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Advocacy Alert: Queensland-wide travel approved by Premier

31st May 2020 | Tags: Advocacy alert

The North Queensland tourism and hospitality industry has welcomed the State Government’s decision today to ease travel and gathering restrictions within Queensland. Queensland reopens for intrastate travel Unlimited travel and stays within Queensland approved by Premier today Premier praised...

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CEO Column - May 2020

30th May 2020 | Tags: Column

Over $90 million is bleeding from North Queensland every week that domestic travel is restricted. It’s a sobering number from our tourism and hospitality sector - the industry hit first and hardest by COVID-19. But it’s not just a statistic. It represents livelihoods and people. The impa...

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Advocacy Alert: Reopen North Queensland Plan Delivered to State Government Following Positive Discussions with Premier

28th May 2020 | Tags: Advocacy alert

Reopen North Queensland | Tourism & Hospitality Economic Action Plan submitted to Premier and Chief Health Officer Formal submission follows positive meeting with the Premier, Scott Stewart MP and Regional Tourism Organisations on expanding the Outback travel and gathering bubble across North Q...

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Advocacy Alert: Reopening North Queensland Gains Momentum

25th May 2020 | Tags: Advocacy alert

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk welcomes a submission on lifting recreational travel restrictions within North Queensland and widening the existing Outback travel bubble Member for Townsville Scott Stewart MP supports the proposal Premier comments on the recommendation and that it "sounds very feasib...

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Advocacy Alert: Tourism leaders push to reopen North Queensland

22nd May 2020 | Tags: #reopenNQ,#townsvilleshines

North Queensland currently closed for business Townsville Enterprise has joined with the Regional Tourism Offices (RTO’s) representing the Cairns, Whitsundays, Mackay, and Outback regions, urging the State Government to lift the restriction on recreational travel and widen the existing Outback...

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