Community Action Plans for Aboriginal communities

Community Action Plans set out actions and responsibilities to help keep Aboriginal people and communities COVID safe.

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COVID-19 – Advice for travel to rural and remote Aboriginal towns and communities

COVID-19 spreads easily between family members, especially when they gather together for joyful celebrations or sorry business. Let’s keep our mob safe!

NSW Health strongly recommends anyone travelling to rural and remote Aboriginal communities across NSW:

get vaccinated
if you are sick, don’t travel! Do the right thing, have a test, and wait at home until you know it is negative.

And remember, whether you are travelling for work or coming together with family and friends, it’s important to protect one another by:

checking in to places and showing your vaccination certificate
wearing a face mask when you are in with people outside of family
checking advice on keeping workers safe and COVIDSafe Travel Choices

By taking these steps, you can help to keep you and your loved ones safe from COVID-19.

More information

Visit NSW Government - Coronavirus (COVID-19) for information about COVID-19 symptoms, testing and physical distancing.

Visiting rural and remote communities

Advice for travellers

Due to the COVID-19 risk, many Aboriginal communities in NSW are uncomfortable about tourists travelling to their towns and communities.

Be respectful of the concerns and wishes of the local community.

Before you travel to or through a small remote town or community, check the local Community Action Plan or contact the Local Council for advice.

Advice for workers and organisations

It is crucial that workers do not visit Aboriginal communities if they

are ill, no matter how mild the symptoms, or
have had contact with someone with COVID-19 in the past 14 days.

The risk to Aboriginal communities from visiting workers could increase depending on the nature of the work, the locations the worker has travelled from and work practices.

To minimise this risk, organisations with staff who travel to rural and remote Aboriginal communities should complete a COVID-19 Safety Plan which includes consideration of the issues outlined in the checklist for visiting remote Aboriginal communities.