Media Statements
SPENCE PUSHES FOR NATIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST OBESITY
Sport Minister Judy Spence has called on other Australian states to adopt a Queensland campaign which is helping in the fight against obesity
MORE FUNDS FOR DROUGHT AFFECTED QUEENSLANDERS
The Queensland Government has committed a further $121,630 toward helping rural and remote regions of the state cope with the ravages of drought
STATE GOVERNMENT TO HELP ESTABLISH CAIRNS FOOTBALL HOSTEL
The proposed AFL training hostel for indigenous students in Cairns has moved a step closer with the Bligh Government gazetting a 2.8 hectare site for sport and recreation purposes.
A new look ambulance is about to hit Queensland’s streets, with Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts today unveiling a new high visibility vehicle for the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS).
ALARM AT CONTINUING MANGROVE DESTRUCTION
Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries Tim Mulherin has warned against the wanton destruction of mangroves following the poisoning of plants on Karragarra Island in Moreton Bay
TOWNSVILLE NUCLEAR POWER STATION LIKELY TO BE FAST-TRACKED IF HOWARD GOVERNMENT RE-ELECTED
The Howard Government will fast-track nuclear power stations if it is re-elected – including a possible nuclear power station in Townsville, Craig Wallace said today.
MAJOR BOOST FOR ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ARTS
The Mornington Island Arts Centre is one of seven art centres to receive funding in the first stage of a $10.73 million package for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and artists in Far North Queensland
MORE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES TO BENEFIT FROM POLICE HOUSING
Premier Anna Bligh announced today that the Queensland Government had secured funding from the Commonwealth to build extra police housing in seven Queensland Indigenous communities
TRAINEES PROMOTE INDIGENOUS CULTURE WHILE SKILLING IN NQ
Eight Indigenous people, including a father and two of his sons, are learning new skills and educating others in Townsville about their cultures through First Start traineeships
$900,000 powerful boost for Brisbane’s western suburbs
Homes and businesses in Brisbane’s western suburbs will benefit from a recently completed project to upgrade two of the powerlines that supply Energex’s Kenmore substation.