Media Statements
More beds open at Logan Hospital emergency department
A $7.5 million expansion to Logan Hospital emergency department has provided 10 extra beds to help meet the growing demand for emergency care in the region, Health Minister Stephen Robertson said today
Web of webcams just a click away
More than 30 traffic webcams are just a click away for Queensland drivers following today's launch of the new Main Roads website.
PROPOSED ECO-FUEL PLANT GROWING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL FARMERS
The Mackay economy and local farmers could reap the rewards from plans to develop a $50 million biodiesel plant near the city's commercial harbour
Burdekin Shire Council to get $220,000 in disaster funding
Burdekin Shire Council will receive more than $220,000 towards the cost of repairing local roads that were damaged during storms and flooding in January and February this year.
Thuringowa to receive $320,000 in disaster funding
Thuringowa City Council will receive more than $320,000 towards the cost of post-disaster repair work after storms and flooding in January and February this year.
Cook Shire to receive another $1.6 million in disaster funding
Cook Shire Council will receive another $1.6 million to restore roads damaged by Tropical Cyclone Monica in April 2006.
ONE HUNDRED IN LOGAN SET FOR WAREHOUSING SKILLS
Warehousing employers in the Logan area will benefit from 100 newly skilled workers thanks to a Skilling Queenslanders for Work project
PREMIER SIGNS INDIGENOUS LAND USE AGREEMENTS WITH THE KALKADOON PEOPLE
Mount Isa: Premier Anna Bligh today signed two significant Indigenous Land Use Agreements with the Kalkadoon people and the Mount Isa City Council
PREMIER TO HOLD FIRST COMMUNITY CABINET IN THE NORTH WEST
Queensland’s 107th Community Cabinet and the new Premier’s first as leader will be held in North West Queensland next month
DALBY TRAINS UNEMPLOYED TO JOIN GROWING INDUSTRIES
Dalby businesses and other organisations are working with the Queensland Government to train unemployed locals so they can join the workforce
Time running out to have your say on local government laws
Queenslanders have until the end of this week to have their say on the review of legislation governing Queensland’s local councils.
HOSPITAL BOARDS ALREADY TRIED AND FAILED IN QUEENSLAND
Hospital boards are an outdated, simplistic model which has already failed in Queensland, Health Minister Stephen Robertson said today.