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Newcastle Herald letters to the editor, February 10, 2021: Residents deserved chance to get on board surf comp

By Letters to the Editor
Updated February 11 2021 - 9:26pm, first published February 10 2021 - 11:30am
SURF'S UP: Surfers Jackson Baker, Philippa Anderson, Newcastle lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes, deputy premier John Barilaro, surfer Ryan Callinan WSL's Andrew Stark.
SURF'S UP: Surfers Jackson Baker, Philippa Anderson, Newcastle lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes, deputy premier John Barilaro, surfer Ryan Callinan WSL's Andrew Stark.

I WAS amazed to hear our mayor announcing this WSL event ('Our big break', Newcastle Herald 8/2) and would love to hear more about this. This will involve a large number of people travelling here from overseas (once again, tough toenails for so many "ordinary" Australians still struggling to get home) with the risk of importing COVID-19, including its more recent dangerous strains. Yes, of course there's going to be isolation of these people after arrival but how ironclad is this? Witness today's news of a case appearing in Wollongong two days after release from 14-day quarantine.

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