There were a lot of nervous people with bookings who we were advising to wait and see what the Premier decides, Ms Thompson said. She said the positive indications Ms Palaszczuk gave the day before lifting the three-day lockdown on Thursday was enough for their guests to hold their nerve and not cancel. For everybody it was a big relief, it was a relief for our (unit) owners, and our guests, Ms Thompson said. Noosa Main Beach has been attracting crowds over a soggy Easter holidays. Queenslanders did everything asked of them and came out in numbers to be tested, so I think we did dodge a bullet.
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The crew of division 1 winners Global hard at work. Despite the challenge mounted by visiting boats who, according to Mackenzie have traditionally seized a good share of the spoils, Waikawa boats prevailed across all four divisions. Sunday dawned sunny, and with a northerly breeze filled in across the course, the race management team were able to get through a challenging programme of five races across the divisions. In the final tally, David Grigg’s Beneteau Global took the contest in Division 1. Grigg gave credit for the win to “a top notch crew from Auckland”, and said he was extremely impressed with how the event was run.
Karl & Jasmine Stefanovic In QLD For Holidays
Celebrity by Amy Harris
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Subscriber only With the ratings period officially over, it s time for TV stars to enjoy a break - but, in the case of Karl Stefanovic, catching a surf break seemed harder than his day job. The Today host, who snapped up a house in the Queensland holiday spot of Noosa back in April, wasted no time in embracing all the coast has to offer on Saturday morning by diving into what appeared to be his first surfing lesson. Stefanovic, sporting a holiday beard, was instructed by veteran surf expert Merrick Davis.