QUEENSLAND's border has officially opened to residents of greater Sydney after 42 days. Gold Coast police chief superintendent Mark Wheeler said about "a dozen cars" arrived at the border from the region at about midnight and were forced to wait until 1am Queensland time to enter the state. The border had been closed to greater Sydney for 42 days. One thousand vehicles had been turned away, containing 2000 people. Supt Wheeler said traffic was moving steadily across the border. "Traffic on the M1 and the Gold Coast Hwy are under speed because we've got to slow the traffic down because the concrete barriers are still in place," he said.