Queenslanders will again be able to dance at weddings and aged care facility residents will be permitted to go on excursions as the state clocks up 36 days without COVID-19 community transmission.
The early move to stage five health restrictions on Friday afternoon also allows up to 40 people to gather, including students who can now dance at their end of year school formals.
It comes as two new cases of the coronavirus were diagnosed in two people in hotel quarantine in Cairns and the Gold Coast, Deputy Premier Steven Miles said.
One of the cases is a miner who returned to Australia from Africa and Papua New Guinea. The other is a traveller who recently returned from the USA.
"Neither are of particular concern," Mr Miles said.
Mr Miles said health officials remain concerned about NSW and Victoria ahead of the potential reopening of the border at the end of the month.
He said health officials continue to carefully watch developments and the decision about reopening would be made closer to November.
It follows Prime Minister Scott Morrison's critical remarks on Thursday about the Palaszczuk government's tough border stance to a Cairns radio station.
The prime minister said "health borders" should only be implemented for "health reasons and only as long as it is absolutely necessary".
He also targeted Queensland's requirement for NSW to record 28-days without community transmission before opening the border.
"You've got to have realistic goals," he said.
Mr Morrison the strict border rules were also causing tourism operators to miss out on domestic and international trade.
"I know how important the tourism trade is to North Queensland," he said.
"I'd love to see Kiwi holidaymakers coming to Queensland ... but they won't be," the prime minister said referring to a border bubble agreement allowing New Zealanders to visit NSW, the Northern Territory and ACT from Friday.
"The Queensland government is still insisting on two weeks' quarantine."
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk hot back saying the state's strong rules had allowed the state to focus on its economic recovery.
