If you or someone you know is struggling, call lifeline on 13 11 14 for crisis support
Retail premises will be required to close (‘click and collect’, takeaway and home delivery can still operate), except the following can remain open:
Supermarkets and grocery stores (including butchers, bakeries, fruit and vegetable stores, liquor stores and fishmongers);
Stores that predominantly sell health, medical, maternity and infant supplies;
Pharmacies and chemists;
Petrol stations;
Car hire;
Banks and financial institutions;
Hardware, nurseries and building supplies;
Agricultural and rural supplies;
Pet supplies;
Post offices and newsagents; and
Office supplies.
Other News:
Regularly check the NSW Government COVID-19 news and updates for the venues and locations and adhere to advice where required. Please visit What you can do in NSW for more details.
We continue to remain under Level 4 Restrictions on the Central Coast, with the whole of NSW under Stay at Home orders
Advice on masks remains the same and ‘parents and carers in areas under stay-at-home rules must keep children – of all ages across primary school and secondary school – at home unless they need to be at school’.
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What's Happening Around Us
Exercise and outdoor recreation - you can exercise with one other person (not from your household). You must stay within your local government area or within 5km of your home. Click here and press "Drop Pin" to see how far you can travel for exercise. For further information on rules and restrictions click here
Outdoor playgrounds in the Central Coast region currently remain open for exercise purposes, with Council working to ensure as many areas as possible are open to support social distancing. Source
Are you in need of a food pack? These can be delivered to our families so let us know by phoning 4341 9066 or emailing umina-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au to arrange
Special Religious Education / Special Education in Ethics
Special Religious Education (SRE)/Special Education in Ethics (SEE) is not permitted in Greater Sydney, including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour under current COVID Level 4 restrictions. However, the Department of Education has provided the following three portal entry points to lesson content for students:
Approved providers for All Faiths SREExternal link (Islamic, Jewish, Buddhist, Bahai, Hindu)
Approved providers for Christian based faith SREExternal link