The Spit, Coolangatta and Surfer’s Paradise have been closed. Will more beaches follow suit?

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The closures came after visitors broke social distancing rules.

The Premier says that now isn’t the time to be going to the beach.

“The time for going to the beach will be once we get through this because we want people to stay in their suburbs.
“It’s going to be much easier for us to identify community transmission into the future [if people do this] and what we don’t want to see is people moving, mass movements of people to other parts of the state.
“90 per cent of people in their state are doing a great job. We now want to make it 100 per cent.
“And from what I can see, people are out walking in their local communities, which is wonderful.
“But it’s not the time to pack up and take your family to the beach for a holiday.
“There is no holiday this year. Enjoy the time, spend it with your family at home. Have a lovely Easter break at home.”