Australia’s NSW to allow 5,000-cap country fairs
The Australian Festival Association is now calling for the new capacity increase to be extended to other types of events too
News By IQ | 5 November 2020
The government in Australian state New South Wales (NSW) will allow country fairs to host up to 5,000 people from January 2021, the second-largest attendance permitted at outdoor events since social distancing restrictions were imposed.
The Bowral Show, scheduled for 9 January at the Bong Bong Picnic Racecourse, will be the first event to welcome an audience of that size since the NRL grand final in October, which accommodated 40,000 seated fans at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium (cap. 83,500).
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Deputy premier John Barilaro, who is…
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