Update – 17 September: Restrictions have eased in some parts of Queensland. 4). The purpose of this part is to restrict the movement and gathering of people in a restricted area. For example, if your household has … See current border restrictions. Visit our Privacy Policy to learn more. Outdoor gatherings of up to 10 persons in a restricted area Gold Coast businesses brace for influx of Brisbane tourists taking four-day Australia Day weekend. Update – 17 September: Restrictions have eased in some parts of Queensland. Current venues, locations and statistics on COVID-19 in NSW. Qld has recorded three coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, two live on the Gold Coast. Despite Part 2 of this Direction, the following restrictions apply within a restricted area. Events held at a business (such as a function centre or restaurant) are managed under that venue's COVID Safe plan, which will determine the number of attendees. Gathering restrictions extended. Brisbane Airport remains open in a heavily reduced capacity delivering essential services to the people of Brisbane and Queensland. Restrictions on visitors in aged care facilities and hospitals have also been lifted in those regions. The REIQ is expecting an updated Moving and Gathering Direction to be released by the State Government in the coming hours, and will update this page and our various Coronavirus toolkits once this information has been provided. Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said it had been 14 days since the last case related to the Hotel Grand Chancellor cluster entered quarantine and mass testing had found no community cases. The Australian aviation industry has developed Domestic Passenger Journey Protocols.These protocols provide clear and consistent guidance to reduce the risk of COVID-19 in domestic airports and on aircraft. You should do this before booking or leaving your home. Despite the state breathing a sigh of relief after recording three consecutive doughnuts days of zero locally acquired cases, some restrictions involving mask wearing and gathering limits will remain for Greater Brisbane. Events held in private homes or public spaces (e.g. There are currently no COVID-19 hotspots. Please note – The Direction has been updated on 02 September 2020 to: This Direction replaces the former Movement and Gathering Direction (No. Weddings and funerals can have 200 guests, dancing can return indoors and outdoors, venues with allocated seating – such as outdoor stadiums, theatres and cinemas – can have 100 per cent capacity. "So we've seen a whole series of clusters, which has been an enormous amount of work for them, but each one they've got on top of, and this last one it looks like they're getting on top of.". Businesses, including cafes and pubs and restaurants, can return to having one customer for every two square metres. Due to Queenslanders' great work in keeping up physical distancing, practising good hygiene and sticking to the State’s restrictions, we can now have 100 people gather in public outdoor spaces, and 50 people can gather at a private property, this number includes those who live with you. South Australian Premier Steven Marshall … As of 1am on Friday, masks are no longer mandatory, dancing is allowed once again, gathering restrictions have eased, and visitors are allowed back into hospitals, aged care facilities, prisons and disability accommodation. "They’re getting on top of all their clusters," she said. "At the moment, I get reports that business aren’t operating, they’re shut down, because they’re in lockdown, in many, many countries across the world. Bars and restaurants will remain open despite new gathering limits. There are no current contact tracing alerts in Queensland. From 1:00am tomorrow, lockdowns on aged care and disability accommodation services will be removed, hospital visitor restrictions will be relaxed, and private gatherings of up to 30 people will be allowed, bringing the region in line with the rest of the State. For the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic read our coronavirus live blog. Under the new changes, residents in the Gold Coast and Darling Downs regions can have gatherings of up to 30 people instead of 10 in indoor and outdoor settings. Read more about Gathering restrictions in Queensland. Gathering limits Up to 50 people can gather in a home at any one time. Larger text size Very large text size As of 1am on Friday, mask-wearing and gathering restrictions are now eased for Greater Brisbane after they were resurrected in response to fears of an outbreak of the highly infectious UK virus strain. Up to 50 people can gather at a home if they don’t exceed the 2-square-metre rule. "We've come through this together and we've come through this stronger.". It is important you find out about the restrictions and conditions for the place you are travelling to. Greater Brisbane's strict three-day lockdown is due to end in a matter of hours. Toby Crockford is a breaking news reporter at the Brisbane Times, Brisbane's restriction rollback: What you can and cannot do. 9:24pm Mar 29, 2020 Australians will no longer be able to gather in groups of more than two and people aged over 70 should self-isolate in their homes as part of new social distancing restrictions announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said Queensland has returned to "having among the lowest restrictions in our economy in the country", by going back to the COVID-19 roadmap in place in December. Between 51 and 200 people can gather at a home if there is a COVID Safe plan, COVID marshal and QR code system in place. Update – 24 September: Restrictions are easing for residents in the Greater Brisbane region after another day of no new COVID-19 cases. While there is little doubt that the human cost of this pandemic is significant, beyond this it also offers some…, The REIQ is now working on escalating the roll-out of OTE in order to support contactless documents in the wake…, © 2019 Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) • RTO Code 5420, We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. Regarding high-risk facilities – such as the state's hospitals, residential aged care facilities and prisons – the visitor restrictions have also eased. The restrictions on gatherings, which came into force on Saturday morning, included people living in the areas of Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan, Scenic Rim, Somerset, Lockyer Valley and Moreton Bay and Redlands, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said. For venues, locations and public transport routes in NSW with reported cases go to Current COVID-19 case locations; Self-isolation rules. In further good news, Deputy Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski said there was a continued downward trend in Queensland's hotel quarantine numbers, with 2795 people in quarantine on Thursday - which was a reduction of more than 600 since the beginning of the week. The Queensland Government had this plan ready to go and put out a comprehensive breakdown of the latest update on its website, but the major restrictions for Greater Brisbane are: There can be no more than 10 people in your house, including the people who normally live there On the issue of border reopening, Dr Young said the situation in Greater Sydney was "very encouraging", but there were still some unlinked cases. Please check back for any updates. But Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk recommends masks to still be worn on public transport and in places where social distancing isn’t possible, such as crowded shopping centres. At 1am on Friday, January 22, masks were no longer be mandatory, except in airports and on planes. Common questions about rules and restrictions. In addition, a maximum of 50 people can gather in private homes and up to 100 people can gather in public spaces, such as parks.