While people in Sydney and regional areas in lockdown celebrated the so-called "Freedom Day", some businesses in locations not locked down have had to close their doors.
Owner of Noah's Ark Play Centre at Wagga Wagga, Abbie McCorquodale, has had to temporarily shut down her business despite being able to trade prior to the new public health orders.
"Play centres are deemed not to re-open," she said.
"I've had to close my business, so obviously there's no income coming in, my 12 staff now don't have a job to attend, and I've had to cancel my party bookings for probably the next two months.
"Prior to Monday, we were trading as per current restrictions. That meant we had to follow the one person per four square metre rule, we had to wear masks indoors, and also the check-in required before people entered our premises.
The business owner said she had been in contact with Service NSW.
"They are up in the air as to when we can actually open," she said.
"It says as of the first of December, however, we are in regional NSW. It's not like we've been closed for the past four weeks before."
Owner of Laser Tag Wagga, Therese Paull, is in the same boat.
"We've been trading as normal since some parts of regional NSW came out of lockdown four weeks ago," she said.
"We discovered over the weekend that we'd be in this situation.
"Amusement centres and play centres in Sydney, they've been deemed not safe to open at this point in the roadmap.
"We've been in contact with Dr Joe McGirr's office, and Michael McCormack has also been in contact with us, as we understand that they're trying to seek some urgent clarification."
Urgent clarification
Independent local member for Wagga Wagga, Joe McGirr, said the fact Noah's Ark and Laser Tag could not re-open "seems a bit ridiculous" and he is "seeking urgent clarification".
"So ice rinks can operate now, I understand, in a couple of weeks time. We'll have nightclubs open for double vaccinated people," he said.
"The fact that you can't have a playground for kids such as Noah's Ark, for example, or Laser Tag, seems to me to be inconsistent.
"That said, I have to say, a lot is happening.
"They are trying to open up, they are trying to accommodate different people, so I acknowledge the work that's gone into it."
