Coronavirus restrictions will ease further within weeks after Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed NSW would act on changes flagged by the national cabinet on Friday.

From July 1, the number of people allowed inside indoor venues - including function centres - will be determined by the 'one person per four square metre' rule, with no upper limit.

Cultural and sporting events at outdoor venues that hold 40,000 will be allowed up to 25 percent of their capacity.

It's the next step on our road to recovery.

The most recent round of rule relaxations came into effect on Saturday, when people could gather with friends and family in larger numbers (20 guests inside a home and 20 for outside gatherings) and go to gyms.

There would have been many people like Workout Wagga member Charlie Bance who, after spending months working out at home, "jumped out of bed" to get back into the gym and get back into a routine.

The coronavirus shutdown certainly hit Wagga's newest gym hard.

The newly-completed Hiit Republic gym hadn't even opened before it was forced to close.

"It was disappointing, but with a good couple of months behind us now we're all ready to be back," manager Presslea Cowan said.

While there's no denying the past few months have been tough for many, it's great to see positives coming out of the crisis.

Like the story about how businesses, including the Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory, are rethinking how the operate.

Licorice factory owner Neil Druce last week did a virtual tour with school students from Griffith.

While they wouldn't have been able to smell it, or have a taste, Mr Druce said the students were able to "get way closer to the chocolate than they could have if they were there in person".

"I think 2020 will be a year some people regret, but then a lot of people are going to say 'wow that was the year we opened our eyes'," he said.

It's a sentiment that would resonate with many of us.

This year has opened our eyes, indeed.

We're all still learning about, and dealing with, this COVID-19 pandemic.

But if we keep up the good work and do the right thing, there will be plenty more positive stories to tell in the months ahead.

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