NSW Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello has apologised to businesses for the slow delivery of COVID-19 business support payments, of which 80 per cent have now been processed.
Tamworth and Armidale residents are being reminded they could be eligible for the COVID-19 Disaster Payment. With businesses shut down during lockdown, residents may be able to receive support payments if they can prove they've lost hours of work. For more information, head to the Service N . by Jessica Worboys | NBN News-News, Sport & Weather
Land tax relief and tenancy support payments are now available to landowners supporting their tenants during the pandemic. Landlords can choose between the two options, if they agree to reduce rent for COVID-impacted tenants from July 14 to December 31. Numerous conditions apply, which can be vi . by Jessica Worboys | NBN News-News, Sport & Weather
Service New South Wales has warned it's an offence to swap the address on your driver's license to somebody else's, following an increase in suspicious activity. Cessnock resident Jill Hall received a change of address letter this week, in somebody else's name. "When I r . by Lauren Kempe | NBN News-News, Sport & Weather
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The leaders of two local government areas in south-west Sydney have criticised the NSW government’s handling of the virus outbreak, following a raft of new measures to limit movement in the region.
The state recorded 111 new cases on Saturday, prompting sweeping new restrictions, with residents of Canterbury-Bankstown, Liverpool and Fairfield now banned from leaving their council areas unless they are health or emergency services workers.
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It is the latest set of measures targeted at the multicultural region, following a police crackdown and mandatory COVID-19 testing of essential workers every three days.
Canterbury Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour accused the state government of making policy on the run in its handling of the outbreak.