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March 30, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

All Sunwater and Seqwater recreation areas, lakes and weirs will be closed to the public from Tuesday, March 31.<\/p>\n

This includes day trips, camping, land and water-based activities and the use of facilities such as toilets, play equipment and barbecue areas.<\/p>\n

Natural Resources Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said Seqwater would be working with police to carry out patrols at its recreation areas to enforce the closure directive.<\/p>\n

\u201cQueensland police now have the option to issue on-the-spot fines for breaches of the Chief Health Officer\u2019s directions to support community efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19,\u201d Dr Lynham said.<\/p>\n

The State Government also announced on Monday that fossicking was another activity that needed to stop to support social distancing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fossicking areas include the western Queensland opal fields and the central Queensland gemfields.<\/p>\n

Dr Lynham urged organisations operating campgrounds, local governments and landholders in fossicking areas to institute the controls.<\/p>\n

\u201cFossicking can still occur on private land with the permission of the landholder, keeping in mind the requirement for appropriate social distancing measures,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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