Media Statements
$1.2 MILLION FUNDS SKILLS BOOST FOR LOCAL INDUSTRIES
Local jobseekers unable to access Job Network services will be assisted to
INDIGENOUS JOBSEEKERS GET SKILLS FOR WORK
Thirty-four Indigenous jobseekers will receive paid work and valuable on-the-job experience in skill shortage areas through a new Skilling Queenslanders for Work jobs project
Funding available for local Seniors Week celebrations across Queensland
Community organisations across the state can now apply for a share of $125,000 in Queensland Government funding to celebrate Seniors Week in 2008
Limited vacancies for Toowoomba disability forum
It is still not too late for the local disability community to register for next Tuesday’s Shared Visions regional forum at the Empire Theatre in Toowoomba
GOVERNMENT EXTENDS POLICE COMMISSIONER'S CONTRACT: SPENCE
Police Minister Judy Spence has announced the State Government will renew the contract of Queensland Police Service Commissioner Bob Atkinson until 2010
MEDIA ALERT - Community fun day at Yarrabah
LEARNING CENTRES DELIVER SKILLS TO DOWNS COMMUNITIES
Three Darling Downs learning centres will continue to open their doors to local jobseekers thanks to renewed State Government funding
EAT WELL BE ACTIVE WINS STATE MARKETING AWARD
A Queensland Government campaign which is helping in the battle of the bulge has won a major award, Sport Minister Judy Spence and Health Minister Stephen Robertson said today
Young Queenslander enrolments increasing ahead of Federal election
More than 15,000 18-year-old Queenslanders have enrolled to vote so far this year, Attorney-General and Justice Minister Kerry Shine said.
PREMIER BLIGH GOES ON FARM WITH AGFORCE IN THE S-WEST
CHARLEVILLE: Premier Anna Bligh, accompanied by AgForce general president Peter Kenny, today (Wednesday) heard first-hand rural issues on a visit to the drought-stricken Charleville region 750km west of Brisbane
MULTICULTURAL CARERS READY FOR WORK
Sixty-four multicultural jobseekers have put down the books to celebrate their newfound skills in the labour starved aged care and child care industries
KOLAN RIVER CAMPING AREA TO OPEN FOR HOLIDAYS: MCNAMARA
Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation Andrew McNamara has announced a new formal camping area at the mouth of the Kolan River Conservation Park will open for the September school holidays.