Media Statements
BLIGH ORDERS SEQ COUNCILS TO FIX THE LEAKS
August 13, 2007
RECALLED BLINDS POSE RISK OF CHILD STRANGULATION
The Office of Fair Trading has directed Ikea to recall a line of bamboo roll-up blinds because they pose a strangulation risk for children
VICTIMS TO GET SOME OF THEIR OWN BACK ON NIGERIAN SCAMS
Fair Trading Minister, Margaret Keech, has urged Queenslanders caught up in notorious Nigerian internet scams to take advantage of the compensation scheme being offered
21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY TO MAP DREAMTIME SITES
Indigenous cultural sites many thousands of years old will be mapped using twenty-first century technology, Natural Resources Minister Craig Wallace said today.
LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN A FIRST IN PROSERPINE DISTRICT
A well-known canegrower in the Proserpine district is the first irrigator in the region to obtain a Land and Water Management Plan (LWMP), Natural Resources and Water Minister Craig Wallace said today.
Brisbane forum focuses on future for people with a disability
Members of Brisbane’s disability community will come together tomorrow to share their vision for a better future for people with a disability at a Shared Visions regional forum.
QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT OPENS FLU DRUG STOCKPILE
Premier Peter Beattie said today the Queensland Government would make its stockpile of the flu treatment drug Tamiflu available to the public to ensure every Queenslander who needed the drug gets it
NEW AUSSIE TOMATO - A WINNING TRIFECTA
Smooth, firm curves, great flavour, and intense colour—the world’s most popular fruit, and arguably one of the sexiest, is about to become even more popular with a new home-grown variety available soon
Submissions on review of mining laws close soon
Groups and individuals interested in Queensland’s mining industry have until Friday to have their say on the review of the state’s Mineral Resources Act and the Fossicking Act.
MEDIA ALERT – Loganlea Child Safety Service Centre opening
On Tuesday, August 14 Child Safety Minister Desley Boyle and Member for Waterford Evan Moorhead will officially open the Loganlea Child Safety Service Centre
V8 RACING LEGEND TO PROMOTE ETHANOL AT THE EKKA
Minister for State Development John Mickel will join V8 racing legend Shane Beikoff at the Queensland Government ethanol stand at the Ekka on Monday 13 August (12.30pm)