Staff writers
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison has announced further restrictions in response to the coronavirus pandemic tonight.
From midnight tomorrow night, the following venues and activities will not be able to operate:
Food courts (excluding takeaway outlets)
Auction houses
Real Estate auctions
Open house inspections
Outdoor and indoor markets (with some essential markets excluded)
Personal services in a premise, such as beauty therapy, tanning, waxing, tattoo parlours, spa and massage parlours, (with some health related services, such as physiotherapy and allied health services excluded)
Amusement parks and arcades
Indoor and outdoor play centres
Community and recreation centres
Health clubs and fitness centres
Yoga, barre, spin facilities
Saunas, bathhouses and wellness centres
Social sporting activities (large groups of people gathering to play sport in a community venue)
Galleries
Museums
National institutions
Historic sites
Libraries
Community centres
Youth centres
Local government non-essential facilities
Swimming pools
Community halls
RSLs
PCYCs
Places of worship (excluding weddings where it’s just the couple, the celebrant, and witnesses, and funerals with under 10 people, both observing social distancing)
Clubs
Nightclubs
Casinos
Licensed venues in hotels and pubs
Gyms
Cinemas
Entertainment venues
Cafes and restaurants (excluding home delivery and takeaway services)
Allowances have been given to:
Hairdressers and barbers can continue, but must maintain four square metres per person and restrict time per patron to less than 30 minutes;
Boot camps and personal training is limited to 10 people and social distancing must be strictly enforced; and
Shopping centres can remain open, but each of the retail premises must display a sign detailing how many people can be in the shop at any one time because of the four square metre rule.
