Qld relaxes border ban to Northern NSW towns

Описание: Annastacia Palaszczuk has relaxed her strict border bans by opening her state to people from Byron Shire, Ballina Shire, Lismore Council, Richmond Valley Council and Glen Innes Shire.

The changes – which come into effect on October 1 – will open Queensland to 152,000 people who will not be required to hotel quarantine.

Deputy Premier Steven Miles said it would help people in communities which had ties across borders.

“These are people who might live in NSW but very often they feel a closer affinity to Queensland. They live closer to Queensland than Sydney,” he said.

The deputy premier said Queensland residents would be allowed to travel to the designated NSW towns and vice versa, “relatively freely” for health care, work and to visit loved ones.