By Rose Astley
Noosa Police issued their first fine to a member of the public that wasn’t abiding to the social distancing measures.
Inspector Jon Lewis said it’s not up to the police or the government to stop the spread of Coronavirus.
“It is going to be all of us as members of the community taking restrictions seriously.
“I’m keen to make sure that we do whatever we can to keep public places like Gympie Terrace, like our beaches, open so we can enjoy them for the purposes of swimming, surfing and exercises.
“You cannot be undertaking activities such as sunbaking and reading a book or sitting on our park benches and picnic tables.
“The penalty for breaching the legislation is $1334 and that is the action that we will be undertaking,” Inspector Lewis said.
