Media Statements
RTA to grant wishes for local community groups
Queensland community groups interested in providing community education about the new rental laws should apply for the latest round of funding on offer from the Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA).
FREE financial seminars for contractors coming to Cairns!
Building contractors in the Cairns region are invited to attend a free financial education seminar at Brothers Leagues Club on Monday 16 February.
TALENTED GROUP TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY IN QUEENSLANDERS
Creative thinking is the key to unlocking students’ entrepreneurial skills and readying them for 21st century jobs, says Education and Training Minister Rod Welford.
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS ART TRIENNIAL OPENS AT GOMA
Works by leading Queensland artists Vernon Ah Kee, Richard Bell, Dennis Nona and Judy Watson feature in a national Indigenous exhibition opening at the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane this week.
New Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council meets
The new Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council is meeting for the first time in Brisbane today on the first anniversary of the National Apology to the stolen generations.
Discovering Queensland’s Indigenous leaders
Forty Indigenous people from across the state working in the Queensland Public Sector will graduate today from the Wal-Meta Leadership Program with a Diploma of Government.
BSA auditing storm affected suburbs
The Building Services Authority will audit contractors working on storm damaged homes in Brisbane to make sure they are doing the right thing
Texas leads the way – and children to benefit: Minister
Disability Services Minister Lindy Nelson-Carr has today announced a milestone for the innovative All Abilities Playground Project, with the first of 16 designs ready to roll
Record number set to wed on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day 2009 is set to become an unforgettable anniversary date for 20 couples who will be married on 14 February at the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM) in Brisbane
Amendments create a fairer system for land acquisitions
Legislation has been passed by Parliament tonight, which will establish more straight-forward and transparent processes for people and businesses affected by land resumptions
Queensland Muslims raise $10,000 for Victoria’s bushfire victims