Changes to social distancing laws announced on Tuesday do not mean travel restrictions have been lifted, and people should not be travelling for holidays, South Coast Police say.
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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced two adults could pay a visit to others on the basis of care, of reducing social isolation and of mental health.
If you had younger children, you would be able to bring them with you on the visit and they would not count towards the "two adults" total.
Batemans Bay Acting Inspector Greg Churchill said all other restrictions were still in place.
There is no limit on the distance that a person may travel to visit another household, however Acting Inspector Churchill encouraged residents and visitors not to drive out of "their area" to make those visits.
He said people should not be coming to the area on holiday.
Police would continue to target non-essential travel, and question drivers on whether they had a reasonable excuse.
More information, go to www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/what-you-can-and-cant-do-under-rules
On Thursday morning, April 30, there had been no new reported cases in the Southern NSW Local Health District.
On Tuesday, there was one "active" COVID-19 case in the Eurobodalla Shire and the other nine cases had "recovered".
In total, there has been 55 COVID-19 cases in the district, which covers Batemans Bay, Bega, Bombala, Braidwood, Cooma, Crookwell, Delegate, Goulburn, Moruya, Pambula, Queanbeyan and Yass.
The Premier said with new COVID-19 cases on the decline in NSW, the government could reassess restrictions at the end of each month.
She admitted health authorities expected the change to increase the number of new COVID-19 cases, but said NSW hospitals were prepared.
The government had already announced a back-to-school plan from May 11.
COVID-19 presents a more serious risk to people aged 70 years and over, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 years and older with one or more chronic medical conditions, people aged 65 years and over with chronic medical conditions and people with a compromised immune system.
