Police were called to the store on Bowral Street on Thursday following reports customers and staff had not been complying with public health orders.

A 62-year-old manager at the store allegedly told officers she had no intention of complying with the mask mandate.

A female customer, aged 61, entered the store also not wearing a face mask. Police say they requested the woman put a mask on or leave the store, but she too refused.

NSW Police said the elderly employee intervened, demanding the officers leave. Both women were arrested.

As officers escorted the women outside to a police vehicle, they said they were confronted by the 63-year-old man, who yelled at officers before pulling down the face mask of a sergeant.

The man was arrested alongside the women and all three were taken to Southern Highlands Police Station.

The man has been charged with assault and the two women have received $200 fines for failing to wear a mask in an indoor venue.

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In a separate incident on Thursday, a Sydney man and woman, both aged 19, were each issued $1000 infringements after allegedly attempting to gain entry to a Dubbo zoo.

Staff at Taronga Western Plains Zoo immediately notified police after they established the couple had travelled from Sydney and visited a number of regional locations since June 20.

Police attended the zoo and escorted them to a COVID-19 testing facility, before they were instructed to immediately return to Sydney and isolate.

In total, NSW Police issued 75 public infringement notices on Thursday. Of those, 46 were $200 infringements for failing to wear a fitted face covering.

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