Covid-19 Safe Plan Guidance - Effective 11th January 2021
This includes;
- play in groups of four
- hold shotgun & multi-tee starts
- have two people per cart - The Queensland Government strongly recommends you wear a mask when outdoors if you are unable to stay more than 1.5m distance from other people, as such it is recommended that face mask are worn if you are sharing a motorised Golf Cart.
Get tested - If you have any symptoms at all, get tested immediately and quarantine at home until you receive a negative result.
Contact Tracing – Please ensure that strong compliance to patrons using electronic contact tracing is maintained.
Golf Australia along with our industry partners will continue to monitor the situation and provide advice as appropriate.
For further information, please contact either David Webber 0498 498 242 or Luke Bates 0439 780 677 from the Queensland office.