“I think there is optimism across the destination but I would say that it’s cautious optimism.
“We’ve been here before and we do know things can get better, but things can also become uncertain as well if there’s any other outbreaks domestically.
“I’m personally optimistic that the region will remain attractive to other Australians to come and visit the Sunshine Coast because we’ve got a great track record in managing the virus up here in Queensland.”
The Queensland.com website last month attracted more than 622,000 online visitors – the highest volume of monthly visitors in more than two years.
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Queensland drops restrictions to every state and territory except WA with holiday-makers encouraged to make plans for Easter
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Police officers remove barricades from the Queensland/New South Wales border.
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Queensland has reopened its borders to Greater Sydney after the region was able to bring its pre-Christmas coronavirus outbreak under control.
Key points:
There are new restrictions in place for people travelling from WA
The Premier is encouraging people to make Easter plans
As of this morning, it s no longer a declared hotspot and millions of residents across 35 local government areas will now be able to enter Queensland without undergoing mandatory hotel quarantine.