Community Update 3 - Close Of Queensland Border - Scheduled Midnight Wednesday 25 March
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Queensland will follow the lead of South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory by imposing border restrictions.
As announced by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, the Queensland Government will force anyone entering the State to quarantine themselves for 14 days after arrival, with the new measures coming into force on midnight Wednesday 25 March.
Council is liaising with the NSW Government to determine the implications for locals who live and work in Mungindi, Boggabilla and Toomelah.
Mungindi residents have their health service on the Queensland side of the town and essential grocery supplies available on the New South Wales and for Boggabilla and Toomelah residents, both medical services and essential grocery supplies are accessed and purchased at Goondiwindi.
The Queensland Government will meet tomorrow to finalise the details of the restrictions and what exemptions will come into play. It is hoped that special exemptions, like those to be put in place in South Australia, will be made in border communities where people need to regularly cross State boundaries to access essential services and employment.
Further details will be provided once the arrangements proposed by the Queensland Government are confirmed.