Brisbane bottle shops 'as busy as Christmas' ahead of lockdowns

Brisbane bottle shops were "as busy as Christmas" on Sunday night with some shoppers loading their trolleys with more than a dozen cases of beer and wine in anticipation of further lockdowns.

All states and territories will implement "stage one" restrictions locking down certain "non-essential" services from midday on Monday.

Beer and wine shelves were beginning to empty around Brisbane on Sunday night.Credit: Lydia Lynch

One worker at a north Brisbane bottle shop said the store had been inundated with people ahead of the decision and usually only got that busy at Christmas time.

Schools will remain open across Queensland, but parents will be allowed to remove their children from classrooms.

Supermarkets, pharmacies and bottle shops will also be allowed to open.

Other indoor venues such as movie theatres, churches, restaurants, bars and pubs will be closed.

Gold Coast theme parks including Dreamworld, Sea World and Movie World confirmed they would close on Sunday with some staff stood down and senior executive salaries reduced.

Small businesses across the state will be devastated by the first stage of the restrictions, with many casual workers already out of a job.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland have blasted the state government's financial response to the virus saying the Palaszczuk government stimulus support was far behind New South Wales and Victoria "and one of lowest in the nation".

The Victorian government has promised a $1.7 billion lifeline while NSW has committed to a $2.3 billion stimulus package.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk speaks to the media at the University of Queensland on Sunday.Credit: Picture: AAP/Jono Searle

Queensland has set up a $500 million concessional loan facility to help businesses keep staff on, but will eventually have to repay the government.

"Today, the federal government announced its second stimulus package, and it will give much needed relief to many businesses, but our Premier is incredibly quiet," CCIQ policy manager Amanda Rohan said.

"We have been calling for a six-month payroll tax waiver, for businesses with wages up to $5 million, which will directly support over 9000 businesses, and there has been no response.

"Businesses need support now and taking away one of their major costs will be the relief they need to stabilise their jobs."

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the state's Cabinet Budget Review Committee was set to meet on Monday.

The push for better relief for business comes as the state's confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased to 259 on Sunday after 22 men and 16 women tested positive overnight.

The new cases, in people aged between 19 and 76, include 22 in Brisbane, four in the Ipswich region, four on the Gold Coast, two on the Sunshine Coast, one in Wide Bay and one on the Darling Downs and four who are now overseas or interstate.

Crowd monitoring has ramped up around Brisbane, including at South Bank’s pools and playgrounds with public announcements being blasted over a speaker system to manage numbers.

Ms Palaszczuk has asked residents not to leave their suburbs unless they need to travel to work.

Non-emergency surgery will be wound back from Monday as a number of universities continue to suspend face-to-face teaching.

Universities such as the University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, Bond and the University of the Sunshine Coast, will let students learn online but keep libraries and computer labs open on campus.