COVID SAFE GUIDE
Our COVID Safe Guide will follow the requirements of Victorian State Government and the Chief Health Officers Directions that apply to delivering COVID Safe Events.
STAY APART TO STAY TOGETHER AT GOFISH
Being COVID safe is a shared responsibility and it is our aim to ensure that you have a fantastic time while you are at GoFish Nagambie but we also want to ensure that you remain safe while you are there.
The objective of this COVID safe guidelines is to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of patrons, staff, contractors, volunteers and the community.
COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS
It is currently a Victorian Government requirement for all patrons attending venues and events aged 12 years 2 months or over to show proof of their full-vaccination status to our staff and/or volunteers upon entry into the venue and at registration. This is a condition of competition entry.
All competitors, visitors, exhibitors, contractors, staff, and volunteers over 12 years and 2 months entering the tournament and the GoFish Nagambie Hub will need to show full COVID-19 vaccination status as a condition of entry. For a definition on what fully vaccinated means visit https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/how-we-live-vaccination-status.
When you arrive at our venue (including GoFish Nagambie Campgrounds) and registration you will be asked to show proof of vaccination by one of our friendly staff or volunteers. The quickest and easiest way to show proof of vaccination is by adding your COVID-19 digital certificate to the Service Victoria app.
If you don’t have a smartphone or are unable to use one, there are additional non-digital proof of vaccination status options available including an official copy of your Australian Immunisation Register vaccination certificate or a printed copy of your digital vaccination certificate from myGov alongside photo identification. Visit https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/get-your-covid-19-digital-certificate to find out more.
Please note visitors that have a medical exemption are excluded from this requirement. Please show evidence of your medical exemption alongside photo identification—such as a medical certificate or a letter from a medical practitioner when entering the tournament venue and at registration.
The event organiser has the right to refuse entry to someone who cannot or will not show proof of vaccination or a valid exemption. Legal protections are in place. Patrons and visitors must prove their vaccination or exemption status to enter our venues and/or the tournament.
COVID-19 vaccination requirements are subject to change in line with Victorian Statement Government and health directive updates.
PATRONS CODE OF CONDUCT
- Stay home if you are unwell or have a cough, fever, sore throat, shortness of breath or loss of taste or smell. Please do not come to our event until you are completely well and have a negative test result
- Maintain Physical distancing from people outside your core social group. Keep at least 1.5 meters away from others
- It is recommended that you wear a mask if you can’t physically distance
- Avoid physical greetings. handshakes, kisses and hug
- Practice good hygiene – wash your hands with soap and water, use hand santisiter that will be available onsite, cover coughs and sneezes
- Follow the instructions of the COVID marshals and signage when on site
- Ensure you ‘check in’ when entering an event site
GENERAL INFORMATION
COVID safe messages may be delivered before, during and after events. Listen out for information and follow directions
All messaging will be communicated by our website, social media, through commentary and signage on site at locations
If you have any questions, look out for one of our COVID marshals.
COVID SAFE CHECK-IN & VACCINATION STATUS
COVID Safe Check In and full vaccination status is a requirement of entry into our event.
GoFish Nagambie will be using COVID safe check for contact tracing purposes as is a requirement for all venues and events
When entering an event site, all people will be required to provide contact tracing information by:
- Scanning the Services Victoria QR code upon entering the site
- Provide details to be recorded on a hardcopy contact tracing form
Any person not providing their contact details will be asked to leave the event site
COVID Check-in marshals will be at the entry to all sites confirming the vaccination status of patrons. All competitors, visitors, exhibitors, contractors, staff, and volunteers over 12 years and 2 months entering the tournament and the GoFish Nagambie Hub will need to show full COVID-19 vaccination status as a condition of entry.
CLEANING
Event sites will maintain a high standard of cleaning including high touch point cleaning to reduce COVID risk
COVID MARSHALS
Each event site will have COVID marshals to help implement and monitor the sites COVID safe plan. All attendees will be required to follow the instructions of COVID marshals. If a COVID marshal requires assistance to mange an issue they will be assisted by the management team. A significant issue will be escalated to the Victorian Police to be handled.
COVID RESTRICTIONS
GoFish Nagambie will monitor current COVID-19 restrictions posted by the DHHS and information contained in the COVID safe plans will be updated to align with the changes
COVID PLAN
- EDUCATION: Training for staff, volunteers and participants in appropriate personal health, personal hygiene and safe support in necessary functional areas.
- DENSITY REDUCTION Increasing venue space and encouraging appropriate physical distancing.
- TOUCHPOINT MINIMALIZATION. Reducing or removing points of interaction between staff, contracts, volunteers and participants/athletes.
- SCREENING AND TRACING:Questionnaires and check in/out points for all persons at points of entry/exit. Where public spaces do not allow for immediate tracking, provide communication and incentives to check.
- COMMUNICATIONConstant communication of best practices, limitations to access, and promoting alternative viewing experiences across all available platforms, including EDM, in person, signage, website, broadcast and social media.