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Canberra’s pubs and bars will be able to accommodate more patrons indoors under an easing of coronavirus restrictions from December 2. But Canberrans won’t be able to revel in a New Year’s Eve fireworks display, as the ongoing pandemic forces the ACT government to rethink how it holds major events. The National Multicultural Festival will be postponed, likely until the end of 2021. Australia Day celebrations will also be changed. Chief Minister Andrew Barr on Thursday announced a further lifting of restrictions and revealed plans for the staging of Canberra’s upcoming calendar of events. The announcement came as a repatriation flight carrying 120 Australians who had been stranded overseas due to the coronavirus pandemic touched down in the nation’s capital. In a boost for Canberra’s long-suffering hospitality venues, Mr Barr announced that pubs and bars would be allowed one patron per two square metres in their indoors space from 9am on Wednesday – provided the venue was using the Check In CBR tracing application. Venues will have until December 16 to start using the application, Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said. The announcement came after some of Canberra’s most popular drinking spots this week banded together to call on the Barr government to urgently ease density restrictions, amid fears venues could be forced into hibernation. More to come For faster access to the latest Canberra news, download The Canberra Times app for iOS and Android.
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Canberra’s pubs and bars will be able to accommodate more patrons indoors under an easing of coronavirus restrictions from December 2.
But Canberrans won’t be able to revel in a New Year’s Eve fireworks display, as the ongoing pandemic forces the ACT government to rethink how it holds major events.
The National Multicultural Festival will be postponed, likely until the end of 2021. Australia Day celebrations will also be changed.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr on Thursday announced a further lifting of restrictions and revealed plans for the staging of Canberra’s upcoming calendar of events.
Venues will have until December 16 to start using the application, Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said.