Noosa’s Main Beach closed for clean-up after Schoolies spree

“Our staff are working hard to clear the rubbish and hope to have Main Beach open later this morning. Please follow surf lifesavers’ directions if heading down to the beach today.”

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While there are no official Schoolies events in Queensland this year due to COVID-19, police are aware of large numbers of school-leavers in private accommodation around Noosa.

Police are keeping track of incidents involving schoolies, but so far the recent graduates have been well-behaved and authorities have not had to deal with any major incidents.

In August, Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young deemed Schoolies celebrations a “high risk” and imposed public health restrictions on event planners to shut down beach parties this year.

“It poses…