Media Statements

(Please note four separate media events listed below for Tuesday 23 October)

Toowoomba bypass road project surrounded by funding unknowns
There are a swag of unknowns surrounding the Federal Government’s announcement of $700 million for the Toowoomba bypass road project, Main Roads Minister Warren Pitt said today.

CMC REPORT COMMENDS CURRENT STRATEGIES FOR COMBATING COCAINE: SPENCE
Police Minister Judy Spence has welcomed the conclusions of a CMC report which found the current strategies in place for stemming the drug trade in Queensland are working

GOVERNMENT FUNDS RESEARCH TO REVOLUTIONISE SUGAR CANE
In a potentially huge boost for the sugar cane industry, the Queensland Government is backing research that would revolutionise sugarcane and enable the same crop to be turned into both sugar and ethanol

QUEENSLAND BUSINESSES URGED TO INVEST IN GREEN
Queensland developers will be urged to invest in green as part of a unique new environmental program being developed by the State Government, Premier Anna Bligh announced today

Media Alert - 2007 WATER-WISE GARDEN AWARDS PRESENTATION IN TOOWOOOMBA
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS/CHIEFS OF STAFF/PICTORIAL EDITORS

Media alert - 2007 WATER-WISE GARDEN AWARDS PRESENTATION
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS/CHIEFS OF STAFF/PICTORIAL EDITORS

New high-tech home to grow fledging Gold Coast firms
A new $1 million-dollar home for high-tech businesses on the Gold Coast was officially launched today

Queensland Government funding targets malaria and African sleeping sickness
Queensland researchers are working on new drugs to treat Malaria which kills up to two million people annually, mainly children under five and pregnant women

WATER-WISE GARDENERS ARE WINNERS
Department of Housing tenants from Warwick who use water-efficient techniques to keep their gardens thriving throughout the challenging dry conditions were recognised today as part of the department’s 2007 Water-Wise Garden Awards

WATER-WISE TENANTS IN GOONDIWINDI RECOGNISED
Department of Housing tenants from Goondiwindi who use water-efficient techniques to keep their gardens thriving throughout the challenging dry conditions were recognised today as part of the department’s 2007 Water-Wise Garden Awards, presented at the Delacey Street Complex

Government funds reearch to revolutionise sugar cane
In a potentially huge boost for the sugar cane industry, the Queensland Government is backing research that would revolutionise sugarcane and enable the same crop to be turned into both sugar and ethanol