Media Statements
GOLD COAST RESIDENTS GET $18M FOR INSTALLING WATER-SAVING PRODUCTS
Gold Coast residents have received $18,000,834 in rebates for installing water-saving products, Natural Resources and Water Minister Craig Wallace said today during a visit to Bunnings Warehouse at Nerang.
MINISTER TO OPEN NEW BRISBANE WEST POLICE DISTRICT OFFICE
PLANNING BEGINS FOR RAIL FREIGHT GROWTH
The second and major stage of an investigation will begin soon to identify a potential route for a rail freight corridor connecting the western rail line near Ebenezer/Rosewood to the interstate rail line north of Beaudesert
HAVE A SAY ON RAIL CORRIDOR STUDY
Residents between Landsborough and Nambour can have their say on a study of the proposed upgrade in their area of a 22km section of the north coast rail line
New flights link Brisbane to the Middle East
Tourism Minister Desley Boyle has welcomed luxury airline Etihad Airways to Brisbane, after its successful maiden flight on Saturday
STATE GOVERNMENT REJECTS DAYLIGHT SAVING REFERENDUM
New research released today by the State Government reveals that regional and rural Queenslanders remain overwhelmingly opposed to the introduction of daylight saving
TANK STREET BRIDGE PROJECT NOW UNDERWAY
Premier Anna Bligh announced today that work on the Tank Street Bridge would begin immediately after naming Baulderstone Hornibrook Queensland Pty Ltd as the successful contractor for the project
20,000 Gold Coast homes and businesses get $6.7 million power boost
More than 20,000 homes and businesses in eight Gold Coast suburbs will benefit from a recently completed project to increase the electricity capacity at ENERGEX’s Burleigh Heads substation.
MINISTER SLAMS DRINK DRIVERS CAUGHT IN GOLD COAST BLITZ
Police Minister Judy Spence has expressed disappointment at the large number of people caught drink driving during a police operation conducted on the Gold Coast over the weekend
RAIN-CHANGERS HEADING FOR NORTH QUEENSLAND
First there were sea-changers, then tree-changers and now people are moving to parts of Australia with the best water supplies – “rain-changers”.
The 255 horses that have been quarantined at Morgan Park, Warwick since August 25 have been given the green light to leave tomorrow morning (Tuesday, October 2)
New Renal Unit opens at Robina
Robina Hospital’s new renal unit opened today to ensure more Gold Coast patients have better quality of life and dialysis treatment closer to home, Health Minister Stephen Robertson said today