Public health alert - New venues

09 June 2021

NSW Health was advised by Queensland Health that two further venues of concern in NSW have been identified as part of ongoing investigations into a COVID-19 case reported earlier today.

Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed must immediately get tested and isolate until you receive further information from NSW Health:

SuburbVenueAddressDate and time
DubboShell Petrol StationCorner of Victoria and Whylandra Street Wednesday, 2 June from 10.30 am to 11.30am
MoreeWoolworths Moree215 Balo Street Thursday, 3 June from 3.30pm to 4.30pm

The confirmed case travelled through regional NSW while potentially infectious from 1 June to 5 June.

The case drove from Melbourne to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, stopping at places in Gillenbah, Forbes, Dubbo and Moree and signed in to several venues using QR codes. The following venues were contained in a public health alert issues earlier this evening.

Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed must immediately get tested and isolate until you receive further information from NSW Health:

SuburbVenueAddressDate and time
GillenbahCaltex Narrandera1 Newell Highway Tuesday, 1 June from 10.30 am to 11.00am
ForbesVandenberg Hotel7 Court Street Tuesday, 1 June from 6.00pm to 10.00pm
ForbesBrew Coffee Bar1/99 Lachlan Street Wednesday, 2 June from 7.00am to 10.00am
DubboCSC - Church Street Cafe15 Church Street Wednesday, 2 June from 11.30am to 2.30pm
DubboReading Cinemas Dubbo49 Macquarie Street Wednesday, 2 June from 6.00pm to 10.00pm
Dubbo
Homestead Motel101 Cobra Street From Wednesday, 2 June at 12.00pm to Thursday, 3 June at 10.00am
MoreeGwydir Carpark/Motel & Thermal Pools4 Amaroo Drive From Thursday, 3 June at 1.45pm
All day Friday, 4 June to Saturday, 5 June at 7.30am
MoreeCafe Omega145 Balo Street Thursday, 3 June from 1.30pm to 4.30pm
MoreeCafe Omega145 Balo Street Friday, 4 June from 7.00am to 9.30am
MoreeCafe Omega145 Balo Street Friday, 4 June from 11.50am to 2.00pm
MoreeAmaroo TavernAmaroo Drive Friday, 4 June from 4.30pm to 11.00pm

NSW Health is continuing to investigate the movements of this case in regional New South Wales, and this list of venues and times will be updated.

Anyone who lives in or has visited these areas since 1 June, is asked to be especially vigilant for the onset of even the mildest of cold-like symptoms, and is urged to come forward for testing immediately if they appear, then isolate until a negative result is received.

NSW Health will be providing pop-up clinics and extended hours at existing clinics to support increased testing for the communities in these areas. Further information will be available soon.

There are more than 300 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of which are open seven days a week. To find your nearest testing clinic, visit COVID-19 clinics, or contact your GP.