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Subscriber only AFTER the year that will be page marked in the history books with everything from natural disasters to lockdown, the North Coast s community leaders have rallied with a positive Christmas message. Following another blow just days before Christmas with Queensland s border checkpoints reinstated causing family isolation, mass booking cancellations and traffic mayhem - our mayor, tourism boss and state MP share a message of hope. Tweed MP Geoff Provest encouraged the close-knit community to check on their neighbours this Christmas. He explained there are those who will be spending Christmas alone in the region after the horror year and simple gestures made all the difference.
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Subscriber only They have survived two sets of floods, bushfires and a pandemic - now Queensland s border closure is just the latest in a long list of challenges facing North Coast businesses this year. Tweed mayor Chris Cherry said the return of Queensland s hard border closure and checkpoints just days out from Christmas was devastating for the community. She explained the Queensland Premier s move had thrown the region back into a space of uncertainty and businesses had already suffered with numerous cancellations from Queensland. Â The border restrictions have been stepped up. Police setting up barriers in Miles Street, Coolangatta. Picture: NIGEL HALLETT