“For the past couple of months I have been advocating for a loosening of restrictions relating to COVID-19, particularly when it comes to regional parts of the state.
“The past few months have been tough but the good work everyone has done in abiding by the restrictions and helping to contain the spread of COVID-19 in NSW is being rewarded today.
“So many people have had to miss out on so much since the outbreak of the pandemic, whether that be watching kids play sport or engage in music, having guests on the dancefloor at a wedding, attending school excursions or many other things.
“We’re not fully out of the woods yet but today’s announcements are a positive step forward for the state, in particular our regions where there have been minimal confirmed cases of coronavirus for multiple months.”