NT starting to close to parts of QLD ( Q on arrival from Hot Spots). Easter is not looking good.

Will Queen P be expecting the federal government to issue handouts to business that will lose income this school holidays? This will go on more than 3 days. NSW have already called 1400 ppl in Byron instructing them to isolate.

Couldn't be worse timing, the wider issue is further erosion of confidence in forward bookings. Yields are already P!@S poor, sales do not provide confidence in booking, people need flexibility in ticket conditions

Is it all of QLD the border is closed to or just the Brisbane area?
I heard Vic has made Brisbane a 'RED' area from 6pm today so the loads will be very light on bne-mel flights once 6pm kicks in.THANKS AGAIN QUEEN P.

In WA it is closed to all of Qld. I'm in WA and I think it's ridiculous. We should follow the other states who don't exclude every person from one state at the drop of a sneeze.

30 mins after lockdown commenced and I'm glad I'm not going down the Gold Coast.
Local traffic reports describing it as an 80km carpark! :eek:

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....dc098b5f0e.png
Not so bad north of the map, surprisingly.

Wouldnt be surprised if Byron becomes the next "hotspot"

I was just at the airport DFO and going north was worse than a long weekend Friday afternoon. All lock down achieves is getting everyone crowded into supermarkets together and a mass exodus to spread potential cases far and wide.

They need to work on their marketing. Instead of calling it a lockdown, just mandate masks. It’s essentially the only difference anyway.

I'd have thought the vaccine rollout would be in full swing there. :oh:

Oh yes, the only difference...

Except for not going to work unless essential, bars closed, cafes and restaurants take away only. No visits to friends. Cinemas closed. Gyms? Schools closed. Essential shopping only.

Just the same...:rolleyes:

The stupid thing is all those people leaving Brisy, the lockdown rules still apply no matter where they are :ugh:

You think anybody is keeping track of those who have holiday places on the Sunny Coast etc where they raced off to this arvo?? Think they’re going to fess up??
it’s a joke.

Of course not, but remember the old saying, when it all goes wrong.....

Tomorrow I can wake up and take my kids to daycare and school (my wage is as essential as the politicians). Afterwards I can go to my local coffee joint and grab a coffee. Then I might head to Target, because why not, it’s open. Then I’ll go to the farmers markets to grab a few things for the friends we’re having over for dinner. Might chuck a Bunnings visit in there as well.

No, that’s not what I’m actually going to do, but please tell me more about how having the city flee to other regions to escape the lockdown in a panic is a better result than simply mandating masks. I’ll be going about my normal life tomorrow with the addition of a mask.

“Essential” is a joke of a definition. Everyone will justify everything and no one will question it. Westfield Chermside will be open ffs. So why panic everyone with a “lock down” when you can achieve similar outcomes with less alarming language and measures.

The term "lockdown" is a bit of a joke. I mean, the two lockdowns we've had here in Perth, myself and people I know didn't really go about our lives any differently... Apart from not being able to dine in a restaurant or go to a pub, I didn't restrict my movement at all and continued to visit family and friends, go for a browse at the shops, head to the beach.. nothing really that different. That's why I laugh when I hear that word.
Also, I wonder how many of this new cluster are seriously ill in Queensland?

None apparently.

If only we weren't 3.5m vaccinations behind schedule.

The future of this country will be random lockdowns, border closures with fear and scare tactics from the politicians forcing vaccinations. It's already been said by Queeny on national news.

Politicians “forcing” vaccinations?? In my opinion they haven’t been forceful enough, from day one of the rollout all quarantine workers and healthcare coming into into contact with returned Covid cases should’ve been told “get a vaccine within 2 weeks, or find a new job”.

The vaccine doesn’t stop you getting COVID, it just makes it less severe if you do get it. So even after being vaccinated people will still get it and the lockdowns will continue much to the glee of the pollies who are keeping us safe.... thank goodness for that.