EASTER holidaymakers to North Stradbroke Island will not have access to the Gorge Beach and have been warned to stay out of a contaminated lagoon on Cylinder Beach.
Redland City Council issued a warning "recommending" bathers stay out of a lagoon at Cylinder Beach after an infectious bacteria was found in the water.
Council erected signs at the lagoon advising residents that swimming was not recommended and further monitoring would be done.
But it only issued a written warning on Monday last week, after Redland City Bulletin asked about the quality of the lagoon's water.
Council said high levels of Enterococci bacteria were found in the lagoon, but no strains were found in the nearby ocean water.
Enterococci can cause urinary tract infections, bacterial endocarditis, diverticulitis and meningitis.
It was found after routine council sampling, which has detected the bacteria in the lagoon before.
Council said results from tests of the sea water at Cylinder Beach showed the samples were within the Healthy Waterways Healthy Waterplay guidelines.
Residents took to Facebook to post concerns that the only medical centre at Point Lookout would be closed all Easter and the nearest centre was 20km away at Dunwich.
But dirty water was not the only holiday hiccup for those prepared to pay top-dollar to stay on the island over Easter.
Council closed one of the island's biggest tourist drawcards, South Gorge, in February after erosion following heavy rain.
Council said it was investigating options to fix the gorge, which will not be open over Easter.
