With respect to clarification around training for children under the age of 16 years, the following two points apply:

• "Unvaccinated children 15 and under may participate in outdoor public gatherings for sport and exercise and count towards the total number of people", and;

• "A child (15 years and under) is not required to be accompanied by an adult member of the household. As noted above, all adults attending the gathering must be fully vaccinated."

Individuals who take part in community sport and club training from Monday, 11 October must be vigilant in ensuring that the above steps are taken to ensure that return to sport is done in a safe and responsible manner.

All clubs and associations delivering community sport and club training from Monday, 11 October will:

• Require a COVID-19 safety plan for all sport and training activities, which can be accessed from the NSW Government website here - https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/covid-safe/outdoor-events. 

Individuals who take part in community sport and club training must sign in and sign out appropriately via their club's QR code on entry - all individuals are to stay vigilant and are to be responsible with this process.

Competitions and events will not be permitted until NSW reaches the 80% fully vaccinated targeted, which the NSW Government has identified will be on Monday, 25 October.

For those living in Greater Sydney, regional travel outside Greater Sydney (defined by the NSW Government as the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour) will also not be permitted until NSW reaches the 80% fully vaccinated target.

If you have any further questions around the return to Community Sport training, please contact our Athletics NSW Competitions Team at competitions@nswathletics.org.au. They will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible.

We'd like to thank our NSW Athletics Community for their support, understanding and patience as we now within touching distance of getting back to doing what we love - athletics!

We cannot wait to get back to track & field with you all in the near future for a fantastic 2021/22 Athletics NSW Summer Season, and we will be in touch as soon as possible with any further government advice in the near future.