So the half year results will NOT reflect any eased labour...

So the half year results will NOT reflect any eased labour pressure in WA.
-The cut off point for those is December 31 - exactly eight weeks from today.
But WA will not open to domestic and international at least three weeks after - “likely in late January or early February.” - dependant on a 90% vaccination rate. (The motive fo this is to save about 200 lives.)

People will be queuing to come in to WA to work?
And the timing will perfectly suit NRW’s Karara project (for which it is advertising solidly on Seek at present[eg ref]) - due to start in February.
(What is happening to all the current MACA crews who were being encouraged to stay on at Karara and may already live in the Geraldton “a short bus trip away”?)

The reopening news story is in the spoiler below for anyone interested.
It notes the opening date will probably be set in early December and …
… “Eased border restrictions will only apply to the vaccinated.
People who are double dose vaccinated will have to return a negative PCR test 72 hours prior to departure and undertake a test within 48 hours of arrival.
Unvaccinated International arrivals will have to quarantine for 14 days.”

Spoiler : see story here

https://thewest.com.au/news/coronav...mestic-and-international-travellers-c-4441367
Coronavirus: Premier reveals WA plan for border to re-open to domestic and international travellers
Charlotte EltonThe West Australian
Fri, 5 November 2021 9:41AMComments


Premier Mark McGowan has revealed a plan to re-open WA’s borders. Credit: Ian Munro/The West Australian

Western Australia will reopen to domestic and international travellers when the State hits a 90 per cent vaccination milestone — likely in late January or early February.

The exact transition date — which will also trigger the reintroduction of some restrictions — will be announced when WA hits the 80 per cent double dose mark for everyone aged 12 and above.

The decision is based on new Health Department modelling showing that almost 200 fewer West Australians would die with COVID-19 if the border reopens at 90 per cent vaccination instead of 80 per cent.
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The modelling estimates 313 COVID patients would die in the first year after an outbreak at a vaccination rate of 80 per cent, compared to 117 deaths at 90 per cent. Case numbers would hit 104,000 and 43,000 respectively at the two different vaccination rates.
“It is a cautious and safe plan based on our expert health advice,” Mr McGowan said.
“We’ve done so well, we don’t want to fall at the last hurdle.
“Put simply, if we eased our borders earlier at 80 per cent, modelling suggests widespread community transmission would result in far more infections, hospitalisations and deaths.”

Once the reopening date is set — likely in early December — it will be “locked in,” Mr McGowan said.
The lifting of the controlled border restrictions will mean the reintroduction of restrictions. Face masks will be required in high-risk indoor settings such as public transport and in hospitals and aged care facilities.
People will be required to show proof of vaccination to gain entry to nightclubs, casinos, and large events with crowds of more than 1000 people.
The plan also allows for additional “step-up” measures that could be introduced to cope with an outbreak. These involve the greater use of face masks, rapid testing at workplaces, and capacity and density limits.
“These step up measures are something I want to avoid, and achieving a rate of 90 per cent gives us the best chance of doing just that,” Mr McGowan said.

We need at least 250,000 more Western Australians to roll up and get vaccinated.
WA will be the last State to abandon a COVID-zero policy — every other State intends to allow quarantine-free travel before Christmas.

Eased border restrictions will only apply to the vaccinated.
People who are double dose vaccinated will have to return a negative PCR test 72 hours prior to departure and undertake a test within 48 hours of arrival.
Unvaccinated International arrivals will have to quarantine for 14 days.

Currently, 79.3 per cent of West Australians aged 12 and above have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while 63.7 per cent are fully vaccinated.

Health Minister Roger Cook urged people to get the jab.
“We need at least 250,000 more Western Australians to roll up and get vaccinated. That’s about four Optus Stadiums full of people, and we can do it,” he said.
“Do you really want to be one of those 250,000 people holding us back?”

cheers