{"id":275407,"date":"2020-09-09T14:56:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T04:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=275407"},"modified":"2020-09-09T14:56:07","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T04:56:07","slug":"council-halls-can-be-hired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/09\/09\/council-halls-can-be-hired\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Halls Can Be Hired"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_275408\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-275408\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200909townhall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-275408\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200909townhall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200909townhall.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200909townhall-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200909townhall-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200909townhall-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200909townhall-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200909townhall-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-275408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A socially distanced event at Kingaroy Town Hall &#8230; halls can be hired but organisers must obey Public Health Directions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>September 9, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Burnett Regional Council has advised that its community halls are available for hire but there are restrictions in line with current\u00a0Public Health Directions.<\/p>\n<p>Under the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/system-governance\/legislation\/cho-public-health-directions-under-expanded-public-health-act-powers\/business-activity-undertaking-direction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Restrictions on Businesses, Activities and Undertakings Direction (No.5)<\/a><\/strong>, Council\u2019s halls are considered\u00a0to be a restricted business.<\/p>\n<p>As such, they are only permitted to operate in compliance with the\u00a0restrictions placed upon them.<\/p>\n<p>A Council spokesperson said that as\u00a0there is no approved COVID Safe Industry Plan or COVID Safe Checklist available for the general\u00a0use of a hall, hirers of Council\u2019s halls for general use must comply with the following restrictions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No more than one person per 4 sq m\u00a0 to a maximum of 50 people, with physical\u00a0distancing observed (where physical distancing includes remaining at least 1.5m away from<br \/>\nother persons where possible).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Collect and keep contact information about all guests and staff for contact tracing purposes for a\u00a0period of 56 days. This information must include: name, phone number, email address, and the date and time period of patronage. If requested, this information must be provided to public\u00a0health officers within a stated time. The information should be securely stored, not used for any other purpose and deleted after 56 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Must not operate a dance floor for dancing (unless the purpose is for a dance class).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Council\u2019s halls may be hired for purposes other than a general purpose and these activities\/events may\u00a0be permitted to be attended by greater than the limit described above.<\/p>\n<p>These activities\/events are required to be operated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the COVID Safe Framework which\u00a0may include the adoption of an Approved COVID Safe Industry Plan, COVID Safe Checklist, COVID\u00a0Safe Event Checklist or a COVID Safe Event Plan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prior to confirmation of hiring a Council hall, prospective hirers will be asked the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are you permitted to operate your activity\/event under an Approved COVID Safe Industry Plan or\u00a0COVID Safe Checklist? If so, you will be required to provide a copy of your signed Statement of<br \/>\nCompliance (for use of an Approved COVID Safe Industry Plan) or a copy of your completed\u00a0COVID Safe Checklist.<\/p>\n<p>If no, have you consulted with Queensland Health to ensure that you are able to operate your\u00a0activity\/event?<\/p>\n<p>If no, please consult with Queensland Health on 13-42-68 to confirm that your activity\/event is\u00a0able to operate under the current Chief Health Officer Public Health Directions. Once confirmed,<br \/>\nplease provide Council with details of your correspondence with Queensland Health.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For further information regarding hall hire, contact the SBRC on (07) 4189-9100 or <a href=\"mailto:info@southburnett.qld.gov.au\">by email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Further Information:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covid19.qld.gov.au\/government-actions\/covid-safe-businesses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID Safe Businesses<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covid19.qld.gov.au\/government-actions\/approved-industry-covid-safe-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Approved COVID Safe Industry Plans<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covid19.qld.gov.au\/government-actions\/covid-safe-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID Safe Events<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/system-governance\/legislation\/cho-public-health-directions-under-expanded-public-health-act-powers\/business-activity-undertaking-direction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Current Restrictions on Businesses, Activities and Undertakings Direction<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qld.gov.au\/health\/conditions\/health-alerts\/coronavirus-covid-19\/current-status\/public-health-directions\/business-activity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information and FAQs on the current Restrictions on Businesses, Activities and Undertakings Direction<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Queensland Health Coronavirus (COVID-19) Hotline:<\/strong> <strong>13-42-68<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Burnett Regional Council has advised that its community halls are available for hire but there are restrictions in line with current\u00a0Public Health Directions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":275408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,22,1455,3],"tags":[1131],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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