Live music venue owners have called attention to the Queensland government’s COVID “double standards”, after again being hit by extended restrictions.
Kim Ferguson, director of Mo’s Desert clubhouse in Burleigh Heads, is stumped by how the State of Origin could go ahead at such a large capacity, when the hospitality and arts sector are heavily impacted by restrictions.
Ms Ferguson said, “Wednesday night there were 26,000 people five minutes down the road from our business that’s now crippled to 56 people...where’s the standard in that?”