Urgent Steps to Keep Queensland Safe

Published Fri 08 Jan 2021

Please see the advice below released by Sport and Recreation Qld and also the State Government earlier today regarding a 3 day lockdown across the Greater Brisbane area (including Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Ipswich, Redlands and Logan) to commence from 6pm tonight Friday 8 Jan until 6pm Mon 11 Jan.

During this time you will be required to stay at home, stay safe and get tested.

All Clubs and Associations are advised to cancel all organised water polo activities during this period and advise all members as soon as possible.

You are permitted to exercise in your neighbourhood (local area) with no more than two people from your household. Masks must be worn everywhere in these local government areas except if you are at home.

I encourage you all to stay at home during this 3 day lockdown period and limit your movement within your local area for essential services and reasons only.

Thankyou for your co-operation and let’s continue to be vigilant in helping stop the spread of this new and highly contagious UK strain of Covid-19.

Kind Regards,

Mel

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Dear Industry Colleagues,

As you would have seen on the news today, Greater Brisbane will enter a 3 day lockdown commencing 6pm tonight. These conditions will include no organised physical activity. While it is not mandated that activity cannot occur today, I would strongly encourage you to work with your associations in the Greater Brisbane Area about implementing these changes as soon as possible.

The official media release is below for your information. Could you please communicate this through your channels in the Greater Brisbane area.

I understand the challenges for businesses and volunteer organisations to cease operations, however it is important to act quickly to provide community saftety and allow us to resume activity as soon as possible.

If any organisation have any specific questions, please email us at SR_Covid19@npsr.qld.gov.au.

Andrew Sly

Assistant Director-General

Sport and Recreation
Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport

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Media Release

JOINT STATEMENT

Premier and Minister for Trade

The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk

Minister for Health and Ambulance Services

The Honourable Yvette D'Ath

Urgent Steps to Keep Queensland Safe

Brisbane will enter a three-day lockdown to stop the spread of the highly contagious UK strain of COVID-19.

From 6pm tonight until 6pm Monday, people in the local government areas of Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Ipswich, Redlands and Logan will be required to stay at home except:

to attend work if you can’t work from home;
to buy essentials like groceries and medicine;
look after the vulnerable; and
exercise within their neighbourhood

Masks will also need to be worn everywhere in those local government areas except if people are at home.

Cafes, pubs and restaurants will be open only for take-away service.

Funerals will be restricted to 20 guests and weddings restricted to 10 guests.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the measures follow confirmation late yesterday that a cleaner from a quarantine hotel had tested positive.

“There are no second chances with this pandemic,” the Premier said.

“That’s why I’m asking people to have a long weekend at home.

“We have learned from Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales that a short, sharp lockdown is better than a long one and this a more contagious strain.

“Three days is better than 30.”

The Premier said she once again called on Queenslanders to protect each other.

“All we can do is stay home and stay safe and please get tested,” the Premier said.

Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said extra testing clinics with more staff had been opened.

“We want to see as many people tested as possible and people stay home and stay safe,” the Minister said.

Chief Health Officer Dr Jeanette Young said it was essential to stop people moving through the community.

“We know that to stop the spread of the virus we have to stop the movement of people and test, test, test,” Dr Young said.

“Queenslanders have done a tremendous job of containing this virus for so long- we just have to keep it up.”

Media contact: Shane Doherty 0439 624 473

Guidance regarding movement in and out of Greater Brisbane:

Stay at home and in your neighbourhood
People can choose to enter Brisbane during this period but are bound by the same restrictions for this period. Where possible people are encouraged to delay travel
People can enter greater Brisbane to attain health care
People should not leave Greater Brisbane during this period
Non-residents currently in Greater Brisbane are strongly encouraged to remain until the end of the restriction period.

Reasons for leaving home:

Essential education and work, although work from home where possible
Health care or support of a vulnerable person
Essential shopping but within your local area
Exercise in your neighbourhood (local area) with no more than one person from your household

Restrictions:

Masks are to be worn at all times when outside of your place of residence, this includes in workplaces and public transport
20 people can attend funerals, 10 people can attend weddings (no dancing or singing)
Limit of two visitors in homes
Restaurants and cafes to provide takeaway service only
Cinemas, entertainment and recreation venues, gyms etc to close
Places of worship to close