Media Statements
QUEENSLAND’S TOP VISUAL ARTS STUDENTS RECOGNISED
Queensland’s most talented senior visual arts students are meeting in Brisbane this week for the annual Education Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Arts residential workshop.
Mining and Energy Focus at Highfields Community Forum
Mining and energy development in the Surat Basin were among issues discussed at Highfields during today’s Queensland Government’s Ministerial Regional Community Forum.
Qld continues to lead nation on population growth: Bligh
Queensland’s population growth rate remains higher than the national average and the highest of all Australian states, Premier Anna Bligh said today.
Australia-first energy efficient lighting trial
Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson is taking energy efficient lighting to the streets of south east Queensland.
BUNDABERG HOSPITAL BOOSTS PHYSIOTHERAPY RANKS
Bundaberg Hospital will recruit two additional physiotherapists to help meet the growing demand for rehabilitation and community physiotherapy services in the region, Health Minister Stephen Robertson said today
SECOND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
A new $40 million emergency department and intensive care unit at Robina had already treated more than 1,100 patients in its first three weeks, Premier Anna Bligh said.
Minister inspects $2.5m high voltage transformer at Collinsville
Minister for Mines and Energy Geoff Wilson today inspected first-hand the $2.5 million transformer which was recently commissioned by Powerlink Queensland at its Collinsville Substation.
ADUNGADOO PATHWAY PAVES WAY FOR ROMA JOBS FUTURE
Twelve Indigenous Roma residents will upgrade features of the historically significant Adungadoo Pathway as part of a $350,000 jobs project
BROMELTON STATE DEVELOPMENT AREA PROPOSED: BLIGH
Premier Anna Bligh and Deputy Premier Paul Lucas today announced that Bromelton in Beaudesert Shire has been proposed by the Coordinator-General as a State Development Area.
Ergon Energy takes CARE of Cannonvale
Ergon Energy is better equipped to deal with the ravages of tropical cyclones with a significant funding boost to its CARE (Cyclone Area Reliability Enhancement) program, which hits the $10 million mark this year.
BURDEKIN AGRICULTURE BENEFITS FROM DPI&F INITIATIVE
Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries Tim Mulherin today announced a Property Management Systems Initiative project for the Lower Burdekin region to support intensive irrigated agriculture
New secure smartcard tackles taxi subsidy fraud- Cairns pilot
Queensland's 47,000 Taxi Subsidy Scheme members will be issued with a new smartcard designed to make the system easier for them and remove the potential for fraudulent use