Qld authorities and community worried the Gold Coast will go overboard as restrictions ease - ABC News

Among those was The Spit, which was closed in early April due to large groups of 'out-of-towners' travelling to the area and disregarding social distancing rules.One of the first people back to its reopened shores was local scuba diver, George Manolis, who runs a popular dive and snorkel Facebook group.

He said he's not confident local beach-goers could return to the sand and water and maintain social distancing requirements."We need to be on the beach, we need to party. We need to have the beach shelter, we need to have a barbeque.What you can do under new rules:Shop for non-essential itemsGold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said if locals use common sense, there should be little need for concern."If you're on the beach, mentally, you're revived.

Under the easing restrictions, sunbaking can occur within 50 kilometres of the person's home and if people keep 1.5 metres away from others.Cr Tate said "people are adopting to the new norm" and he expects locals will continue to do the right thing. "Now if there's a lot of people on the beach, as long as they're keeping the distancing, I think that's fair enough," he said.140 extra police will be deployed across the state for patrolling."Anecdotally we would have all seen that people are starting to relax a little bit," State disaster coordinator deputy commissioner Steve Gollschewski said."Things are going well because people have been doing the right thing. We need them to keep doing that.

The eased restrictions for picnics has confused business owners who were hoping to reunite with their customers.

Try living on the GC. No time for the “usual 'party' way of life “; hard enough struggling to get thru peak hour traffic from A to B , or find a parking place in shopping precincts or find a seat on bus or train. No different here to any large city.

We don't trust you this is form a government?

Nope. I worry about Sydney eastern suburbs too

Leave people alone. If you're scared of dying stay inside, or wear ppe if you have to go out. That's all you need anyway, right? And think of how many lives you'll be saving by choosing to lock yourself inside your own house. It's a win/win

No. You don't need to 'party'. You need to gather common sense

Probs not the interlopers🤔

When is schoolies?

Gold Coast residents are pretty good at following isolation rules, it's those that come from overseas and interstate we need to worry about. They are the one's that will go out and party.

As a Canadian who only sees sun a couple of months a year, I can confirm baking in the sun is not a necessity to life. We do just fine, mentally speaking. stayhome

You guys really want a totalitarian nanny-state, eh? This is beyond absurd. COVIDIOT COVID19 scamdemic Plandemic NothingToFear freedom

NO!!!

The bloody 'authoritarian restrictions' are the ones gone overboard, people just want to go back living as humans and resume normality, without a communist government & nazi police watching their every move and violating basic human rights overtly. 🖕🖕

I would say NO

We need to party ? Australian spirit ? What spirit is that ? The spirit of IDIOTS? We’re living a EXCEPTIONAL moment with human lives involved ... how can people be so stupid

PARTY HARD AND PARTY ON!!!

Can the ABC be trusted to not keep spewing communist propaganda?

Does anyone 'need' to party?

_HayleyElise Life must go on, can't stall the world indefinitely. MoveOn

can the ABC be trusted to reply to an email for help

I live on the GC. Nothing had changed here apart from the tourists and Chinese population missing. Hardly anyone had been seen with a mask. Same people on beach. So, who needs to party, Goldcoasters or visitors ?

Germany was lookin good a week ago, eased restrictions They locking down again 1 week later after big jump cases

Yes the virus is beaten, party time is soon!

Stop it with the 'new normal' BS. That is ridiculous. manufactured fear to destroy our way of life and force vaccines. Could the media be any more creepy?

ketaminh Probably not.

Nope

Can humans be trusted with freedom? Go to CCP China, they have a lovely controlled society.

party at home. Play some of those LPs. put some peanut butter on celery. Live it up.

Can 'people' be trusted? LiarFromTheShire ScottyfromMarketing ausFRAUD

Nope

Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Company suggests PNG's relationship with China will suffer amid gold mine lease dispute - ABC NewsA major Chinese mining company warns the Papua New Guinean Government it faces 'significant negative impact' on bilateral relations with China if the company doesn't get a lease extension on a gold mine in the country. china is a bully with a victim complex. Don’t they own it already So? Australia should be feeling guilty about China's behaviour to other countries? abcnews auspol
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »

Bailey’s Bunker: Arrow’s plea to QLD PremierJai Arrow asks the Queensland government to allow Queensland-based teams to travel to New South Wales to help get the 2020 NRL restarted. The Titans lock also talks about what he’s been doing in isolation and whether he likes the concept of Origin being played after the NRL season
Source: NRL - 🏆 19. / 59 Read more »

Senior Qld shadow minister resigns over coronavirus breach | Sky News AustraliaA senior LNP member has resigned from the Queensland shadow ministry after breaching COVID-19 restrictions. \n\nLNP frontbencher Trevor Watts resigned after being fined for drinking with neighbours in his street while social distancing restrictions were in place. \n\nQueensland LNP leader Deb Frecklington issued a statement overnight saying “I expect the highest standards from my team, especially my shadow ministers”. \n\nMr Watts will remain as the member for Toowoomba North but has resigned as the Opposition’s spokesperson for police, counter terrorism and corrective services. \n\nQueensland is six months out from a state election. \n He “resigned”..... And this woman needs to do the very same! Lies upon lies! I'm sick of political agenda getting in the way. Lying, fabricated fear by politicians and media outlets such as 7 and 9 Australia wake the f up Yet another pollie who doesn’t think the rules apply to them
Source: SkyNewsAust - 🏆 7. / 78 Read more »

Coronavirus restrictions to ease in Queensland but more police on patrol this weekend - ABC NewsAn extra 140 police officers will be patrolling the state this weekend as some restrictions ease across the state, with the Police Commissioner warning social distancing rules will still apply. They love this. Reason to hound and hassle the public. Best to just stay home and not give them an excuse or reason. So, everyone prepare for 'government dogs' abusing the law to violate basic human rights of civilians. Disgraceful police 🖕🖕🖕🖕 and they said Joh had a police state in the 70's 80's; look at it now!
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »

Prime Minister Scott Morrison flags easing of coronavirus restrictions in near future - ABC NewsPrime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia is 'on the road back' to an economy safe from COVID-19 and points to some states already rolling back rules. With the exception of Victoria due to its overlord Blackmailing us again with the app! Bloody un-Australian We don't deal with blackmailers Finally can I go into the out now
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »

Global coronavirus cases pass 3 million as hardest hit countries ease restrictions - ABC NewsNations facing devastating economic downturns are moving to ease COVID-19 restrictions despite global confirmed cases passing three million and thousands still dying each day. Oi rotten ABC, just for the record, 10 million people were infected with tuberculosis globally and 1.5 million died in 2018.....do you remember reporting on that outbreak? Tuberculosis, the real airborne infection. and how many of the 3 million died, lets see that percentage you fear mongers
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »