Covid case numbers have continued to decline as NSW records 360 new locally acquired infections on Tuesday, a day after Sydneysiders celebrated their first day of freedom after 106 days in lockdown.
Tuesday's case infections are lower than Monday's 496 cases as businesses reopened their doors to the fully-vaccinated for the state's highly anticipated 'Freedom Day'.
New South Wales was finally released from its gruelling Covid-19 lockdown after the state shattered its 70 per cent vaccination target last week, triggering the return of pubs, restaurants, cafes, retails shops, gyms and personal services like hairdressers.
And after almost four months of being trapped inside their homes cut off from friends and family, some couldn't wait another moment longer to head down to the pub and catch up with their mates at long last.
Crowds ditched their lockdown tracksuits for the occasion, with many seen spilling out of the city's pubs late into the night, likely leading to some sore heads on Tuesday morning.
But officials have warned it will be two more weeks until regional travel, large house parties and nightclubs make a return, with newly-appointed premier Dominic Perrottet confirming he was unlikely to move the goalposts for reopening when the 80 per cent fully-vaccinated milestone is reached.
While the target is likely to be met on Monday October 11, with many having earmarked this date for further restrictions to ease, roadmap rules stipulate more changes can't take place until the following Monday, which is October 25.
Lockdown trackies were ditched for glamorous outfits on Freedom Day as rain poured down two women looking to enjoy their first night out in months (pictured)
One Sydneysider may have had a little too much freedom when bars flung open their doors on Monday
Revellers at The Royal Hotel in Sydney's Paddington line up outside with big smiles as they flash their vaccination status at the door
Thousands of cooped-up revellers braved the rain and chilly conditions across Sydney on Monday as they partied for the first time in 106 days (pictured, pub-goers at The Marlborough in Sydney's Newtown)
Pub-goers flocked to the city's drinking holes on Monday night (pictured outside The Royal in Sydney's Paddington) with lockdown finally over
A brief moment of clear blue sky see day-drinkers head to the beer garden at the The Marlborough in Sydney's Newtown (pictured)
Despite many Covid restrictions remaining, the weekday in October felt more like a wild New Years Eve celebration as Sydneysiders ditched their at-home activewear and glammed themselves up for the momentous occasion.
Venues started filling out before lunchtime as more and more partygoers piled in later in the evening.
Not even the persistent rain and chilly 13C weather could dampen the spirits of the newly-freed residents who proudly flashed their digital Covid-19 vaccination certificate as they entered venues.
Under the new rules, any customer entering a non-essential business must prove their vaccination status.
Those who aren't able to verify that they've received the jab are refused entry.
Pubs are allowed to operated under the one person per four sqm rule after the state hit its 70 per cent vaccination target (pictured, The Marlborough in Sydney's Newtown)
A rugged-up man braves the cold and is captured sipping a red wine at a newly opened Sydney bar on Freedom Day
Bartenders are busy mixing drinks inside a Sydney pub on Monday, as Sydney ended its nearly four-month-long Covid lockdown
But it wasn't just pubgoers having the time of their lives.
Gym junkies could once again hit the weight rack after almost four months of Netflix and UberEats.
Members of the famed City Gym in Sydney's Darlinghurst were pictured breaking a sweat with up to 20 people now permitted train at a time.
Haircuts were also in high demand on the first day out of lockdown.
The ban on hairdressers was one of the most hated rules of the prolonged stay-at-home orders - even with the 5km travel bubble in place, curfews in parts of the Sydney's west and no weddings allowed.
Fashionistas jumped at the chance to get their locks chopped with barbers and hair salons now allowed to tend to up to five customers at a time.
Gym junkies could once again hit the weight rack after almost four months cooped up in their homes (pictured, Sydney's City Gym on Monday)
A woman at City Gym in Sydney's Darlinghurst is pictured throwing a left hook after the gym reopened on Monday
Haircuts were also in high demand on the first day out of lockdown. Pictured: A woman gets her hair cut at a salon near the Sydney Harbour Bridge on October 11, 2021
The ban on hairdressers was one of the most hated rules of the prolonged stay-at-home orders. Pictured: Barber Amy Drewes cuts Dom Lotter's hair at Men's Biz Barber and Shop
Fashionistas jumped at the chance to get their locks chopped with barbers and hair salons now allowed to serve up to five people at a time. Pictured: Senior stylist Esther of Adom Beauty and Braiding Salon braids a clients hair on October 11, 2021 in Sydney, Australia
Stylist Pille Mardimae colours a clients hair at the Wild Life Hair Sogo salon in Surry Hills on October 11, 2021 in Sydney, Australia
As part of the reopening face masks are no longer mandatory outdoors, with
