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A dedicated regional quarantine facility will be built at Queensland's Topowoomba Wellcamp Airport following months of speculation.
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Announced on Thursday morning by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, the fit-for-purpose facility will have 1000 beds.
The Queensland government have entered into an agreement with the landowner, Wagner Corporation, to bring the facility to life and it is expected to be in use by the end of this year.
"With purpose-built facilities like this one, we can manage arrivals into Queensland more safely and reduce the risk of COVID spreading into our community," Ms Palaszczuk said.
"It is a race - this is a race. We don't know what's next, we need to get these facilities up and running."
Ms Palaszczuk said she expected the Wellcamp facility to be "better than Howard Springs".