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21.01.2022 7 Tasmania Trans Tasman Bubble

20.01.2022 https://www.traveller.com.au/tasmania-border-reopening-push

19.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//coronavirus-tasmania-pet/12484226

19.01.2022 https://www.9news.com.au//ef8ace35-76bd-4c0f-af20-3459e1e2

18.01.2022 News The Mercury 23/10/2020 Premier Peter Gutwein announces Kiwis classified as ‘low-risk’, quarantine measures eased... PREMIER Peter Gutwein has thrown open Tasmania’s borders again but with some strict controls in place to ensure the safety of those in the state. Travellers will begin entering the state from Monday without quarantine for the first time since March, and those currently in quarantine from low-risk areas such as South Australia, Western Australia, the ACT, the Northern Territory and Queensland will be allowed out. Travellers from those low risk jurisdictions from those areas will no longer need to quarantine from October 26, Mr Gutwein said. REWATCH THE UPDATE BELOW >> New Zealand will also be classified a low-risk jurisdiction, with Kiwis allowed to enter Tasmania without quarantining from Monday as well. On arrival in the terminal passengers will undergo health screening which will include a health check and questions as to whether they have any symptoms, Mr Gutwein said. >> REVEALED: How major events will go ahead in Tasmania << Interstate travellers coming from low-risk jurisdictions, travelling through medium and high risk jurisdictions will be able to enter the state without quarantining, provided they are only driving to the Spirit of Tasmania terminal or similar. Incoming travellers from NSW will be able to quarantine in private residences from October 26 as well, with a mind to open to the state on November 2. Regional Victoria will not be differentiated from metropolitan Melbourne in an effort to partially reopen the Tasmania to the state. Tasmania’s State of Emergency will not be renewed in November, however the Public Health emergency will continue. Director of Public Health Dr Mark Veitch outlined there may be more outdoor, seated events as a framework for Tasmania’s COVID-Safe events. A seated event is safer than event where people can mix, and an outdoor event is safer than an indoor event, he said. Events will need to have a process to capture and trace patrons at events, screening at doors and social distancing in place as capacities increase outdoors to up to 10,000. Dr Veitch has explained vertical drinking has been limited to allow more patrons into venues, and decrease chances of social contact potentially spreading COVID-19. He also acknowledged that Tasmanians have dropped many social distancing habits such as touching and shaking hands. There’s a range of attitudes towards behaviour and risk and I think many people without the immediate threat within our state of ongoing cases have probably seen the sense of risk recede, he said. [email protected] See more

16.01.2022 Today’s Mercury 30/9/2020

16.01.2022 https://www.smh.com.au//trans-tasman-bubble-could-take-fli

14.01.2022 https://apple.news/AQdCKsxGXTGySfC0oNqoMdA

12.01.2022 News The Mercury 10/7/2020 Tasmanian business leaders call for more support in the wake of Premier’s decision to defer state’s border reopening THE Gutwein Government should lift the remaining local restrictions in the wake of an extended closure of Tasmania’s borders, state business leaders have urged....Continue reading

11.01.2022 Premier Gutwein only mentioned it briefly but he said a travel bubble with New Zealand was still a live possibility in Tasmania’s proposed travel bubble at his media conference today. https://apple.news/APCK8Nij4SpipPRtto0IzQg

10.01.2022 Postcard I purchased of the TSS Maheno, sent to an address in Sandy Bay, the ship was of course a regular on the Horseshoe shipping route when the card was se...nt. That is Melbourne, Hobart, Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington, then back to Melbourne. Tasmania once had extremely good shipping links with New Zealand, with plenty of passengers and cargo being transported across the Tasman in either direction. Maheno is now a rusting wreck on coastline of Queensland’s Fraser Island. See more

10.01.2022 Do you support a travel bubble with New Zealand? New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says the country is still keen on a travel bubble with Tas...mania. "We use to fly between our two countries, and state, in the 1990s, we can do it again," Mr Peters told Nine this morning. Despite pronouncing Premier Peter Gutwein's last name as "Winegut", Mr Peters says discussions on a possible travel bubble are ongoing.

09.01.2022 The Mercury 20/10/2020 News Border Force boss open and ready for international flights to land at Hobart Airport BORDER Force could establish customs arrangements to process international travellers at Hobart Airport in a matter of days if a decision is made to launch overseas flights for Tasmania. But nobody has asked.... Australian Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram has indicated Border Force could set up facilities at the airport quickly if a travel bubble between New Zealand and Tasmania is launched. He said the ABF already had officers in Tasmania or would move officers from Victoria to Hobart if the airport was given the green light to accept international flights. At the moment of course there is no instructional guidance from government that we should do so, he told Senator Eric Abetz during a Senate Estimates hearing. But just to let you know we stand ready. Mr Outram said a line for processing arrivals, a smart gate, an area for bag examination and a facility to detain or interview potential unlawful arrivals into Australia were needed. But he added much of the groundwork for the logistics had already been completed by the Department of Infrastructure. We can move pretty quickly, he said. I would imagine we could do it within days, rather than months. Hobart Airport chief operating officer and acting CEO Matt Cocker said work was continuing with the state and federal governments to understand exactly what direct flights to New Zealand would look like. A lot of things do need to happen to ensure that those flights do occur, but we’re working very, very hard, he said. Premier Peter Gutwein said he expected an arrangement for flights from New Zealand sometime early in the New Year, with upgrades to the airport to take eight to ten weeks. My understanding is it’s getting very close to a decision being made, he said. There have been discussions with the federal government late last week and even [yesterday] as I understand so I believe we are getting very close. The latest update to the implementation of the City Deal indicates that the promised establishment of border services, including immigration, customs and biosecurity at the airport are on hold. Labor’s Julie Collins said it was time for the Morrison Government to act. Tasmanians, and particularly our tourism businesses, are looking forward to the prospect of direct flights with New Zealand, she said. Border services are absolutely critical if we are to secure any direct flights from New Zealand to Hobart. After much fanfare and many photo-ops we are still no closer to learning when the Morrison Government will put in the border services necessary to enable international flights into Hobart. Tasmania’s tourism industry expects the government to get this done, and quickly. See more

07.01.2022 From today’s Mercury 28/9/2020

06.01.2022 https://www.travelweekly.com.au//trans-tasman-travel-bubb/

06.01.2022 https://www.google.com.au//f3c33cc8fb2044b3f22ab220f68b3a25

05.01.2022 https://www.dailymail.co.uk//Trans-Tasman-bubble-ahead-wit

05.01.2022 As Tasmania prepares to reopen to mainland states, discussions are continuing around flights to New Zealand Negotiations are underway between Hobart Airport ...and the Australian Border Force, as Tasmania considers joining a possible trans-Tasman travel bubble. Premier Peter Gutwein is expected to make an announcement on Friday about which states will be allowed to travel to and from Tasmania.

05.01.2022 https://apple.news/AHS4krHcuS8OBgEXm5nYZHQ

03.01.2022 News The Mercury 10 July 2020 COVID-era welcome: social distance and a mask for nanna HOBART grandmother Christine Walker was aboard the first Jetstar flight to arrive into Hobart under new toughened quarantine rules. As she emerged from the airport wearing a mask, Mrs Walker enjoyed a brief and socially-distanced greeting from stepdaughter Allison Mahoney and granddaughter Sophie.... It was so nice of them to come out and welcome me back, she said. I was in the line to collect my luggage and I looked out and there was Sophie. It was lovely to see them. The family has been apart for three-and-a-half months while Mrs Walker visited her mother in Auckland. She has two more weeks of quarantine before they will be together again. New rules for arrivals came into effect yesterday. Police Commissioner Darren Hine, who is responsible for the state’s border security, said despite new rules, he wanted to make sure people had a humanitarian and friendly welcome. Even before they leave Tullamarine they’ll be interacting with the biosecurity people to make sure they’ve got the right paper work filled out and they’re not banned from coming to Tasmania, he said. We don’t want to embarrass anyone, we want to make sure we provide them with the right advice before they make that decision to get on the plane. Once they get on the plane and come to Tasmania and arrive in Hobart they’ll have the same experience they would normally do, they are met by a biosecurity officer, they go through their travel arrival form to will make sure they have the right information and then the decision is where they will quarantine. As the new rules took effect, the Acting CEO of Hobart Airport said the state shouldgo it alone with direct flights to New Zealand. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern this week hinted that she would be willing. Hobart Airport’s Matt Cocker said a New Zealand ‘travel bubble’ made sense. Tasmania is leading the nation in its response to COVID-19. This is a fantastic opportunity for Tasmania to get a clear advantage on other states and it’s clear that direct flights with New Zealand would help with the huge task of rebuilding our economy. An economic study completed prior to the impact of COVID-19 found that international flights into Hobart, including New Zealand, could increase tourism spending by up to $120 million per annum, creating an additional 600 direct jobs. [email protected]

02.01.2022 'New Zealand a sleeping giant': Tasmanian tourism operators excited at potential Kiwi travel bubble http://www.abc.net.au//tas-travel-bubble-between-/12710036

02.01.2022 It’s on Hobart Auckland Flights! - News The Mercury, 7 November ...Continue reading