Mountain bike trails in Derby will be closed until further notice in an effort to stop people travelling unnecessarily says the Mayor of Dorset. Dorset Council Mayor Greg Howard said he discussed the closure of the trails with Premier Peter Gutwein this morning and came to the decision they should be shut. Coronavirus: All the latest updates on COVID-19 for Tasmania "It makes sense given there were quite a few bookings for Derby for Easter and we don't want people to congregate in one spot," he said. MORE: The move comes after Prime Minister Scott Morrison implored Australians to cancel all non-essential domestic travel. Cr Howard said the trails would be closed as soon as logistically possible. We have removed our paywall from our stories about the coronavirus. This is a rapidly changing situation and we want to make sure our readers are as informed as possible. If you would like to support our journalists you can subscribe here.
Mountain bike trails in Derby will be closed until further notice in an effort to stop people travelling unnecessarily says the Mayor of Dorset.
Dorset Council Mayor Greg Howard said he discussed the closure of the trails with Premier Peter Gutwein this morning and came to the decision they should be shut.
The move comes after Prime Minister Scott Morrison implored Australians to cancel all non-essential domestic travel.
Cr Howard said the trails would be closed as soon as logistically possible.
We have removed our paywall from our stories about the coronavirus. This is a rapidly changing situation and we want to make sure our readers are as informed as possible. If you would like to support our journalists you can subscribe here.
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