Major delays after truck and car collide on Gateway Mwy Motorists are facing major delays after a truck and car collided on the Gateway Mwy. Picture David Clark
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Subscriber only Major delays of up to 20 minutes are expected along the Gateway Motorway this morning following a truck and car crash at Rochedale. Emergency services, including paramedics and police arrived on scene just before 7.30am Wednesday. Northbound delays stretching from the crash all the way to Eight Mile Plains are being reported, with delays also expected northbound on the Pacific Motorway at Rochedale. No serious injuries have been reported from the incident.
The case has been linked to the Northern Beaches outbreak. The woman stayed overnight at the Nightcap Hotel on December 16 and also visited Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Hungry Jacks Kawana Waters and Coles Express Mooloolaba. She also had lunch at The Glen Hotel at Eight Mile Plains on December 16. Queensland Health has confirmed as of December 22, 91,410 COVID-19 tests have been completed on the Sunshine Coast. There were 1718 done between December 16 to 22. TEST TIME: The number of COVID-19 tests completed on the Sunshine Coast has increased. Picture: Dan Peled In comparison, 1097 tests were completed between December 9 and 16. Queensland chief health officer Jeannette Young on Monday commended residents for turning out in big numbers at testing clinics throughout the state.
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Subscriber only A Queensland hotel which had to send almost all of its staff into home quarantine after a diner tested positive for COVID-19 has been overwhelmed by the response to its pleas for hospitality staff to lend a hand during one of its busiest trading periods. Emily Fitzgibbons, the daughter of Brian Fitzgibbon, one of the millionaire brothers who own The Glen Hotel at Eight Mile Plains, put out the call for help on social media after the hotel s staff were told to quarantine after a COVID-infected woman in her 50s had lunch on December 16, after flying in from Sydney.
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Subscriber only A Queensland hotel which had to send almost all of its staff into home quarantine after a diner tested positive for COVID-19 has been overwhelmed by the response to its pleas for hospitality staff to lend a hand during one of its busiest trading periods. Emily Fitzgibbons, the daughter of Brian Fitzgibbon, one of the millionaire brothers who own The Glen Hotel at Eight Mile Plains, put out the call for help on social media after the hotel s staff were told to quarantine after a COVID-infected woman in her 50s had lunch on December 16, after flying in from Sydney.
It s important businesses review their practises. We have had cases where illegible handwriting was provided. Now the electronic format is a requirement. Businesses have a role to play in keeping people safe. Ms Palaszczuk said on Sunday that authorities were unable to get in touch with everyone who visited The Glen Hotel in Eight Mile Plains, after a woman who s since tested positive for COVID-19 visited it on December 16, because there was illegible handwriting with check-ins. That is not on, it is simply not on, Ms Palaszczuk said. So we are giving a very clear message to our pubs and clubs and cafes right across Queensland, that you will have 72 hours to get your house in order and that means you must have QR codes or you must have electronic devices in place otherwise you will be going back to the one per 4 square metres and people will not be able to stand up and enjoy their drinks.