Media Statements
Online registration helps make Schoolies Week safer
Year 12 students planning on heading to Schoolies Week celebrations this year can now register their attendance online through a special Queensland Government website.
Added protection for electricity consumers
Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson today announced the make up of the newly-formed Energy Ombudsman Advisory Council.
NATION’S FIRST AVIATION HIGH LAUNCHED
Australia’s first dedicated aviation high school, Aviation High, was officially launched today
Planes will be flying over prospective mine sites in north Queensland this month to carry out gravity surveys and measure the density of rocks in the region.
QUEENSLAND CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY ON JOBS
August 9, 2007 Queensland’s unemployment rate remained at a 29-year low during July, Deputy Premier and Treasurer Anna Bligh said today
NEW PLAN TO INCREASE DESALINATED WATER OUTPUT
August 9, 2007 The Beattie Government will use expected cost savings on the Gold Coast Desalination Plant to fund a $30 million upgrade that could boost its output by up to 47 million litres a day, Deputy Premier and Infrastructure Minister Anna Bligh said today
WORLD FIRST PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN QLD POLICE AND EBAY
The Queensland Police Service and online marketplace eBay have teamed up in a world first initiative which will help protect consumers rights online, Minister for Police Judy Spence said today
AVIATION FIRM SPREADS ITS WINGS INTO 50TH YEAR OF BUSINESS
A leading Brisbane-based aviation firm supporting some of the world’s most cutting edge military and civil helicopters continues to soar to success in its 50th year of operations
QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENT SET TO DEBATE HISTORIC LEGISLATION
The Local Government Reform Implementation Bill 2007 will pave the way for the most significant reform to Queensland councils in more than a hundred years, Premier Peter Beattie said today
CAPE YORK AND TORRES STRAIT DRAFT TOURISM PLAN
A draft action plan to tap into the enormous tourism potential of Cape York and the Torres Strait released today will also have significant economic benefits for the two regions
PREMIER ANNOUNCES MORE PRACTICAL STEPS TO HELP INDIGENOUS QUEENSLANDERS IMPROVE THEIR LIVES
Premier Peter Beattie has tabled a new package of initiatives to help Indigenous Queenslander’s to gain employment and promote economic development in their communities
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY OPENS AT KELVIN GROVE URBAN VILLAGE
Expression of interest opened today for the sale and development of a prime mixed use site at the Kelvin Grove Urban Village.