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Alice Springs Town Coun­cil is advis­ing the com­mu­ni­ty that in line with the lat­est pub­lic health advice, con­tact trac­ing will be manda­to­ry for vis­i­tors to the Alice Springs Pub­lic Library and the Alice Springs Aquat­ic and Leisure Cen­tre as of Mon­day 30 Novem­ber, and until fur­ther notice.

In line with Council’s pol­i­cy for unac­com­pa­nied chil­dren at Coun­cil venues,

Alice Springs Pub­lic Library:

• Chil­dren 10 years and under must be accom­pa­nied by a respon­si­ble adult, the adult will be required to pro­vide con­tact details on entry for the child/​ren and themselves
• Chil­dren 11 to 15 years may enter with­out a respon­si­ble adult how­ev­er must sup­ply con­tact details on entry and com­ply with all safe­ty instruc­tion from staff

Alice Springs Aquat­ic and Leisure Centre: 

• Chil­dren 14 years and under require con­stant active super­vi­sion by a per­son 16 years and above, who can pro­vide con­tact details on entry for the child/​ren and themselves
• Chil­dren 15 years and over may enter with­out a respon­si­ble adult how­ev­er must sup­ply con­tact details on entry and com­ply with all safe­ty instruc­tion from staff

If a child of any age is deemed unsafe with­out the pres­ence of an accom­pa­ny­ing adult, Coun­cil staff will take appro­pri­ate action (which may include con­tact­ing a guardian)

At the Region­al Waste Man­age­ment Facil­i­ty and Coun­cil events con­tact trac­ing is avail­able and is encour­aged to be used by patrons (how­ev­er may not be manda­to­ry). Coun­cil is advis­ing the pub­lic that they can pre-reg­is­ter for events or at the event by scan­ning a QR code or man­u­al­ly at one for four sani­tis­ing stations. 

Fur­ther to this, Coun­cil is also work­ing with the NT Gov­ern­ment regard­ing the new ​‘Ter­ri­to­ry Check In’ app. This is a free app to use and will be avail­able via the Apple App Store or Google Play for Ter­ri­to­ri­ans to down­load and reg­is­ter from 30 Novem­ber 2020.

The risk of COVID-19 in our com­mu­ni­ties remains, which is why it is impor­tant for every­one to fol­low all health directions.

• If you have COVID-19 symp­toms, do not trav­el, go to pub­lic events or venues. Make sure you get test­ed and stay at home.
• Main­tain a phys­i­cal dis­tance of 1.5m at all times.
• Wash your hands with soap and water and use hand sani­tis­er regularly.
• If you have symp­toms, stay away from oth­ers and book a COVID-19 test on 1800 008 002

For more infor­ma­tion about hot spots and to stay up to date with the lat­est infor­ma­tion vis­it www​.coro​n​avirus​.nt​.gov​.au. Coun­cil reminds all com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers to stay up to date with offi­cial and accu­rate sources: www​.securent​.nt​.gov​.au and www​.health​.gov​.au

Note: These spe­cial mea­sures have been put in place as a result of COVID-19. All infor­ma­tion is cor­rect as at 9am Fri­day 27 Novem­ber, 2020.