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NSW has cleared 80 per cent double-dose vaccination of eligible residents, which will trigger the return of community sport and dancing at hospitality venues.

Premier Dominic Perrottet revealed the target had been reached on Saturday afternoon, saying that "summer in NSW is looking good".

Some 91.9 per cent of residents over 16 have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

The number of 12- to 15-year-olds getting the jab is also rising - 74 per cent of the age group has had at least one dose, and 31.9 per cent is fully vaccinated.

The next stage of reopening will come just one week after lockdown was eased for the fully vaccinated on October 11.

It means fully vaccinated people can have up to 20 people to their home, and 50 people can gather outdoors.

There won't be any caps on hospitality venue bookings and patrons will be able to have a boogie - except at nightclubs, which will be allowed to open for the first time.

The 100-person cap for weddings and funerals will be removed, as will the five-person cap for beauticians and hairdressers.

As well, masks will no longer be required in office buildings.

All of these freedoms are limited to the fully vaccinated until December.

After 10,000 people gathered at Randwick Racecourse for The Everest on Saturday, the government has given the green light for future racing events to have the same capacity.

The Golden Eagle at Rosehill and the Bentley Cup on Melbourne Cup Day at Royal Randwick can host 10,000 double-vaccinated patrons if they adhere to public health orders, Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation Kevin Anderson announced on Saturday.

"The people of NSW have done an incredible job rolling up their sleeves and getting vaccinated allowing us to welcome more people back to iconic events and get our economy firing again," Mr Anderson said in a statement.

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Providing they're fully vaccinated, Canberrans can now visit an additional 26 locations in southern NSW, as ACT quarantine requirements are relaxed.

The capital reported another 20 locally acquired COVID-19 cases on Saturday, its lowest daily count since late September.

Chief Minister Andrew Barr says residents who can verify they've had both vaccine jabs can travel to the nominated NSW postcodes without quarantining upon return.

They include Batemans Bay, Goulburn and the state's Southern Highlands, as well as Jindabyne, Tumut and Cooma in the Snowy Mountains.

"As we have seen throughout this pandemic, travel restrictions are temporary," Mr Barr told reporters on Saturday.

"As more people get fully vaccinated in regional NSW and the ACT, Canberrans can expect that travel restrictions will be relaxed further.

"This is a balancing act. Canberrans didn't go through nine weeks of lockdown only to see a spike in cases."

As of Saturday, the ACT was managing 495 active virus cases. There were 15 patients in Canberra hospitals, 10 of them in ICU.

Nearly 2400 virus tests were conducted across the ACT in the 24 hours to Friday evening.

While it's likely travel to all of NSW will be possible by November 1, Mr Barr has previously flagged restrictions could be imposed on travelling to localised hotspots.

"The ACT and NSW are just a few weeks away from very high levels of full vaccination," Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said on Saturday.

"But we're not quite there yet and our public health officials remain concerned about increasing case numbers in some parts of NSW."

The ACT marked its first full day out of lockdown on Friday, after more than two months of stay at home orders.

Retail will have to wait another fortnight to welcome customers in store, with only click and collect options or booked visits available.

With 80 per cent full vaccination likely, further easing of restrictions is set down for October 29.

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