How to make sure you're not breaking Sydney's new 5km rule: The easy-to-use way to make sure you don't cop a huge fine for going too far from home
- Locals in Greater Sydney and surrounds must stay within 5km of their homes
- There is an easy way to check exactly where you can go using handy website
- From midnight Sunday tightened restrictions apply to control a Covid outbreak
- New regulations were introduced as NSW recorded 466 new cases on Saturday
A visit to a handy website is all you need to do to make sure of exactly how far away you can travel after Gladys Berejiklian changed lockdown laws across NSW on Saturday.
From midnight Sunday locked-down residents in Greater Sydney and the rest of NSW have been told they cannot travel further than 5km from their home.
The tightened restrictions were announced as the city struggles to control an ever-growing outbreak of the contagious Indian delta strain of Covid-19.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced 466 new cases were recorded on Saturday, with a staggering 390 likely to have been infectious in the community.
A handy website (pictured) will show you a five-kilometre radius from your home address
For those who don't know exactly where the 5km boundary from their house extends, there is an easy way to check.
The website KM From Home allows users to enter their address and see a red circle on a map which will indicate where they can travel to.
The website was established after Ireland brought in a similar radius rule last year and has now been tweaked for use anywhere.
To use the service simply allow the website to access your location - a popup will appear - or you can type your address or even drag a pin to the correct point on the map.
Click here to use the service.
New restrictions are being enforced from midnight Sunday, limiting people to travelling only 5km outside of their home as NSW records 466 new cases on Saturday
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Residents in NSW have been hit with a swathe of new restrictions.
From midnight on Sunday the travel radius for residents has been reduced to 5km, with fines being bumped up to $5,000 for breaching quarantine, lying on a permit or contract tracing.
$3,000 fines will be issued for breaching the two-person exercise limit or wrongfully entering regional NSW.
Those who are eligible for the singles bubble in the 12 LGAs of concern must register their companion online.
The 12 LGAs of concern include Bayside, Blacktown, Burwood, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Fairfield, Georges River, Liverpool, Parramatta, Strathfield, and parts of Penrith.
A $320 payment plan has also been set up for those having to isolate and who are unable to work while waiting for test results.
For those who don't know exactly where the 5km boundary from their house extends there is an easy way to check, through a website called KM From Home
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