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Pilbara tourism industry needs concrete answers regarding border restrictions

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

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The Pilbara tourism industry said that it needs concrete answers from the West Australian government regarding if the region will be cut off from the rest of the state, since the region’s vaccination rates remain low.


WA is expected to relax its border rules on February 5.


In November, Premier Mark McGowan said that tourists could be blocked from visiting regions with low COVID-19 vaccination rates and unvaccinated residents may be restricted from returning home.


In the Pilbara, 59.5 per cent of people aged 12 and above have received their first COVID-19 vaccination, while 52.7 per cent have received their second dose.


Compared to that, 85.4 per cent of the eligible West Australian population has received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.


Mackerel Islands chief executive Drew Norrish said that he iswaiting for the state government’s final decision and is quite tense.


“We’re hoping it still stays with the original advice and that people that aren’t vaccinated will have trouble getting into the region and everyone else can free flow and fulfill their holidays,” Norrish said.


Mr. Norrish said that the tourism industry needs to know if and when the borders would be closed so that customers can be informed about the same as soon as possible.


“Direct bookings we can contact straightaway but [for] people who bring coach loads of people into the region or are booked on tours and third parties we need months to really make sure that’s not a messy outcome,” Norrish said.

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