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Major Events to deliver $380m windfall for Queensland economy
Events backed and secured by the Palaszczuk Government will pump $380m into the state’s economy over the next 6 months.
Holiday Dollars bonus roll-out to support tourism recovery
The Palaszczuk Government is rolling out bonus Holiday Dollars vouchers to boost the recovery of Queensland’s tourism industry.
Thirty kilometres of Richmond-Winton Road to be sealed
A $24 million upgrade is under way to widen and seal more than 30 kilometres of the Richmond-Winton Road.
Queenslanders urged to drive safely as school holidays end
With the tragic deaths of four Queenslanders on our roads yesterday, Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey has urged Queenslanders to drive safely this weekend.
Queensland’s protected areas expanded
The Palaszczuk Government has announced more than 4,600 hectares of land will become protected habitat for wildlife, while half-a-million dollars will be provided to dozens of property owners across the state to safeguard nature refuges.
Tropical North’s best training talent announced
A Cairns social enterprise café has been selected as a Tropical North regional winner in the 60th annual Queensland Training Awards.
Historic new appointment at Queensland State Archives
In a historical move for the state, Queensland State Archives has announced the appointment of its inaugural First Nations Archives Advisor.
Reef Program makes a splash with schools
The Great Barrier Reef Education Experience Program is making a splash with Queensland schools and supporting tourism jobs for the Palaszczuk Government’s COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan.
CIAF 2021 tells truth of the past to form connections for the future
The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) returns for 2021 with a vibrant new program that captures the culture, talent and history of First Nation Peoples, country, place and sacred sites
WORKS KICK OFF ON TOWNSVILLE RING ROAD STAGE 5
Works on the $230 million Townsville Ring Road Stage 5 (TRR5) are now underway, with the first sod being turned on the project in Townsville today.
Another milestone reached for proposed Big Rocks Weir
The $60 million Big Rocks Weir project is a step closer with the release of the terms of reference for the project’s environmental impact statement (EIS).
Corrected - Record high export earnings drive Queensland's economic recovery
The latest Resources and Energy Quarterly report from Australia’s Chief Economist predicts Australia’s resource and energy export earnings will reach a record high $310 billion in 2020-21, rising to $334 billion in 2021-22.