Thousands pour in from across the state as Sunshine Coast hosts the largest, outdoor community event of its kind since the pandemic began. But organisers say they are well-prepared with their strict COVID-safe plan.
Thousands of netballers, coaches and parents are arriving at the Sunshine Coast today ahead of the largest outdoor, community sporting event since the COVID-19 pandemic began.Players, coaches, officials and spectators will be split into numerous games across two daily sessions from Saturday to Tuesday
Some of those restrictions include daily timetabled sessions, a limit of two spectators per player, stringent sign-in protocols at the event, court marshals to monitor social distancing and compulsory water bottles to ensure no communal water bubblers are used. Rockhampton Netball representative convenor Jen Williams said planning for the event had been intense, but they felt well prepared."In between session one and two the entire facility is vacated, cleaned down and the session two participants can go in."That adds a complexity as a convenor, getting four teams — two teams at a time — organised and having somewhere to go each half day."
"I'll make sure that I follow all the specifications with the safety and social distancing … because we know that if we don't do that, Queensland Health can shut down the carnival." "We really get to build the relationship with our team mates that we've played with for a long time.""It's a really big opportunity, especially because it's our last year of state age," she said.
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