Border Bubble Explained
With the new restrictions coming into effect over the weekend this is your guide to how our border works now.
During the week the Queensland Premier announced the closure of the Queensland border to New South Wales and ACT from 1.00am Saturday (08/08) morning. This is in addition to the already restricted state of Victoria. Under the new restrictions only residents that reside in the below postcodes will be able to obtain a border pass to enter into the state.
📍Hotspots
All of Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory are now COVID-19 hotspots. COVID-19 hotspots are updated regularly here.
✴️Border zone residents can cross the border for any purpose.✴️
Queensland border zone residents cannot travel outside the border zone in New South Wales and New South Wales border zone residents cannot travel outside the border zone in either Queensland or New South Wales.
✈️Travel by air
You can only enter Queensland from a hotspot if you travel by air. You cannot travel by road through a hotspot.
The only people allowed to enter Queensland by road are:
🚛truck drivers
🚚workers related to the transport of freight and logistics
🚑people performing essential activities
🚕border zone residents.
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