There is more of that blue sky again following news from the Premier of NSW Gladys Berejiklian this morning that from June 1 we can travel anywhere in NSW for a holiday.

That's right, no travel restrictions in NSW.

Roll on the June long weekend from June 6 to 8. You can pack the tent, get the boat ready or hitch the caravan to the car. There are still border restrictions in place for Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania but hopefully this will ease in the coming weeks as well, especially Queensland given our proximity to the border.

The warning from the Premier was to "get used to living in a COVID environment until we find a vaccine". This is nothing that we are not used to already so social distancing, good hygiene practises and keeping away from large crowds.

The other warning was to book ahead because some restrictions will be in place for caravan parks and camping grounds.

For those with a boat, it is not full throttle yet but at least the engine has started. Darren Vaux, the Boating Industry Association President said “The State Government today confirmed that members of a household can go out boating in all forms of recreational craft which importantly includes the most popular type of boat … the family runabout.” 

“This means a typical family household can go out together as there does not need to be 4 square metres of space for each person onboard. Meanwhile people who are not from the same household can also go recreational boating but should maintain a physical distance of 1.5 metres from others, as is reasonably practicable".

Deputy Premier John Barilaro encouraged holidaymakers to "visit local businesses, enjoy local attractions and feast on the best food regional NSW has to offer" when holidaying over the June long weekend. In other words spend up and support regional towns.

More good news for cafe, restaurant and those pubs serving food with the number of customers increasing from 10 to 20 from June 1st. This will see some venues operating at near capacity which can only be a good thing for cashflow and jobs as well as remove some frustrations for patrons who turn up to eat only to be told they need to wait until someone needs to leave before they can take a seat.

Today's easing of restrictions adds to the news that all NSW Public Schools will be back for face to face teaching as of this Monday.

Another welcome glimpse of a slightly different normal life.