Media Statements

QUEENSLAND POLICE TO ASSIST NSW OFFICERS AT APEC LEADERS WEEK
A contingent of Queensland Police officers will travel to Sydney today, to assist with security arrangements for the APEC 2007 Leaders Week

SMART STATE WOMEN AND GIRLS DRIVING QLD FORWARD: PREMIER
EMBARGO: 7:30pm August 29, 2007

In her statement today, the Queensland Director of Public Prosecutions Leanne Clare SC said prosecutors were pursuing 16 charges against Jayant Patel.

KENMORE HORSE POSITIVE FOR EQUINE INFLUENZA
A horse being monitored by Queensland Government veterinarians at a Kenmore property in Brisbane’s west has today tested positive for equine influenza

Police Run Workshops To Help Young People Avoid Death On The Road
Workshops targeting young drivers on the Sunshine Coast have helped dramatically reduce the number of young people killed on the region’s roads so far this year, Minister for Police Judy Spence said today

Future young Indigenous leaders attend Cairns forum
Twenty aspiring young people will gather in Cairns today for the Queensland Government’s annual Young Indigenous Leaders’ Forum starting tomorrow

Local Government Employment Code of Practice signed into law: Fraser
29 August 2007

Lucas Challenges Canberra to Reveal Roads Hit List
Queensland has challenged Canberra to come clean on which road projects are facing funding cuts following threats by Federal Roads Minister Jim Lloyd today.

Lucas Challenges Canberra to rule out North Qld Road Funding Cuts
Queensland has challenged Canberra to immediately come clean on whether roads in North Queensland face funding cuts following threats by Federal Roads Minister Jim Lloyd today.

Gladstone’s community health centre stage 2 refurbishment begins
The second stage of Gladstone’s $12.7 million community health redevelopment is underway, Health Minister Stephen Robertson said today

UNEMPLOYED SKILL UP WHILE RENOVATING GOLD COAST ASSETS
Currumbin Sanctuary’s plans for a Native Animal Hospital will get a boost at the hands of Skilling Queenslanders for Work project participants, while an overrun Ashmore park will also get a makeover

NOOSA JOBSEEKERS GAINING SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Twenty long-term unemployed people from around Noosa will receive 18 weeks paid work with Noosa Shire Council and other local organisations