Media Statements
WARREGO WATER TO BE RESERVED: BLIGH
A total of 8000 megalitres of unallocated water in the Warrego River catchment will be reserved for future use after the proposed auction of the water was delayed earlier this month, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said tonight.
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
QUEENSLAND TO GET VACCINE PRIORITY
Queensland will receive a significant percentage of the first 20,000 doses of the Equine Influenza Vaccine to arrive in Australia on Thursday
CATENARO REPORT BEFORE THE DEPUTY CORONER
Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts has again expressed his sincerest sympathies to the Catenaro family for the tragic events of June 2006.
NEW SPORTS FIELD WATER MEASURES TO STRIKE BALANCE: SPENCE
New watering guidelines for local sporting clubs will promote responsible water use while maintaining safe playing fields for participants, Sport Minister Judy Spence said today
DINGO FENCES FOR TWO FRASER TOWNSHIPS
The State Government will spend $750,000 to erect dingo-proof fences around two more Fraser Island townships, Premier Anna Bligh announced today.
PREMIER INSPECTS INNER NORTHERN BUSWAY PROGRESS
The delivery of a vital link in the Queensland Government’s busway network continues to outstrip expectations, with the $333 million Inner Northern Busway still ahead of schedule, Premier Anna Bligh said today.
MULHERIN CALLS FOR VACCINATION OF QUEENSLAND PERFORMANCE HORSES
Queensland is urging the Australian Government to escalate the equine influenza vaccination program to provide sufficient vaccine for horses in buffer zones around infected areas and for the Queensland performance horse industry
MORE CLINICAL STAFF STAY ON AT QUEENSLAND HEALTH
Queensland Health is becoming a better place to work with more clinicians choosing to stay in our public hospitals, Health Minister Stephen Robertson said today
SPENCE: POLICE ANNOUNCE PRIORITY POLICING POLICY
Police Minister Judy Spence and Commissioner Bob Atkinson today announced that the Queensland Police Service will implement an innovative new policy for first response policing in Queensland
STILL TIME FOR CLUBS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO GET WATERWISE
Premier Anna Bligh was a New Farm Park today to remind sporting clubs and community groups there was still time to apply for a share in $3 million of Queensland Government grants to help them through the drought.
Premier Anna Bligh today wished the North Queensland Cowboys well on the eve of their big clash with the Sea Eagles in Sydney.