https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-...down/100368176
Our friend from Byron.
Police have charged a Sydney man who travelled to Byron Bay, and subsequently sparked a COVID-19 lockdown in the area.
Zoran Radovanovic, from Rose Bay, travelled to the popular holiday destination with his two children last month.
Police allege Mr Radovanovic, 52, made the journey without a reasonable excuse.
The shires of Byron, Richmond Valley, Lismore and Ballina were on Monday put into a seven-day lockdown and numerous exposure sites were listed.
They're all within the Queensland-NSW border zone where locals have been allowed to travel across state lines for "permitted purposes", including grocery shopping.
The future court attendance notice will be served on Mr Radovanovic, who remains at Lismore Base Hospital with strict bail conditions after testing positive for COVID-19.
His two children have also tested positive for COVID-19.
"The 52-year-old man from Rose Bay will be charged with breaching the public health order after he travelled from Sydney to Byron Bay and surrounding areas without reasonable excuse and for breaching public health orders," said NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Peter McKenna.
Mr Radovanovic will be required to appear at Lismore Court on September 13 and will be under strict bail conditions until then.
"I would appeal to all members of community regardless of where you come from to abide by these public health orders," said Assistant Commissioner McKenna.
"It is the only way we are going to stop this virus spreading in regional NSW and keep our community safe."
Health authorities in NSW confirmed no new cases had been identified in the area in the 24 hours to 8:00pm yesterday.