Australia NSW water restrictions to be scrapped from midnight
UK rules to be eased over Christmas - but England's tier system will be strengthened after lockdown
Boris Johnson is poised to announce up to a week of freedom from COVID-19 restrictions at Christmas - but tough rules will remain in force in England after the national lockdown ends on 2 December. The aim - subject to agreement from the governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - is for a UK-wide relaxation of rules, reportedly from 22 to 28 December, so that several families can join in one "bubble".It is also likely that, under the "four nations" plan, families will be allowed to attend Christmas church services and that pubs and restaurants may be able to open for a limited period over the holiday period.
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Water restrictions come into force during drought periods when water supplies are falling. WaterNSW assists water authorities across New South Wales Sydney Water sets water restriction levels for all residents, businesses, local councils and government agencies in the Greater Sydney Basin, Blue
As Sydney’s dam levels fall to 40 per cent, the government is taking early action to implement level 2 water restrictions across Sydney, the Blue Mountains
New South Wales water restrictions are expected to be scrapped from midnight, with state cabinet looking at a complete overhaul of how the state saves water.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian met with Cabinet this evening to discuss the issue, with Warragamba Dam above 95 per cent capacity, current water restrictions will be changed to "Water Wise Guidelines" instead.
Under the new approach, rather than households and businesses being fined for wasting water, new suggestions will be made on how to better preserve the vital commodity.

Things like hosing down hard surfaces, using a hose without a trigger nozzle, watering the garden in the middle of a hot day and untimed garden sprinklers are all water wasting activities that will be looked at.
The NSW-Victoria border opens today after being closed for more than four months due to COVID-19
There was a party-like atmosphere, complete with DJ and pumping music, as the border ban was lifted at Albury-Wodonga this morning and residents of New South Wales and Victoria could again move freely between the states.The NSW-Victoria border has reopened, 138 days after it was slammed shut by Premier Gladys Berejiklian to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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The restrictions were scrapped four years later in 2009. Warragamba Dam supplies water to more than 3.7million people living in Sydney and the lower As NSW and other parts of the country continue to head deeper into drought, water restrictions are ready to be put in place to help homeowners and
Ben Campbell reveals the devastation the drought has taken on his farmland in Gulgong in the New South Wales central west.
Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains and Illawarra are currently on Level One restrictions and have been so since May last year.
Video: NSW water restrictions could be dropped from midnight (9News.com.au)
'Highly likely' quarantine worker caught Covid from hotel .
The woman who tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday 'most likely' caught the virus at the Sydney quarantine hotels where she worked, genome sequencing has revealed.New South Wales Health Minister Brad Hazzard said results from genome sequencing revealed the virus strain was 'definitely not' part of any local outbreaks.
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