Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

Last updated: 1 April 2021

Following the three-day Greater Brisbane lockdown, all of our services are now open with some restrictions, in line with advice from Queensland Government.

The Y will be updating this page as new information comes in. We are working with our Council partners and the State Government, with all actions taken in accordance to the decisions made by Queensland Health.

As per Government advice, all of our centres are able to re-open from midday today, Thursday, 1 April 2021 with the following restrictions:

Anyone over the age of 12 will be required to wear a mask upon entering until exiting our centres. This includes during exercise, though you are able to remove your mask if you are doing strenuous exercise, you are out of breath or it is unsafe to wear one. This mask mandate is required until at least 15 April.
Visitors must check into venues and provide their contact details in case we need to contact you.

We encourage you to maintain 1.5-metre social distancing and sanitise or wash your hands on the way into our centre using the soap and sanitiser provided.

What is the Y doing to reduce the risk?

The Y is closely monitoring the situation and adhering to Australian and Queensland Government advice in relation to Novel Coronavirus.

The Y is also following its regular Covid-19 health and safety practices regarding cleaning of equipment, bathrooms and change rooms and our food handling procedures. This includes regular cleaning of equipment and toys. We will also be undertaking additional cleaning and disinfecting of high contact surfaces.

In the instance of a confirmed case at one of our centres, we will need to close for a period to allow QLD Health to assess the situation and to perform contact tracing as required to identify people and students who may have come in contact with the COVID-19 virus.

Specialised cleaning of the facility will take place if necessary before re-opening.

What do I need to do?

Anyone who has been in the locations in the Government’s contact tracing alert list during the relevant time periods, regardless of whether they have symptoms is asked to get tested and isolate until their results are received.

You can access the contact tracing alert page on the QLD Government’s website at the following location - https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/current-status/contact-tracing

As per usual health and wellness guidance, we ask members, students and visitors who are unwell with respiratory illness should seek medical advice and remain at home until symptoms resolve.

We also ask that all members, students and visitors take the precautions advised by the public health experts including:

Frequently clean hands by using alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.
When coughing and sneezing, cover mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue – dispose of tissue immediately and wash hands.
Avoid close contact with anyone who has fever and cough (stay more than 1.5 meters away).

Further Updates

We will continue to provide updates via our social media pages including Facebook and Instagram. We will update this information as circumstances change on our websites and via emails.

Resources

More information about Novel Coronavirus can be found at the following websites:

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