Media Statements

The Sunshine Coast is set for a $140.5 million windfall including new schools, classrooms, halls, and almost 380 jobs as part of a record State Budget education investment.

Capacity is building at Callide Power Station with a second unit returning to service today.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today officially opened the new plumbing trades facility at TAFE Queensland’s Alexandra Hills campus.

A specialised surveying aircraft is in the sky in one of the world’s richest mineral provinces in the State’s north west to collect new geophysical data that will help uncover the next hotspot for mineral projects.

Queensland sport and recreation clubs which will share $1.8 million in round two of the $2000 COVID SAFE Active Clubs Kickstart program which is part of the Palaszczuk Government’s COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan.

The Palaszczuk Government has committed an extra $46 million to a plan to build a four-lane Tiaro Bypass.

The Palaszczuk Government will invest more than $840,000 in three North Queensland manufacturers to help them adopt new world-leading technology and processes, support growth in the region and create jobs.

More aviation jobs are touching down in Cairns, with maintenance provider Jet Aviation Australia benefitting from a facility expansion backed by the Palaszczuk Government and boosted through the state’s COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan.

Queensland’s leading advanced manufacturers will open their doors to other local manufacturers to share the techniques and technologies which have transformed their business and made them more internationally competitive in the drive for Queensland to become Australia’s leading manufacturing state.

Economic development and delivering the State’s Economic Recovery Plan has been the focus of the Palaszczuk Government’s Regional Community Forums held across the state today.

The Palaszczuk Government will supercharge its drive to entice leading companies to set up operations in Queensland and support large scale investment projects with a new $500 million fund, Invested in Queensland.

Five Queensland organisations will share in more than $53,000 in funding to help raise awareness about institutional child abuse and promote truth, healing and reconciliation.