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NOOSA RIVER – As part of creating safety for all on our river, MSQ have welcomed SAM (Speed Awareness Monitor) signs which as on the roads, give an instant digital read of vessel speeds to support safe boating behaviour. The signs will also record data to help MSQ monitor its effectiveness and provide information for future compliance activities. Thankyou to Minister Bailey and the TMR team for the new addition to our efforts. Skippers look for the ‘smiley’ face, and if it’s red, slow down! 😊
A BEAUTIFUL PRE-COVID SHARE- I am so missing this, and can't wait until this is my 'norm' again.The annual Q & A with Grade 6 students at St Thomas More Primary School Sunshine Beach was brilliant, with students in fine form!! Targeted questions on how Parliament works, what an MP’s job is like, and even how we get things done! Best of all, by the end of the session, we had quadrupled the number eager to become future community representatives, passionate about Noosa! ##nextgenpollies #ourfuture #changemakers #fromlittlethings
UPDATE 3 JULY 2020 – SPECIAL QLD BORDER EDITION
At last the details have been released regarding the strengthened borders that took effect today in response to the Victorian outbreaks. Have translated some of the queries that have come to our office so far, and if we have missed anything or anyone, can you let us know over the weekend via noosa@parliament.qld.gov.au so we can obtain answers for Monday night’s update?👍
ENTRY INTO QLD – You can only enter QLD if you are an exempt person or are granted an exemption from the Chief Health Officer (CHO). If you are eligible to enter QLD, you must complete a Border Declaration Pass before you come. You will also have to quarantine in a government mandated hotel, at your own expense, if you
• Have been overseas in the last 14 days
• Have been in contact with someone who has COVID-19 in the last 14 days
• Have been to a COVID-19 hotspot in the last 14 days (All Victoria is currently a hotspot)
• Have COVID-19
• Have had COVID-19 symptoms within the last 14 days
QUARANTINE EXEMPTIONS - There are exemptions from the quarantine requirements, and you need to read the full information online, however below are a couple of examples of exemptions:
• If you are a ‘Specialist worker’ – please read the full information available to determine if you are eligible.
• If you arrive into QLD by air and you transfer directly to another flight to leave QLD.
• If you have completed a min of 14 days of government mandated quarantine in another state without showing symptoms or having a positive test, have travelled straight from the quarantine to an airport to depart the hotspot and provide evidence as per full information online.
• If you have flown via an airport in a hotspot (transferring flights), without leaving the confines of the airport. Eg. Adelaide – Melbourne – Brisbane
TO CROSS THE BORDER INTO QLD:
• You will need to obtain a QLD Border Declaration Pass to cross the border even if you are a returning resident. Applications can be done at the border, however to avoid delays you can do so at www.qld.gov.au/border-pass/queensland-border-declaration-pass. Evidence may be requested at the border and large fines exist for falsifying declaration information.
• You should read the full health direction and Q&A’s available on the same page, to find out if you are an exempt person www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/current-status/public-health-...
• If you do not meet any of the specified categories of exempt persons, you may be eligible to apply for a special exemption i.e. on compassionate grounds, and must do so before arriving at the border. www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/current-status/public-health-...
• To enter to work in agribusiness or commercial fishing, you must have a job before you come. If you have been to a hotspot in the 14 days prior, you will be subject to mandatory hotel quarantine at your own expense.
It is vitally important that you read all relevant information on the websites carefully, as there are requirements such as for those entering from hotspots under exemptions to keep records of close contacts for 14 days as well other important information to be aware of.
As well if you are travelling, stay on alert for any other states that identify hotspots, so that you can return home quickly if need be.
For those of a more technical nature who would like to read the full Border Restrictions Direction (No. 6), you can do so at www.health.qld.gov.au/system-governance/legislation/cho-public-health-directions-under-expanded-p... However, be warned that this is not light reading (thank you Lisa!) and we are off to have a much needed glass of something cold 😊
Have a great weekend everyone, and I will update on our new river SAM (Speed Awareness Monitor) tomorrow!
Sandy 🙏
Queensland Border Declaration Pass
www.qld.gov.au
Apply for Border Pass for Queensland resident or travelling to take up permanent Queensland residency or border resident commuting or accessing essential goods and servicesRESET SUPPORT SERVICE – Wonderful to catch up with Renee from RESET Support Service about the community and targeted support services they provide to reduce our domestic violence through understanding the contributors. Programs focus on identifying these, and changing behaviours in response to, through education, intervention and ongoing support. #reset #stopdomesticviolence #Respect
PLANNED BURNS TEWANTIN & NOOSA NATIONAL PARKS TOMORROW-QPWS will conduct fuel reductions over the coming days. The locations of these planned burns are:
• Noosa National Park - west of Castaways Beach and David Low Way.
• Tewantin National Park - South of the Eumundi – Noosa road and traffic circle intersection of Beckmans Rd.
These will commence from the 2nd of July 2020, weather permitting, as part of the annual hazard reduction/conservation management program for parks and forests.
As a result, smoke may be seen in the areas surrounding Noosaville, Noosa, Tewantin, Doonan, Peregian and Castaways Beach.
Drive safely to the conditions, and have medications at hand if necessary.
For more information, please call the Tewantin office of QPWS on 07 5470 3400 parks.des.qld.gov.au/management/programs/fire-management
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The department monitors wildfire risk and fire danger conditions across the land it manages to maintain preparedness levels and emergency response plans. Strategies implemented include planned burning...