THE Limestone Coast has the most Covid-19 restriction breaches in the State, according to South Australia Police (SAPOL) figures collected half way through its Operation Limit campaign.
In an effort to ensure activities and gatherings abide by Covid-19 restrictions, Operation Limit began on January 7 after an explosion of Covid-19 cases throughout the State.
The Limestone Coast town of Robe became one of the hot spots following New Year’s Eve celebrations.
SAPOL, in a statement released this week, said 26 businesses from 335 checks (7.7 percent) were found to be non-compliant in the first fortnight of the campaign in the Limestone Coast.
This compares to 4.98 per cent across the State with a total of 1,667 businesses checked and 83 found to be non-compliant.
The SAPOL statement said: “Most were given an educational approach but one business and four individuals were fined and seven businesses and 11 individuals were cautioned.”
The business fined was a Robe venue with Police advising last week that $5,000 fine had been issued to the venue for alleged breaches on January 14.
Police advise that, during Operation Limit, non-compliance has included businesses failing to have a Covid Safe Plan, no QR code, not meeting density requirements, no marshal, or staff or patrons not wearing masks, and standing up while drinking.
“Police continue to provide an educational approach, where possible, to continue to build community co-operation – but positive action will be taken where it is appropriate,” said the statement from SAPOL.
“Operation Limit aims to engage and communicate with consumers and businesses to ensure continued usage of the QR Code ‘check in’ at businesses/activities, compliance with mask wearing (where applicable), density requirements and requirements for seated food and beverage consumption.
“Members of the public are encouraged to keep doing the right thing, to wear masks in shared indoor spaces and check in where required to and businesses must also ensure they have QR codes displayed or provide a secure hard copy check-in option and ensure, as far as possible, that customers and patrons are checking in.”
Operation Limit ends on February 6.
