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read more8th November 2021 - 22% of Australia gymgoers cancelled their membership due to COVID-19
2nd November 2021 - NSW COVID-19 roadmap changes again for the fully vaccinated
1st November 2021 - Australia’s first Fire Fit gym opens in Sydney suburb
28th October 2021 - Sydney gym faces member backlash over vaccination stance
27th October 2021 - New COVID-19 cases linked to Sydney CBD gym
21st October 2021 - 2021 Fitness Australia Award winners announced
15th October 2021 - NSW Premier announces end of quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers
9th October 2021 - Confusion over NSW Government’s reopening vaccination rulings for gyms and fitness centres
8th October 2021 - Fernwood Fitness looks to reopen Greater Sydney and NSW clubs at midnight on Monday
7th October 2021 - NSW Premier Perrottet announces further lockdown easing with more pool activities set to be allowed
4th October 2021 - Revised NSW reopening roadmap will see early opening of indoor pools for lessons
1st October 2021 - Fitness Australia looking for guidance on vaccination requirements for reopening NSW gyms
14th September 2021 - Fitness Australia’s Barrie Elvish ‘perplexed’ by ongoing restrictions on operation of exercise facilities in regional Victoria
9th September 2021 - New Les Mills Global Fitness Report suggests members ready to ‘flock’ back to facilities
8th September 2021 - Fitness Australia survey reveals NSW members against vaccine passports and staff vaccinations
7th September 2021 - Fitness Australia launches dedicated Aqua Exercise Instructor registration
20th August 2021 - Fitness Australia slams Northern Territory Government’s decision to keep gyms closed
19th August 2021 - Fitness clubs shut and with no ‘take away’ for 30% of days since March 2020
31st July 2021 - Nine businesses in Bondi banned from selling takeaway liquor for seven days
29th July 2021 - Fitness Australia advises of concessions achieved for gym reopenings
21st July 2021 - Fitness Australia calls for ‘JobKeeper 2.0’ as Coronavirus lockdowns widen
3rd July 2021 - Fitness Australia invites input on industry trends survey
2nd July 2021 - Prime Minister Scott Morrison reveals four step plan to take Australia beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
9th June 2021 - Fitness Australia and Vic Active demand exercise facilities be allowed to open in regional Victoria
23rd March 2021 - Fitness Australia says industry ‘continues to strengthen’ 12 months since COVID-19 shutdowns
24th February 2021 - Fitness Australia welcomes NSW Government’s lifting of gym class numbers to 50 people
23rd February 2021 - Fitness Australia’s Barrie Elvish highlights the value of health
12th February 2021 - Fitness Australia disappointed at NSW Government’s easing of restrictions for all indoor venues except gyms
4th January 2021 - Fitness Australia calls for Federal government to introduce national plan to improve physical activity rates
17th November 2020 - Fitness Australia Chief Executive questions why gyms must close but pubs can stay open
29th October 2020 - Fitness Australia advise that risk of infection in a gym is less than ‘one in a million’
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