The 35-year-old was paddleboarding with three of his children when tragedy struck.
The word has been banned after ministers undertook a training session.
"I do not want to be a distraction."
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said during her daily live update that 78 percent of over 16-year-olds now had at least one dose of a vaccine.
NSW reported 1290 community cases of COVID-19 and another four deaths
Yesterday the state recorded 145 new cases.
It comes as neighbouring Victoria's case numbers continue to explode.
Their babies are both aged 19 months and were born two days apart.
