Dom Perrottet reopens indoor pools and maybe nightclubs as NSW hits 70% ...

Nightclubs could be back open within weeks, with kids swimming lessons given the green light from Monday in changes to New South Wales' roadmap out of lockdown made by new premier Dominic Perrottet. 

On his first full day on the job, the premier made the announcement his predecessor Gladys Berejiklian had long-awaited - that the state had reached the 70 per cent fully-vaccinated milestone.

This means hard fought for freedoms will finally be triggered on Monday October 11, including the reopening of pubs, restaurants, cafes, hairdressers and retail stores.

With capacity limits in place, the fully-vaccinated will be allowed to abandon lockdown restrictions that millions have endured since June 26.

Since the outbreak's first case was reported in Bondi ten days earlier, there have been 60,596 locally-acquired cases and 395 Covid-related deaths. 

There are 959 Covid-infected patients in NSW hospitals, with 188 in ICU and 93 breathing through a ventilator - all numbers expected to rise in coming weeks.

But with millions itching to get back to a sense of normality and fears for the mental health of a generation, Mr Perrottet is looking to go further with the easing of restrictions as his fresh-faced leadership focuses on the state's economic recovery.

This could mean nightclubs and amusement parks, originally slated to reopen in December, could instead open within weeks when the jab rate is set to surpass 80 per cent.

At Wednesday's crisis cabinet meeting - which has now been rebranded as the Covid and Economic Recovery Committee - Mr Perrottet was also gunning for the mandate which requires all indoor workers to wear face masks to be dropped ahead of the December 1 cut-off. 

Another significant change is the scrapping of the stalwart 11am press conferences, with Covid numbers now set to be released at 9am each morning by NSW Health. 

It has been a gruelling time for NSW residents and particularly Sydneysiders, who've been living under harsh stay-at-home measures for 15 weeks following June's outbreak, which began with an infected airport driver.

At the height of the Delta outbreak in August there were almost 1,600 daily infections, but that figure has now fallen to below 600 in October as vaccinations rates have skyrocketed.

'As we hit the key 70 per cent and 80 per cent vaccination targets in coming days, we need to ensure that our focus remains on keeping people safe and continuing to strive for above 90 per cent vaccination rates,' Mr Perrottet said.

'Alongside this, we must have a sharp focus on how we support businesses and ensure people return to work and give the NSW economy the best chance of bouncing back.

'As we head into December and over the summer period as businesses open... we're going to have a very bright summer.'

The easing of restrictions around children's swimming lessons at indoor pools will also extend to injury rehabilitation sessions and sports training.

From next week wedding, funeral and religious services will be able to go ahead with up to 50 guests, but they must remain seated to eat or drink and no singing is allowed.

Outdoor recreation facilities including stadiums, racecourses, theme parks and zoos can reopen under the one person per 4sqm with a cap of 5,000 people.

Concert venues outside can also go ahead with a cap with up to 500 people, who must remain seated.

But anyone heading to these events or to pubs, restaurants, cafes, gyms, retails stores and personal services like hairdressers, will need to prove their vaccination status by scanning in with QR code.

Vaccine passports have been a hot political topic in Australia and throughout the world, but Down Under the business community has been a major driver behind the idea, seeing it as a ticket to freedom and an answer to the relentless cycle of lockdowns that have crippled their establishments.

Under the NSW system, anyone who has received both jabs is issued with a commonwealth-assigned vaccination certificate through Medicare.