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Gold Coast police chief superintendent Mark Wheeler

Monday, October 18

As gates open to Sydney, police hope vaccine may spell end to blockades

Just hours after barring travellers from much of Western Australia from entering the state, Queensland is finally open to Greater Sydney once again.

A not-so-fond farewell to our 'Great Wall of Coolangatta'

Police have begun dismantling blockades along the Queensland border, with “the great wall of Dixon St” at Coolangatta, that was the first to feature giant orange barricades to prevent illegal COVID border-hoppers, the first to go.

School leavers enjoy a drink and swim at Rainbow Beach. (Photo: ABC)

Police maintain strong presence at Noosa but praise schoolies behaviour

Queensland police will maintain a strong presence in the Noosa region as thousands of school leavers continue to arrive on the Sunshine Coast throughout the week for unofficial schoolies celebrations.

What happens when we open our borders to 3 million people? We'll soon find out

Police are preparing for an extra 3 million people to be permitted to cross the Queensland border from 1am Tuesday, warning travellers to prepare to endure lengthy queues and major delays.

Troops make way for boys in blue as border bubble pressure grows

Army personnel have begun leaving the Queensland border today, as extra police move in to deal with expected traffic and crossing delays when residents of an extra 41 postcodes in northern NSW are allowed into Queensland under the expansion of the border bubble.

Angler's fishing rod hunt lands him $4000 fine, two weeks' quarantine

A Brisbane man who popped over the border into NSW on a quest for a fishing rod may be rueing his costly Father’s Day jaunt after being hit with a $4000 fine, the cost of flights to return to Queensland and two weeks in hotel quarantine.

NSW virus hotspots join lockout list - six months jail for those who don't comply

Visitors from NSW hotspots will be locked out of Queensland along identical lines to banned Victorian visitors – with possible jail terms for those breaking the rules.