BREAKING: Queensland will shift its border zone, bringing in five New South Wales local government areas. 9News
From 1am on October 1, the following shires will be added to the border zone: Byron, Ballina, Lismore, Richmond Valley, and Glen Innes.
Residents will be able to travel to Queensland and Queenslanders can freely travel into those additional NSW areas but will still need to apply for a border pass.Deputy Premier Steven Miles said there were 152,000 residents in the border zones who would now be able to travel into Queensland. "These are people who might live in New South Wales but very often they feel a closer affinity to Queensland," Mr Miles said.
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