Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

The Queensland Government remains committed to keeping Queenslanders informed and advised on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Department of Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs is available to engage with representatives of communities affected to extend its support and gauge community needs.

It is important that all Queenslanders continue to visit the Queensland Health website for the most up-to-date-information, which is also translated into several languages.

In the current circumstances it is more important than ever to recognise that we all belong, and we face this situation united as Queenslanders.

The most up-to-date information for all Queenslanders can be found in the links below:

Updates

6 November 2020	Queensland Health has published translations of the latest information about COVID-19 restrictions and Queensland border controls in 24 languages.
16 October 2020	Stage 4 of easing restrictions for places of worship information. Effective 16 October 2020.
29 August 2020	Message from the Director-General: Important updates to restrictions
28 August 2020	Message from the Director-General:Extension of COVID-19 restrictions to include the Gold Coast Important information is available in: Arabic Bosnian Chinese Simplified Chinese Traditional Dari Dinka Hindi Khmer Kinyarwanda Kirundi Korean Samoan Somali Spanish Swahili Thai Tongan Vietnamese
23 August 2020	Message from the Director-General: Update to public health restrictions Important information is available in: تنيه قيود جديدة لكوفيد -19 في كوينزلاند (Arabic) COVID-19 Upozorenje Nova ograničenja (Bosnian) COVID-19预警昆州新限制 (Chinese simplified) COVID-19預警昆州新限制 (Chinese traditional) خبرداری از محدودیت های جدید ویروس کرونا در کوینزلند (Dari) Wël lëk alɔŋ lööŋ gël tuaany COVID-19 (Dinka) COVID-19 Alert New Restrictions (English) COVID-19 चेतावनियाँ नए प्रतिबंध क्यूएलडी (Hindi) Kubigendanye N’ibibuzanyijwe Ku Bwa COVID (Kinyarwanda) COVID-19 Menyesha Ibibujijwe bishasha (Kirundi) COVID-19 퀸즐랜드 신규 제한규정 경고 (Korean) Faamalosiga o Aiaiga Fou o le faama'i COVID-19 (Samoan) COVID-19 Digniinta Xanibaadda Cusub (Somali) Alerta COVID-19 Nuevas Restricciones (Spanish) Tahadhari ya vizuizi vipya vya corona (Swahili) Ko e Fakatokanga Fakataputapu Fo’ou Koviti -19 (Tongan) COVID-19 Báo động Giới hạn Mới (Vietnamese)
22 August 2020	Message from the Director-General to faith leaders about important updates to restrictions Message from the Director-General to local governments about important updates to restrictions Message from the Director-General to the multicultural community outside of South East Queensland about important updates to restrictions Message from the Director-General to the multicultural community in South East Queensland about important updates to restrictions
10 July 2020	Stage 3 of the Roadmap to easing Queensland’s restrictions started at midday 10 July, meaning you can welcome more of your communities to worship onsite, face-to-face in your spiritual homes. The department has developed a factsheet (PDF, 64KB) to which explains what this means for you.
7 July 2020	Study Queensland is advising international students: Students should maintain good communication with their education institution and seek their assistance in the first instance. The ESOS Act Standard 6 states that education providers are responsible for providing access to services to ensure the mental and physical wellbeing of their students. In addition to their education provider, students in Queensland can access their local Student Hub online or by calling the Study Queensland 1800 QSTUDY (1800 778 839) hotline that is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We recommend that international students register with their home country embassies to access support available through these channels. A central resource of support, advice and links to key resources for international students is the factsheet available online at www.covid19.qld.gov.au.
22 May 2020	Multicultural Affairs is reallocating grants and funding during COVID-19 to support all Queenslanders through the COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery.
30 April 2020	As part of the Multicultural Affairs COVID-19 Community Support package, the Department of Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs provided funding to Griffith University’s Centre for Interfaith and Cultural Dialogue to connect government and faith leaders, share key health messages and lessons learned, and explore how support for vulnerable groups can be improved in the face of a crisis such as COVID-19. The project included a virtual forum held on 28 April 2020 with approximately 20 faith leaders and representatives from government and non-government agencies. Read the final report (PDF, 461KB) from this project.
26 March 2020	Regulation changes – Council meetings from Director-General Warwick Agnew.
23 March 2020	A message to Mayors/CEOs from Director-General Warwick Agnew.
19 March 2020	A message to Queensland's multicultural community: COVID-19 from Director-General Warwick Agnew. عربي (Arabic) فارسی (Farsi) Français (French) Ελληνικά (Greek) Italiano (Italian) 日本語 (Japanese) 한국어 (Korean) Bahasa Melayu (Malay) Português (Portuguese) ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi) Gagana Sāmoa (Samoan) Español (Spanish) Soomaaliga (Somali) Swahili ไทย (Thai) Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)

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Last updated: Monday, Nov 30, 2020