Media Statements

Ministerial Statement: Foster carers the backbone of Queensland’s child protection system
Tue 16 Oct 07 at 11:51 AM

Ministerial Statement: Foster carers the backbone of Queensland’s child protection system

Foster carers the backbone of Queensland’s child protection system

ASSISTANCE FOR 110 SUNSHINE COAST UNEMPLOYED
Tue 16 Oct 07 at 11:08 AM

ASSISTANCE FOR 110 SUNSHINE COAST UNEMPLOYED

The Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative is funding CADET Training and Employment to assist 110 unemployed Caloundra people

STRATEGY TO MAKE THE MOST OF WASTE
Tue 16 Oct 07 at 10:55 AM

STRATEGY TO MAKE THE MOST OF WASTE

The old saying of one person’s trash being another person’s treasure is more important than ever today as society deals with waste creation and its appropriate disposal

$108,000 for Cardwell and Johnstone community groups
Tue 16 Oct 07 at 10:17 AM

$108,000 for Cardwell and Johnstone community groups

Community groups in the Cardwell and Johnstone Shires today received a boost in funding when Minister for Mines and Energy, Geoff Wilson announced the successful recipients of Powerlink Queensland’s Tully to Innisfail Community Benefits Program

NEW HOME FOR BRAVEHEARTS
Tue 16 Oct 07 at 10:14 AM

NEW HOME FOR BRAVEHEARTS

October 16, 2007

Townsville transmission line projects nearing completion
Tue 16 Oct 07 at 10:09 AM

Townsville transmission line projects nearing completion

Minister for Mines and Energy Geoff Wilson today announced that Powerlink Queensland would soon complete construction of two new high voltage electricity transmission lines in the Townsville and Thuringowa areas in projects worth more than $42 million

MEDIA ALERT
Tue 16 Oct 07 at 10:07 AM

MEDIA ALERT

The Minister for Police, Corrective Services and Sport, Judy Spence, will today launch a new Community Service Advertising Campaign title “Play by the Rules”, which goes to air on commercial television screens across Queensland tonight

QUEENSLAND TO LEGISLATE TO BAN TAXES ON WATER TANKS
Mon 15 Oct 07 at 06:10 PM

QUEENSLAND TO LEGISLATE TO BAN TAXES ON WATER TANKS

Local councils will be banned from taxing water in residential tanks following changes announced by Premier Anna Bligh today.

SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD STARS VIE FOR STATE HONOURS
Mon 15 Oct 07 at 05:33 PM

SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD STARS VIE FOR STATE HONOURS

The cream of Queensland’s young athletes are in Cairns this week as the city hosts the Queensland Primary School Track and Field State Championships for the first time.

TRAINING SOLUTIONS ON SHOW AT BUSINESS EXPO
Mon 15 Oct 07 at 05:32 PM

TRAINING SOLUTIONS ON SHOW AT BUSINESS EXPO

Education and Training Rod Welford today encouraged Queensland businesses, keen to profit from tailored training, to visit the TAFE Queensland stand at the 2007 Australian Business Development Expo

MILLION DOLLAR SKILLING PROJECT FOR SOUTHSIDE YOUTH LAUNCHES
Mon 15 Oct 07 at 03:11 PM

MILLION DOLLAR SKILLING PROJECT FOR SOUTHSIDE YOUTH LAUNCHES

Boystown has embarked on an ambitious skilling project to engage with disadvantaged Logan, Brisbane South and Redlands youth and help them on the path to sustainable work