Inside the brazen illegal party in Sydney that was shut down by cops – where one man lied he was 'delivering a package' and another was spotted hiding behind a shower curtain

A man was caught hiding behind a shower curtain while another pretended he was dropping off a package when busted by police at an illegal house party amid Sydney's lockdown.

Eight men between the ages of 31 and 50 were found at the home on Arthur Street in Randwick, in the city's east at about 1.20pm on Friday after police were called.

Officers spoke to two men outside the house with one pretending he was dropping off a delivery despite having no package in his hands.

Upon entering the home the group of men were found scattered across different rooms with one trying his luck behind the bathroom shower curtain.

Two illegal parties have been shut down with 13 men slapped with $1,000 fines amid Sydney's lockdown - after 50 new cases were reported (pictured police patrolling Bondi Beach)

Five men from the group were from Sydney's south-west while the other three lived at the house, police said.

Each was slapped with a $1,000 fine for breaching public health orders with Deputy Commissioner Gary Worboys blasting those who continue to break the rules.

'This type of behaviour is nothing short of disrespectful – we've already seen how easily the virus spread following the unlawful party at Waterloo,' he said.

Police were also called to another home in The Entrance on the Central Coast at about 9.40pm on Friday to discover a teenage girl was celebrating her 18th birthday.

'On arrival, police spoke with six people – aged between 17 and 22 – who were drinking and celebrating an 18th birthday, which was in breach of the Public Health Orders,' NSW Police said.

NSW Police have warned Sydneysiders officers will be out in full force ensuring residents are adhering to the stay-at-home orders

Police confirmed a total of 167 people were fined for breaching public health orders in the past 24 hours (woman is seen buying essential items in Fairfield)

'The 17-year-old girl was issued a warning under the Young Offenders Act, while the other five people were issued $1000 personal infringement notices.'

Meanwhile six guests were busted at a hotel in the CBD and fined for breaching public health orders.

One woman, 26, was wanted on an outstanding warrant and is due to face court on Saturday.  

Mr Worboys revealed that a total of 167 Greater Sydney residents were given infringement notices in the past 24 hours including 67 in the city's south-west. 

Fines of $200 were given to 72 people for not wearing masks while the rest were given to those who were outside of their homes without a valid reason. 

'When people invite others to their house, it is a conscious decision to go against the public health order and put the health of themselves, those people in their home and their community, their family, at risk,' the commissioner said during a press conference on Saturday. 

Mr Worboys also warned police would be out in full force across the city asking residents why they were out in the wake of 50 new Covid-19 cases being recorded.

'Over the next few days, police will continue their efforts right across this state, to the furthest places where people think they can escape Sydney and go on a holiday and again disguise that as some sort of business trip or some sort of activity - police are investigators,' he said.

'Police will ask questions, they will find out the truth, and if you need to be issued an infringement notice, they will.' 

Police deputy commissioner Gary Worboys revealed 167 Greater Sydney residents were given personal infringement notices in the past 24 hours including 67 in the city's south-west (pictured women wear face masks while walking through an empty Barangaroo)

Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant has meanwhile announced the cluster of cases linked to an illegal party at the Meriton Suites in Waterloo has jumped to 35 infections.

Ten further infections were linked to the gathering on Saturday which was held on the first day of the city's lockdown on June 26.

'I think what we are seeing is chains of transmission and we are having difficulty getting ahead of those chains,' she said.

'We need everyone to stay hunkered down this weekend, stay within your household, and if anyone in your household has the most minimal of symptoms get tested.'  

A team of 100 police officers have been sent to the city's south-west to ensure compliance in worrying Covid hotspots.

Furious residents in the targeted local government areas - Fairfield, Canterbury-Bankstown and Liverpool - have questioned why Sydney's eastern suburbs are not receiving the same police attention.

New rules came into effect from 5pm on Friday and include exercise being limited to groups of two, browsing banned at shops and residents only leaving their homes for one of the four essential reasons. 

From the 50 new cases announced on Saturday, Premier Gladys Berejiklian said 'most concerningly' there were 26 active cases in the community

New rules came into effect from 5pm on Friday and include exercise being limited to groups of two, browsing banned at shops and residents only leaving their homes for one of the four essential reasons (pictured Liverpool testing clinic)

From the 50 new cases announced on Saturday, Premier Gladys Berejiklian said 'most concerningly' there were 26 active cases in the community, and added too many residents were 'cutting corners' and 'flouting the rules'.  

She also hinted that the Greater Sydney lockdown, which is entering its third week, is likely to be extended as case numbers skyrocket.

'I think it is pretty clear that unless we reduce that level of people in the community that are infectious, we won't be able to turn things around as quickly as we can or as quickly as we should,' the premier said.

Dr Chant said there are 47 people currently in hospital being treated for the virus with 16 in intensive care including a teenager, a person in their 20s and person in their 30s.

Of the 47 in hospital, 37 were unvaccinated. No one that has been double vaccinated is currently in hospital. 

The teenager currently suffering from the virus in ICU is not on a ventilator.  

There were 38 new cases announced Thursday and 44 Friday, both the highest days recorded since the start of the pandemic.

Saturday's figure deepens the growing crisis with the highly-infectious Delta strain. 

Police are seen patrolling Bronte Beach amid strict stay-at-home orders on Greater Sydney