NSW Police Public Site, 3-4 July 2021:
An unregistered car parked in a ‘no stopping’ zone in a Central West town has led police to issue $1000 fines to three Sydney people who breached Public Health Orders overnight.
Officers from Orana Mid-Western Police District noticed an unregistered car parked in a no parking zone outside a hotel on Bolaro Street at Dunedoo, 90km north-east of Dubbo, about 8.50pm (Saturday 3 July 2021).
They identified the driver and discovered he was one of three people who’d travelled from Sydney that day and were booked to spend the night in the town. A 44-year-old man from Haberfield, a 51-year-old man from Fairfield West and a 38-year-old woman from Burwood have now been issued $1000 PINs for not comply with noticed direction 7/8/9 Covid-19. They have also been issued traffic infringement notices for driving an unregistered vehicle and being parked in a ‘no stopping’ zone.
Four people were yesterday each issued with $1000 PINs after being stopped by Chifley Highway Patrol at Little Hartley, about 150km west of their home in Maroubra. Officers stopped the group – two women aged 23 and 25, and two men aged 25 – on the Great Western Highway about 9am (Saturday 3 July 2021). All four were directed to return to Sydney.
The owner of a Mascot fruit shop and an employee of the same shop were also issued with PINs for breaching the PHO overnight. Officers from South Sydney Police Area Command attended a fruit shop on King Street, Mascot, about 6.30pm, after receiving complaints from the public the business was not using QR sign-in protocols and staff were not wearing masks.
Police spoke with the owner, a 57-year-old man, and an employee, a 26-year-old man, neither of whom were wearing masks. The older man was issued a penalty notice for not comply with noticed direction 7/8/9 Covid 19, while the younger man was issued a penalty notice for not wear fitted face covering in retail/business premises. They have been fined $1000 and $200 respectively.
Staff from a store in Bowral have also been charged with further breaches of the Public Health Act after officers attached to The Hume PD conducted a compliance check yesterday, and found 20 people inside allegedly not wearing face masks. Police requested those not consuming food or drink to put a face mask on; however, will allege the female staff, aged 62 and 43, refused. They were arrested and taken to Southern Highlands Police Station where they were charged with not wear fitted face covering in retail/business premises. They’ve been bailed to appear in Moss Vale Local Court on Tuesday 17 August 2021.
In total, 86 PINs were issued yesterday and of those 55 were $200 infringements for failing to wear a fitted face covering.
Police continue to appeal to the community to report suspected breaches of any ministerial direction or behaviour which may impact on the health and safety of the community.
Anyone who has information regarding individuals or businesses in contravention of a COVID-19-related ministerial direction is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report crime via NSW Police social media pages.
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Two women have been charged after further breaches of the Public Health Act were detected at a café in the Southern Highlands today.
About 11.45am (Saturday 3 July 2021), officers attached to The Hume Police District attended a food store on Bowral Street, Bowral, to ensure compliance with the current Public Health Orders.
Police observed 20 people at the store - including two female employees serving customers – allegedly not wearing face masks while inside the premises.
Police requested staff and customers, not consuming food or drink, to put a face mask on.
The employees expressed they had no intention of complying and the two women, aged 62 and 43, were arrested and taken to Southern Highlands Police Station.
Both women were charged with not wear fitted face covering in retail/business premises and will face court at a later date.
Police continue to appeal to the community to report suspected breaches of any ministerial direction or behaviour which may impact on the health and safety of the community.
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At 2 July 2021 NSW Government media conference it was revealed that a person left Greater Sydney lockdown, travelling by bus to the Brisbane area. At some point decided to turn around and head for Grafton in the Northern Rivers region where he was intercepted by NSW Police. 1/2
— no_filter_Yamba (@no_filter_Yamba) July 2, 2021
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9News, 3 July 2021:
Police and health authorities are again pleading with the Sydney public after hundreds across the city were seen out and about on Saturday, some ignoring social distancing rules as dozens of fines were handed out for face mask breaches.
As the city was treated to a warm sunny winter weekend day, hundreds were seen packing local beaches and parks to soak up the rays.
With NSW recording 35 new local cases of coronavirus today, nine of which were exposed to the public while infectious, health authorities are warning the lockdown may not be lifted on July 9 as hoped….
Hundreds were out at community markets today, in close proximity to each other. (9News)
The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 July 2021:
Up to a dozen St George Illawarra players are under investigation for a potential biosecurity breach involving a reported house party hosted by star forward Paul Vaughan that prompted noise complaints from neighbours…..
NSW Police said officers attended Vaughan’s Shellharbour home around 9.40pm on Saturday night following reports of visitors there. Police are considering fining the group due to the public health order breach…..
NSW Health, 4 July 2021:
Stay
at home orders apply to Greater Sydney including the Blue Mountains,
Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour until 11.59pm on Friday, 9
July 2021.