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As masks become harder to find across the Northern Rivers following the latest COVID-19 health alert, NSW Health has provided masks for business operators in Ballina and Byron Shires.
This follows their direction that masks are mandatory for all retail and hospitality venues and all indoor public settings, as well as public transport.
These restrictions will remain in place until 11.59pm on Monday 5 April, when the community will be updated.
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Ballina Shire Council is calling on the three business chambers to assist in distributing these masks to the local business community.
Business operators will also be able to collect face masks from the following locations (limit of one box of fifty per business – Lennox Head Cultural Centre and Ballina Shire Council Chambers should also have masks available after Easter if they’re still required):
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Subscriber only As masks become mandated in some places across four council areas in the Northern Rivers local government areas are handing out free masks to businesses. As of Wednesday 5pm anyone in the Tweed, Ballina, Byron and Lismore council areas will be required to wear a mask on public transport, in retail stores and in all public indoor settings, as well as be restricted to one person per four metres in public indoor settings and have household visitors capped at 30 people. Ballina Shire Council is calling on the three business chambers to assist in distributing these masks to the local business community.
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Subscriber only As masks become mandated in some places across four council areas in the Northern Rivers local government areas are handing out free masks to businesses. As of Wednesday 5pm anyone in the Tweed, Ballina, Byron and Lismore council areas will be required to wear a mask on public transport, in retail stores and in all public indoor settings, as well as be restricted to one person per four metres in public indoor settings and have household visitors capped at 30 people. Ballina Shire Council is calling on the three business chambers to assist in distributing these masks to the local business community.
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