Inching closer to a new normal

Tomorrow’s the day we inch a little closer to a new sense of normality since the pandemic hit Queensland.

Multi-generations of families will soon be able to be together again without restrictions from the pandemic.

SOAPBOX: TOMORROW’S the day we inch a little closer to a new sense of normality.

Dining in at a restaurant or cafe will no longer be a distant memory, with many eateries opening back up under the new 10-customer rule. And I, for one, am very excited.

It’s a strange feeling when freedoms like enjoying a cold one on a surf club balcony or eating out are taken away from you. As a region, I think the Coast has done incredibly well under these new circumstances, and hopefully we’ll continue to do so as the rules are eased.

Being from a small town in Central Queensland, I feel like I’m now spoilt for choice restaurant and bar-wise, so it’s going to be a fun few months.

The restrictions I’m itching to be eased, though, are for travel.

Not for me — I’m more than happy to stay isolated on the Coast — but for my folks. After I accepted the job here, they’d planned their first visit during the Easter break, which was one week after my move. That visit still hasn’t happened and they’ve been eagerly watching when they can venture more than 400km from Tannum Sands.

We have our fingers crossed it’ll happen in July.

In the meantime, I’ll be out and about finding all the good spots to show them when they do arrive.

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