The roadmap will continue to require full vaccination to order to make use of these restored freedoms.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announced on Thursday that he was increasing the allowances across a range of activities as the state passed the 70 and 80 per cent double vaccination milestones.

From October 11, the roadmap will allow up to 10 visitors (not counting children 12 and under) to a home (previously five), lift the cap on outdoor gatherings to 30 people (previously 20), and increase the cap for weddings and funerals to 100 people (previously 50).

On the Monday after the State clears the 80 per cent double vaccination mark, further restrictions will be relaxed, with people able to have up to 20 visitors (excluding children 12 and under) to a home (previously 10), and up to 50 people will be allowed to gather outdoors (previously 20).

"It's a great day for our state and I want to thank every single person right across NSW. this is not over, but to get to 70 per cent [double vaccination] is incredible successful for everyone across NSW," Mr Perrottet said.

"We are going to get to 80 per cent very, very shortly as well, and if we continue to work together, if we continue to make the effort and make the sacrifices we have all been making, NSW will be open again."

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Up to 3000 people will be allowed to attend controlled and ticketed outdoor events, up from 500, nightclubs will be permitted to reopen for seated drinking only with no dancing, and masks will no longer be required in office buildings.

All school students will also now return to on site learning with a range of COVID-safe measures in place by October 25, with the second and third stages of the return to school plan now combined.

Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 12 students will still return to face-to-face learning on October 18, with all other years now returning one week later on October 25.

Deputy Premier Paul Toole said workers in regional areas who have received one vaccination dose will be permitted to return to their workplace from October 11 and will be given a grace period until November 1 to receive their second dose.

"This has been done because in some areas it was difficult to get vaccines into those areas, so we are giving a grace period to allow those businesses to open on Monday," he said.

Regional areas are those outside Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Wollongong, Shellharbour and the Central Coast.

Stay-at-home orders will be lifted next Monday and replaced by the roadmap settings and the NSW government will stop using the list of Local Government Areas of concern.

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