Far North Queensland tourism operators 'ecstatic' but Cape York angry over travel bubble snub
ABCThere is growing anger over a decision to keep Far North Queensland's Cape York Peninsula closed while coronavirus travel restrictions ease in the rest of the state. Key points: Queenslanders can travel freely across the state from June 1 except those in designated biosecurity areas Cook Shire, which covers most of Cape York, is among the areas subject to restrictions despite not being an Indigenous community Tourism operators in the Cairns region are "ecstatic" about the easing of restrictions From today, most Queenslanders can travel and stay in places overnight as part of next stage of restrictions easing. "We're going to get absolutely belted with people saying, I heard the Premier said we can come in, yet we are still under Federal Government biosecurity restrictions." Tourism operators 'ecstatic' about easing restrictions Tourism Tropical North Queensland chief executive, Mark Olsen, welcomed the move to bring Stage Two of easing restrictions forward by a fortnight.
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