Maitland Taste was the first event to be cancelled in Maitland due to the coronavirus. Picture: Marina Neil
The Mercury has put together a guide about the coronavirus situation and how it will affect Maitland residents.
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If you have an event, business, sporting match or something else that has been affected and want to let people know, please email the details to sage.swinton@austcommunitymedia.com.au.
Nursing homes
- Widdon Largs and Benhome have moved quickly to protect potentially vulnerable residents. The Largs aged care facility has started a two-week period of no visitors into the home - a move that will be reassessed after that period.
- Benhome has been similarly proactive. It went into lockdown as a precautionary measure on Monday, March 16 after three residents started feeling unwell. It expects to ease the lockdown, but there will be conditions: restricted access to non-essential visitors, reduced visiting hours (9am to 5pm weekdays, and weekends 10am to non and 2pm to 4pm), maximum two visitors for an hour, enhanced hand hygiene and so on.
Screening clinics
- Maitland Hospital
- John Hunter Hospital
Events that have been cancelled
- Maitland Black and White luncheon on April 30
- Groovin the Moo on May 9
- Dogs in the Park on March 29
- National Textiles reunion on March 21
- Gresford Billy Cart Derby on April 11
- Tocal Field Days from May 1-3
- Anzac Day services on April 25
- Steamfest on April 18-19
- Kurri Kurri Nostalgia Festival from March 27-29
- Mai-Wel Creative Arts Album Launch on March 19, Easter Hoi on April 2 and Gala Ball on May 2
- Tocal homestead is closed Sundays to the public until further notice
- Lovedale Long Lunch on May 16-17
- Billabong's Restaurant 25th birthday on March 25
Events still going ahead at this stage/events postponed
- Slow Food Earth Markets
- Gum Ball Festival postponed from April 24-26 to October (held with Dashville Skyline)
Sporting competitions
- Maitland netball training and other activities postponed until end of April, season commences May 2
- Maitland district cricket finals called off, rep games also cancelled
- Newcastle Rugby League suspended at least until end of May
- Northern NSW Football games suspended until at least April 14
- Newcastle Rugby Union training and matches suspended, until at least May 1.
- Maitland Gold Cup greyhound final to proceed on Thursday behind closed doors.
- Basketball NSW has postponed all competitions until further notice.
Grocery shopping
- Details on the supermarkets here.
Restaurants/pubs/clubs
- KFC has closed its dine-in restaurants but is still open via drive-thru and deliveries
- Valley Restaurant turns to takeaay and home delivery
- Fratelli Roma Italian restaurant doing takeaway lunch and dinner, order online, Tuesday to Saturday.
- The Whistler doing breakfast and lunch takeaway only. Working on dinner menu for pickup and delivery and online ordering. Not accepting cash.
- The Grand Junction is closed until further notice.
- Bradford Hotel is closed indefinitely.
- Belmore Hotel is closed until further notice.
- Coach and Horses Hotel public areas closed temporarily.
- Windsor Castle Hotel closed. Bottle shop open and delivery meals commencing Thursday, March 26.
- Pourhouse closed but offering takeaway food and drinks, including craft beer.
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