Annastacia Palaszczuk has been left red-faced after her government’s costly Wellcamp Covid-19 quarantine hub is set to be scrapped after only being open for five months.
News of the closure was confirmed by Queensland deputy premier Steven Miles, who revealed the total capital and leasing cost for the facility was a staggering $198.5million.
The hub, which is located 15km from the centre of Toowoomba, will close on August 1 after opening in late February to temporarily quarantine international arrivals.
The Queensland government will close their $198.5million Wellcamp Covid quarantine facility just five months after it opened (pictured, Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk)
It’s also been revealed that the state government’s other facility being built at Pinkenba will also be scrapped.
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