Fight for vaccine mandates heats up ahead of South Australia's festival season
ABCAdelaide Festival co-artistic director Rachel Healy has seen the effectiveness of double-vaccination mandates for audiences in Europe and desperately wants to institute them next March, but the festival isn't allowed to. Key points: The SA government is not mandating vaccines to attend public places The Adelaide Festival wants to be able to ban non-vaccinated patrons Venues may bring in their own rules As a statutory authority, it is at the behest of the state government and needs a directive from SA Health to bring in compulsory double-vaccination rules, as WOMADelaide and other arts events have already done. "As a hirer of venues for the Adelaide Festival's various events, we will be liaising with venues about their COVID management plans and encouraging a united approach to adopting fully-vaccinated, or medical exemption, policies." However, Adelaide Festival Centre chief executive Douglas Gautier said the centre was making plans and "looks forward to sharing more news soon". State Theatre Company executive director Julian Hobba said the decisions the Festival Centre made would also have a direct impact on its future productions.
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