Judge Chris Hoy and wife trade Sydney lockdown for Thredbo ski slopes

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Anyone leaving Greater Sydney during the lockdown must self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival at their destination.

This allowed Judge Hoy and Ms Hoy to travel from Sydney to their vacation home in Shoalhaven where they isolated themselves for 14 days before heading to Thredbo.

Ms Hoy said the couple consulted with health officials before leaving Sydney and were told their movements were “totally in accordance with the rules”.

“They said after 14 days of isolation you are free to move… I have a file note of my conversation with them and who I spoke to,” she said.

She added that there was construction work going on at their vacation home which they needed to check out.

Ms Hoy said the couple produced a negative COVID-19 test result on day 15 of their isolation as an added precaution, at the request of their ski lodge.

“It wasn’t a requirement of NSW Health, it was a requirement of the lodge,” Ms. Hoy said.

It is understood that several cases of Sydneysiders heading for the snow via second homes have been reported to Jindabyne Police, who have stressed they can only act if they violate public health orders.

Several people contacted the Herald complaining about the Hoys’ situation. They all spoke on condition of anonymity as the topic created deep divisions in the usually jovial ski community.

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One person said the “creative” options for Sydney residents to visit Thredbo were widely spread by word of mouth, but she personally felt that was not in the spirit of the orders.

The revelations also shocked Sydney residents who were forced to forgo their snow vacation after being told by authorities that such trips were banned.

“Everyone should be treated the same,” one commented.

A spokesperson for NSW Health said it appeared the Hoys had complied with orders.

Health Minister Brad Hazzard said on Tuesday he would speak to his ministry about “tightening” orders that allow citizens to move between places of residence.

Mr Hazzard said people shouldn’t travel from house to house for the fun of it.

“Choose the property you live in and stay there,” he said.

Thredbo Resort general manager Stuart Diver said he was welcoming guests who “were not under current stay-at-home orders.”

“Thredbo asks all guests who plan to visit the resort to review and honor the latest orders and stay home if they are unwell or are in a suburb under the lockdown order. current, ”he said.

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In July, authorities approved the relocation of a group of students from a private Sydney school to the ski slopes under strict health safety guidelines.

Dubbo became the last NSW regional community plunged into lockdown, after Armidale, Tamworth, Byron Bay and the Hunter.

Deputy Police Commissioner Gary Worboys said on Wednesday residents of regional communities had been “devastated” by people coming from Sydney.

Mr Hazzard questioned whether it should become illegal to travel to regions to inspect real estate. He said government lawyers were considering other potential measures but should proceed with caution.

“There are circumstances where, for example, there is a marriage breakdown, someone is going to look at a house, this situation, or maybe a doctor is working in Byron Bay and Sydney,” Mr Hazzard said. .

“These issues need to be balanced like everything else in the epidemic.”

The Alps experienced wild weather conditions on Wednesday with roughly four to 12 centimeters of snow cover expected overnight.

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