By Molly Taylor
MONDAY will bring major change for Limestone Coast residents as South Australia’s COVID-19 restrictions ease as the holiday season looms.
Premier Steven Marshall announced a swath of changes to the state’s restrictions from December 14, with large family Christmas celebrations on the cards as home gathering limits lift from 10 to 50 people, while private functions will go from 150 to 200.
Standing consumption will be allowed in licensed premises and entertainment venues (such as cinemas and theatres) will be able to operate at 75pc capacity if masks are worn indoors.
The news children’s play centres could reopen was welcomed by Mount Gambier’s Treehouse Adventure Centre owners David Walker and Stewart Owen, who have been involuntarily closed to the public for almost a month since the state’s “circuit-breaker” lockdown.