5 January Mandatory Face Mask communications toolkit January 5, 2021 By Miranda Grace AAPM, Announcement, Communication, Department of Health, DHS, Digital Health Agency, General, Services Australia, Services Australia. 0 Restrictions have changed for the Greater Sydney region, including the Central Coast, Wollongong and Blue Mountains. These include: observing changes to the numbers of people who may attend weddings and funerals, places of worship, outdoor performances and events, or attend protests or gym classes. not using premises as a nightclub. wearing a mask in a range of indoor retail and business premises as well as on public transport. Children aged under 12 are exempt from mandatory mask wearing and other exemptions are also in place. Please see details of these changes at www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/what-you-can-and-cant-do-under-rules/greater-sydney The southern zone of Sydney’s Northern Beaches is now considered part of the Greater Sydney region. For the northern zone of the Northern Beaches, stay at home rules apply – visit www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/what-you-can-and-cant-do-under-rules/northern-beaches for more information. There have been no changes for regional NSW. Attached Files Face Masks A4 Posters.zip 69.78 KB Related Articles Following review, TGA removes some brands of face masks from the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods Department of Health: Almost 3.5 million P2 masks provided for bushfires The Australian Government is providing an additional 576,000 P2 masks to South Australia, Tasmania and Australian Defence Force personnel to support bushfire-affected communities. Digital Health Specialists Toolkit Australian Immunisation Register mandatory reporting requirements Secure messaging standards to be mandatory State, Territory and Commonwealth Governments have released a joint statement in support of new standards for secure messaging, stating that the standards will be mandatory in future procurement for applicable systems. Development of a Digital Health Toolkit for Specialists Comments are closed.