Following news of a recent community case in Western Australia (linked with a case in New South Wales), the Western Australian Government announced yesterday that new restrictions are in place for the Perth and Peel region from 12.00pm Sunday 27 June for a minimum of three days.

These restrictions include:

• Masks are to be worn indoors, on public transport, and outdoors where physical distancing is not possible (primary school aged children and those who are exempt are not required to wear face masks)
• Public events that cannot be restricted to 150 people will be cancelled or played without spectators
• A 30-person limit for visitors to private homes
• A maximum of 150 people at weddings and funerals
• A limit of four personal visitors per resident or patient at hospitals and aged care and disability care facilities
• Community sport is permitted
• Anyone who enters a regional area from the Perth-Peel region is required to wear a face mask as per requirements in Perth-Peel, and travel should be minimised. Travel to remote Aboriginal communities will be restricted.

The following businesses may open but with a 2m² capacity rule and a 150 patron limit will apply:

• Hospitality, entertainment venues (including casino and nightclubs), retail, beauty/hairdressers, recreation centres (including gyms, pilates, yoga, dance and swimming pools) and places of worship.

The following City of Stirling facilities remain open as per their usual hours with face masks now mandatory, and patron counting will be in place to ensure capacity limits of 150 and 2m² per person:

• All Stirling Libraries
• All City of Stirling recreation and leisure facilities
• City of Stirling Community Centres
• The Recycling Centre Balcatta
• Containers for Change Refund Centre.

Please stay home and do not attend any of these facilities if you are unwell. The community is encouraged to monitor the Healthy WA website regularly for updates, including for any new exposure sites (see below for further information).

Today’s announcement by the Premier has confirmed a second community case on Monday 28 June, and the community is encouraged to be vigilant and to continue checking exposure locations. These will be updated on the Healthy WA website as contact tracing continues.

Stirling Leisure Centres

In line with State Government restrictions, face masks are mandatory in all Stirling Leisure Centres. All facilities will adhere to the 2m² rule and a 150 patron limit will apply.

Learn to Swim is cancelled for at least the next two days at Leisurepark Balga and Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre, with a decision about Learn to Swim from Thursday onwards to be made and communicated with impacted patrons pending further State Government advice. Learn to Swim will continue at Scarborough Beach Pool for the next two days due to lower patronage numbers.

Spin classes are cancelled for the next two days at Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre, with further updates to follow this week, pending further State Government advice. Group fitness is still operating across Stirling Leisure Centres (Scarborough Leisure Centre, Scarborough Beach Pool, Leisurepark Balga and Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre) with face masks to be worn, 2m² per person and class number limitations.

Face masks are allowed to be removed while participants are conducting vigorous exercise indoors, including in Stirling gyms and group fitness classes.

Due to social distancing restrictions, the spa and sauna facilities at Stirling Leisure Centres - Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre will be closed until Thursday 1 July. 

Community sport

Community sporting activities using the City’s public open spaces can continue as long as there are no more than 150 people in attendance at any one time. Face masks are mandatory in all clubrooms and other community buildings associated with community sport. The 2m² rule and 150 patron limits also apply.

Adult sport at Herb Graham Recreation Centre and Stirling Leisure Centres – Hamersley is cancelled for the next two days, pending further State Government advice. Junior sport may continue, with face masks to be worn when indoors and outside where social distancing is not possible. Children under 12 years are exempt from wearing face masks.

Hamersley Public Golf Course

Hamersley Public Golf Course remains open. Face masks are mandatory in the clubhouse and where social distancing is not possible. The 2m² per person rule also applies.

Stirling Community Care

Day Clubs are currently suspended, pending further State Government advice. Meals on Wheels, transport services and in-home support services will continue with face masks mandatory for all City employees and volunteers.

Stirling Men’s Shed

Stirling Men’s Shed continues to operate, with face masks mandatory, adherence to the 2m² per person rule and a maximum of 150 people.

Animal Care Facility

The Animal Care Facility (ACF) remains open between 2.00pm and 5.30pm by appointment only. Face masks must be worn at all times.

Citizenship ceremony

The citizenship ceremony scheduled for Wednesday 30 June will proceed with face masks to be worn and with a modified program to ensure the capacity limit of 150 and the 2m² per person rule is met.

Council meetings

The Council Meeting for Tuesday 30 June will proceed with face masks to be worn. The City will ensure the capacity limit of 150 people and the 2m² per person rule is met. A copy of the Council agenda is available on the City’s website, and public questions may be submitted online. Council meetings are livestreamed via the City’s Youtube.

Events

No City delivered community events are scheduled during the restricted period. The City is aware of external event organisers who are due to hold events from Friday 2 July – Monday 5 July and we have communicated with them to reiterate State Government advice in place and requested they advise the City of any postponements or cancellations in the coming days.

The City will continue to monitor the unfolding situation, including any updates from the State Government. In the meantime, the community is encouraged to follow all State Government requirements and take extra care to practice good hygiene and social distancing and use the mandatory contact registers or Safe WA app at all businesses and facilities.

Please check the COVID-19 page on our website for news: www.stirling.wa.gov.au/update

Exposure sites

A location within the City of Stirling has been included within the list of public exposure sites:

A full list of sites is available on the Healthy WA website and we encourage the community to continue to check this page for updates and ensure you get tested if you have visited any exposure sites.

If you have symptoms, please phone 13COVID.  

Useful links

COVID-19 testing locations – Healthy WA

Public exposure sites – Healthy WA

COVID-19 Update page - City of Stirling