Tasmania's borders will re-open to a majority of Queensland residents including Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine area from midnight tonight.
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Premier Peter Gutwein has also issued a stern message to anyone thinking about travelling to Tasmania without a G2G pass, that they are not welcome and will be caught if they attempt to cross the borders.
Mr Gutwein said Queensland is now designated low risk, except for the municipalities which remain high-risk premises.
He said there have been two new cases, an overseas traveller who is now in quarantine, and another person in quarantine linked to another case identified a few weeks ago.
"Public health now believes there is minimal risk for the Tasmanian community," he said.
"Those areas currently designated high risk will be reclassified from midnight tonight, and all of Queensland will be low risk now except for those high-risk premises."
Public Health director Mark Veitch said people will now be able to come to Tasmania from Queensland without restriction, provided they have not been in any of the high-risk areas which are listed on the Public Health website.
"That means eleven local areas that involve Brisbane, Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, those areas will change from high risk to low risk, as well as Cairns and another local government area from far North Queensland," Dr Veitch said.
"People will be able to come from Queensland without restriction, provided they have not been to a high-risk premises listed on the website.
"This also means a number of people subject to stay at home orders from being in Cairns area recently, will be released from that requirement tonight."
Mr Gutwein said that new border safeguards for essential workers and others travelling to Tasmania are now also in place.
He said anyone who is approved to travel to Tasmania from high-risk level one locations will be required to produce a negative Covid test within 72 hours of being in Tasmania.
