Andrew Currey / Five Star Fitness

As the new season approaches, it’s time for our Colties to kick off preseason training. It all starts from Tuesday November 2

See you there🔴🔵⚪️

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Simon Kneebone as the new Head Coach for Easts Rugby.

Simon, is a highly experienced and sought after coach, developing his skills as a Head Coach and Director of Rugby within the Crusaders / Canterbury and New Zealand Rugby systems. He fulfilled the role of Head Coach at Christchurch Rugby Club, the oldest Club in New Zealand, for 5 successful years before taking on several roles in the Crusaders High Performance Academy and Canterbury Representative program, arguably the premier provisional system in world rugby.

His track record of success is very impressive He was Assistant Coach of the Seattle Seawolves winning the MLR title in 2018. He has also won National Titles with the NZ Māori U18 side, Canterbury (NZ) U19s and in the NZ National Farrah Parmer Cup(NPC). Simon has achieved several coaching qualifications, including World Rugby Level 3 Coaching accreditation, World Rugby Coach Educator and International Rugby Academy – Professional Advanced Coaching accreditation. Simon also represented Canterbury as a player from 1992 – 2002.

Simon’s experience, technical rugby knowledge and alignment with our core values makes him an outstanding choice to continue the growth of the Easts program, producing better people both on and off the field. The opportunity to bring a new set of skills and experience within the Canterbury and Crusader’s system will be a huge benefit to players and coaching staff and an exciting new chapter for the mighty Beasties.

With preseason training around the corner we get our first look at the 2022 season schedule.

We kick off 2022 at home against Norths hoping to pick up where we left off🔴🔵⚪️

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Hi Five Star Family! The NSW government requires that we follow the vaccine mandate beginning tomorrow until 1 December 2021. There are significant fines for both individuals and the business if we do not comply with this mandate.

From Monday, 11 October attendees of the gym must be fully vaccinated or have obtained a medical exemption. Please ensure that you have legitimate vaccination or exemption documentation with you as our staff will be checking these upon entry. Incorrect proof means that you will not be able to train in the facility.

Members who are under 16 who have not received vaccinations are able to attend the facility provided they are accompanied by a fully vaccinated member of their household.

This has been a testing time for everyone and we appreciate the continued patience and support from our members. We love our community and would never ordinarily turn our members away, it is, for this reason, we ask that you show kindness and remember it is up to all of us to do the right thing 🌟💛

⚠️PERMITS FOR TRAVEL TO REGIONAL NSW⚠️

A permit system for some travel between Greater Sydney and regional NSW will take effect from 12.01am on Saturday 21 August.

Under the updated public health order, the following people traveling from Greater Sydney to regional NSW require a permit:

👉 anyone from Greater Sydney (including authorised workers from the LGAs of concern) who needs to travel more than 50km from Greater Sydney for work purposes, noting the existing requirement for such workers to have had a COVID test in the previous seven days;
👉 people travelling to a second home outside Greater Sydney. This is now only allowed if you are using the home for work accommodation or if the home requires urgent maintenance and repairs (if so, only one person may travel there);
👉 people inspecting a potential new residence, but only if they have a genuine
intention to relocate as soon as practicable (no investment properties); and
👉 people who are permanently relocating.

For the purposes of this public health order and permit, Greater Sydney will no longer include Shellharbour and the Central Coast. People travelling to Shellharbour and the Central Coast for the above reasons will require a permit to do so.

❌Taking a holiday to a second residence is not a reasonable excuse to leave home.

Permit applications will be made available on the Service NSW website.

People are permitted to leave their homes to facilitate custody arrangements for access to, and contact between, parents and children under the age of 18 who do not live in the same household.

❗️ Due to ongoing concerns about community transmission in some regional areas, stay-at-home orders in place for regional NSW have been extended until 12.01am on 28 August 2021, in line with orders for the Greater Sydney area.

❗️ Everyone must stay at home unless they have a reasonable excuse to leave. They cannot have any visitors in their home from outside their household.

NSW Health urges people to continue to be tested immediately with even the mildest of cold-like symptoms. There are more than 450 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of which are open seven days a week. To find your nearest testing clinic, visit the NSW Government website: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/health-and-wellbeing/clinics.

Special rules remain in place for the local government areas of concern in Greater Sydney: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/rules/affected-area.

🔗 For further information on COVID-19 rules, please see nsw.gov.au/covid-19/rules.