Public health alert – arrivals from Queensland
Following the confirmation of another locally acquired case in Queensland, NSW Health is reminding people entering NSW from Queensland who have been in Brisbane City Council or Moreton Bay Regional Council since 11 March 2021 to:
- Remain vigilant for symptoms of COVID-19 and get tested and isolate with even the mildest of symptoms.
- Monitor the Queensland Health website regularly to check if you have attended any of the venues/places listed and immediately follow the Queensland Health public health advice and contact NSW Health on 1800 943 553 so we can support you with access to testing.
- Avoid non-essential visits to hospitals and residential aged care facilities and disability residential care services until further notice. Please continue to seek medical care as usual.
- People who have been in the two areas who work in hospitals, residential aged care facilities and disability residential care services should check with their employer, monitor the Queensland Health website for further advice and use masks when at work.
Anyone who entered NSW from 12.01 am on 27 March who has been in Brisbane City Council or Moreton Bay Regional Council since 11 March is required to complete an online declaration.
The online declaration form, available on the Service NSW website, is for all travellers intending to enter NSW, including by air, road and rail. This form includes contact details and confirmation whether people have been to any venues of concern. This information is critical to enable NSW Health to contact travellers, if required.
Declaration forms can be completed within the 24-hour period prior to entering NSW, or when you enter NSW.
The latest close contact venues notified by Queensland Health are:
| Suburb | Venue name | Address | Date and time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redcliffe | Mamma’s Italian Restaurant | 69 Redcliffe Parade | Sunday 21 March12.30pm-3.10pm |
Anyone who has attended a casual contact venue is asked to immediately get tested regardless of symptoms and self-isolate until a negative result is returned.
The latest casual contact venues notified by Queensland Health are:
| Suburb | Venue | Address | Date and time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderley | Genki Mart | 3/24 South Pine Road | Sunday 21 March 10.30am-10.46am |
| Carindale | Westfield Carindale Shopping Centre (any part of the shopping centre) | 1151 Creek Road | Saturday 20 March 12pm-2.16pm |
| Everton Park | Baskin-Robbins | 2/489 South Pine Road | Saturday 20 March 9.20pm-9.25pm |
| Newmarket | Market Organics (store only) | 190 Enoggera Road | Saturday 20 March 2.45pm-3pm |
| Nundah | Nundah Respiratory Clinic | 1270 Sandgate Road | Thursday 25 March 11.15am-11.40am |
| Stafford | Guzman y Gomez Stafford (drivethrough) | 400 Stafford Road | Monday 22 March 12.20pm-12.25pm |
| Stafford | Bunnings Stafford | 450 Stafford Road | Monday 22 March 12.40pm-12.50pm |
| Stafford | Aldi Stafford, Stafford City Shopping Centre | 400 Stafford Road | Thursday 25 March 8.30am-8.45am |
**UPDATED LOCATIONS**
The following are close contact venues. These are venues of high concern. If you have attended any of the venues at the listed times, you must immediately self‑isolate and get tested, then remain isolated for 14 days regardless of the result:
| Suburb | Venue | Address | Date and time |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Brisbane | Black Hops Brewery | 2/65 Manilla Street | Saturday 20 March 2.22pm-1.51pm |
| Eatons Hill | Eatons Hill Hotel | 646 S Pine Road | Saturday 20 March 3.44-5.30pm |
| Carindale | Shinobi Ramen Noodle Shop, Westfield Carindale Shopping Centre | 1151 Creek Road | Saturday 20 March 12pm-2.16pm |
| Lawnton | PCYC | Monday 22 March 7.16am-8.10am | |
| Teneriffe | Green Beacon Brewing Co. | 26 Helen Street | Saturday 20 March 2pm-3.12pm |
The following are casual contact venues. If you have been to any of these places at the listed times, you should immediately self-isolate and get tested regardless of symptoms, and follow the public health advice provided by Queensland Health.
| Suburb | Venue | Address | Date and time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawnton | Bunnings | 727 Gympie Road | Monday 22 March 3.15pm-3.30pm |
| Lawton | Zambrero | 665-685 Gympie Road | Tuesday 23 March 12.51pm-12:55pm |
| Lawnton | Lawnton Fruit Market | 728 Gympie Road | Tuesday 23 March 1.57pm-2.05pm |
| Lawnton | Nella’s Gourmet Tucker | 728 Gympie Road | Tuesday 23 March 3.37pm-3:47pm |
| Lawnton | Lawnton Country Markets | 728 Gympie Road | Wednesday 24 March2.36pm-2.43pm |
| Newstead | The Standard Market Company, Gasworks Plaza | 76 Skyring Tce | Sunday 21 March9.50am-10.20am |
| Strathpine | Strathpine Plaza Shopping Centre | 445-451 Gympie Road | Monday, 22 March3.43pm-3.49pm |
| Strathpine | Poolwerx | 2/12 Dixon Street | Tuesday 23 March 3.15pm-3.57pm |
| Strathpine | Dan Murphy’s | 260 Gympie Road | Tuesday 23 March 7.26pm-7:36pm |
| Strathpine | Hungry Jacks (drive-through) | 388 Gympie Road | Tuesday 23 March 7:47pm |
| Strathpine | BWS | 42/295 Gympie Road | Thursday 25 March 6.15pm-6:30pm |
| Strathpine | Ceres Pizza Café | 2/454 Gympie Road | Thursday 25 March7pm-7.58pm |
NSW Health urges anyone in NSW with even the mildest symptoms, such as headache, fatigue, cough, sore throat or runny nose, to come forward immediately for testing, then isolate until they receive a negative result.
There are more than 350 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of which are open seven days a week. To find your nearest clinic visit https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/how-to-protect-yourself-and-others/clinics or contact your GP.
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