Queenslanders have taken to waterways and public spaces, as the first day of relaxed restrictions allows residents to picnic or visit national parks for the first time in weeks.
The new rules still rely on practising social distancing and hygiene.
Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles said the first day of relaxed rules was a test.
“Today is the first day of an experiment for Queenslanders, to see whether when more of us move around, we can continue to suppress the spread of COVID-19,” he said.
“What I’ve seen so far is that Queenslanders are doing a great job of maintaining their distance, of complying with all of those rules.”
Only one new case of COVID-19 was confirmed overnight, and a related public health warning was issued for flight QF614 from Melbourne to Brisbane on April 22.
“This was a returned traveller, returned from overseas and related to one of the known cruise ships, one of the cruise ships where we know that COVID-19 was circulating,” Mr Miles said.
“We have just 63 cases remaining active across the state, which is a fantastic result.”
Ten patients are in Queensland hospitals, four in intensive care, while 965 people have recovered.
Queensland has had 1,034 confirmed cases.
‘It’s over to Queenslanders’
Mr Miles said from what he had seen on Saturday morning, Queenslanders were complying with the rules.
“It’ll take us two weeks to see what the impact of changes we make this weekend are, and if we don’t see growth in our figures, that’s fantastic and we’ll be able to consider further relaxations,” he said.
“If we do see numbers increase, well then we’ll need to consider whether this easing can stay in place — so really, it’s over to Queenslanders.
Senior Sergeant Don Dunstan, from the Fortitude Valley Police Station, was at New Farm Park in inner-city Brisbane, with mounted police and officers on bikes on patrol.
“Generally, people are v