Queensland's borders open to Victoria and Greater Sydney but stay closed to Adelaide as further restrictions ease

Queensland has swung open its borders to Victoria and the rest of New South Wales after eight months of some of the strictest rules in the country.

From 1am local time (2am AEDT), anyone from Victoria and Sydneysiders, who were the only NSW residents still blocked, can enter Queensland without a border declaration pass.

Anyone who has already travelled from those places will be able to leave hotel quarantine.

During the eight months closed off from the largest populations in the country there have been 5.5 million border applications, 21,000 people turned away, and border breaches as people battled to enter Queensland. Families have missed weddings and funerals, and tourism operators have watched the industry crumble.

There's hope that from today the Sunshine State will start to become sunnier again.

The only people still restricted are those in 20 local government areas of Adelaide, which Premier Anna Palaszczuk yesterday said would be reassessed next week as Queensland's Chief Health Officer Dr Jeanette Young monitors the outbreak.

"Dr Young has asked for another week to further assess the situation in South Australia and I will accept that advice," she said.

"We want to make sure everything is perfectly safe when we can lift those borders."

As the border opens, Queensland also will allow 100 people to gather in public places from today.

Within private homes, the gathering limit of 50 people remains in place.

Gold Coast Superintendent Mark Wheeler said for the first time in 250 days police will not be required at checkpoints.

"All of the people from NSW and Victoria, provided you haven't been in a COVID-19 hotspot for the previous 14 days, post-1am, you'll be welcome to drive through," Mr Wheeler said.

"Police will not be checking border passes because you won't need one."

The removal of the border barriers has been long awaited by Queensland's tourism operators, who are preparing for an influx of visitors.

Greg Daven, who runs ballooning company Gold Coast Hot Air, told 9News he predicts booking numbers to rise in the next few weeks.

"We expect to see a bit of an upturn, almost immediately," he said.

"I'm hearing from friends of mine who have accommodation that they've already seen a surge in bookings from now until Christmas and into the New Year."

The decision to reopen Queensland's borders comes as the state launches a major tourism campaign to attract interstate visitors.

After keeping them locked out for nine months, Ms Palaszczuk told NSW and Victoria that "Queensland is Good to Go".

The state recorded no new coronavirus cases yesterday, with 13 active cases currently in quarantine.