Media Statements
FOOD PRICE STUDY WILL SADDEN BUT NOT SURPRISE TOWNSVILLE SHOPPERS
Townsville people would be unhappy but not surprised by a Queensland Health survey showing a 54% increase in local food prices since 2000, Minister Assisting the Premier in North Queensland Craig Wallace said today
STEM CELL RESEARCH TO PAVE THE WAY FOR MEDICAL CURES
Legislation passed in State Parliament tonight paves the way for research involving embryonic stem cells, potentially leading to the discovery of medical cures in the Smart State.
SCHOOLS RECEIVE HIGHEST ACCOLADE AT SHOWCASE AWARDS
Eight leading state school education programs have been named winners of the prestigious Showcase Awards for Excellence 2007 at a ceremony in Brisbane tonight (11 October)
EASING OF RESTRICTIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE BY CHRISTMAS
The Queensland Government hopes to allow free movement of horses within Queensland’s red zone by Christmas if its strategy to contain equine influenza to the south-east remains on track
Speed limit reduced to 40km/h around Woodford State School
Woodford State School will start the 2008 school year with a new 40km/h zone on the neighbouring D'Aguilar Highway, Main Roads Minister Warren Pitt announced today.
Machinery Operators urged to ‘Look up and Live’
A series of incidents involving vehicles and machinery hitting powerlines across regional Queensland has prompted an urgent warning for operators to take greater care.
Caution urged for Central Qld machinery operators
A series of incidents involving vehicles and machinery hitting powerlines across Central Queensland has prompted an urgent warning for operators to take greater care.
FNQ cane harvesters and machinery operators to heed safety warning
A series of incidents involving vehicles and machinery hitting powerlines across the far north has prompted an urgent warning for operators to take greater care.
Northern machinery operators urged to Look Up and Live
A series of incidents involving vehicles and machinery hitting powerlines across North Queensland has prompted an urgent warning for operators to take greater care.
Safety warning for machinery operators in the south west
A series of incidents involving vehicles and machinery hitting powerlines across the south western Queensland has prompted an urgent warning for operators to take greater care.
Machinery operators in Wide Bay urged to give wide berth to powerlines
A series of incidents involving vehicles and machinery hitting powerlines in the Wide Bay Burnett region has prompted an urgent warning for operators to take greater care.