Media Statements
Record urgent calls and 97% patient satisfaction for Qld ambulances
Queensland ambulance officers responded to more than 600,000 urgent cases for assistance last financial year (2006-07) and maintained a 97% patient satisfaction rate, Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts said.
Emerging Exporter Award heralds company’s new direction
Being named as Central Queensland’s Emerging Exporter of the Year marks a new direction for Boyne Island’s Holcan Constructions
Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson told State Parliament today that the tragic loss of lives over two centuries of mining was a sad part of Queensland’s collective history.
Palm Island Co. a ‘new way of working’
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Minister Lindy Nelson-Carr has announced a celebration on Palm Island will be held next week to welcome the new Palm Island Community Company Limited and meet its board members
Whitsundays receives $79,200 for tourism research
Tourism Whitsundays will receive a special grant of $79,200 to plan for new local tourism attractions
Queensland’s tenancy laws will be overhauled to make rent bidding illegal and provide increased security and surety for people who rent
SES volunteers provide 7 years of help in 12 months
State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers in Queensland provided the equivalent of seven years of assistance over 12 months.
Woree Substation upgrade reinforces electricity supply to FNQ
The recent completion of the $15 million upgrade of the Woree Substation south of Cairns will help ensure a reliable supply of high voltage electricity continues to be maintained to Far North Queensland into the future, Minister for Mines and Energy Geoff Wilson said today
EMPLOYMENT ADVICE FOR GOLD COAST MIGRANTS
A Gold Coast employment project will assist 40 migrants and refugees to prepare them for local jobs
Simpson slip-up shows Opposition support for Traveston
Revelations by Shadow Infrastructure Minister Fiona Simpson in Parliament today demonstrated the Opposition clearly supports the reasons for building Traveston Crossing Dam, Deputy Premier Paul Lucas said.
Worker safety paramount at Waterfront Place
The safety of workers and the public was paramount to the decision to close the Waterfront Place building today, Employment and Industrial Relations Minister John Mickel said
New food safety safeguards to apply to all food businesses
Licensed food businesses have four months remaining to implement new State Government measures aimed at making food sold in Queensland safer.