Media Statements
Population growth drives record investment
Expansion of the popular busway network in the greater Brisbane area highlighted significant transport achievements driven by continued population growth in south east Queensland last financial year
QR transported more people and freight last financial year than ever before
World demand for minerals helped to set new export records for some Queensland ports last financial year
QLD GOVERNMENT FUNDS CAIRNS MIGRANT EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
The Queensland Government is providing $108,000 to assist 60 migrants and refugees in Cairns find work
Mackay Airport services record number of passengers
Hay Point has maintained its status as the world’s largest coal export port while the Mackay Airport has boosted passenger traffic by 13 per cent
Ports authority records strong trading year
Major expansion works and record tonnage figures have marked a busy year for the Central Queensland Ports Authority
Strong economy underpins Cairns Port results
Robust regional economic conditions, including a strong local property market and increased tourism, underpinned strong results for the Cairns Port Authority last financial year
A surge in the sugar industry has sweetened trade figures for the Port of Bundaberg, which recorded a dramatic rise in activity last financial year
Port of Brisbane leads eastern seaboard container trade race
The Port of Brisbane has outperformed both Sydney and Melbourne with an all-time high in container trade
UNMARKED Q-CARS TO TARGET DANGEROUS DRIVERS: SPENCE
Police Minister Judy Spence has today announced that police will be going undercover on our roads from December 1, targeting drivers who put the lives of others at risk over the Christmas and New Year period
Toowoomba and Golden West receives $78,000 tourism grant
Toowoomba and Golden West will receive a special funding grant of $78 000 to deliver two key local tourism development initiatives, Tourism Minister Desley Boyle announced today
Special funding for Moreton Bay tourism plan
Brisbane Marketing will receive a special grant of $79,200 to develop a tourism plan for the Moreton Bay and Islands region, Tourism Minister Desley Boyle announced today