Premium Content Subscriber only The relaxing of COVID restrictions to 100 per cent capacity on marine tourism is a welcome Christmas present for many Central Queensland operators in time for their peak business period. Reduced capacities and a lack of passengers have left many CQ businesses thousands of dollars out-of-pocket. Tourism Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said the changes would mean more visitors could enjoy the Great Barrier Reef. “Assistant Tourism Minister Michael Healy and I have been working closely with the marine tourism operators who wanted greater flexibility with COVID-19 requirements,” Mr Hinchliffe said. ISLAND FUN: Curtis Ferry regularly visits the Capricorn Bunker Group of islands.