Media Statements
BIOSECURITY QUEENSLAND PREPARED FOR FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
Queensland’s lead agency for emergency animal disease threats DPI&F Biosecurity Queensland is warning farmers and the travelling public to comply with regulations relating to the feeding of food scraps to livestock, following the current foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the United Kingdom
Construction firms are at the starter's gate as tenders open for the right to build the first stage of Bundaberg's $92 million ring road.
Protection for endangered species in new national park near Roma
A number of rare and threatened species will soon find protection in a new nature reserve near Roma
Government unveils Disability Service Plans
The way that Queensland Government services are delivered to people with a disability throughout the state are set to change with the launch today of Disability Service Plans for government departments.
DPI&F LAUNCHES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR QUT SCIENCE STUDENTS
The Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries is investing in the future of science with a new scholarship scheme for Queensland University of Technology students, Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries Tim Mulherin said today
EX - HMAS Brisbane attracts divers in droves
The former warship HMAS Brisbane is being heralded by scuba divers as one of the top wreck dives in Australia and is gaining an international reputation for its dive qualities, Environment Minister Lindy Nelson-Carr said today
QLD GOVERNMENT SIGNS EMERGENCY WARNING AGREEMENT WITH ABC
A new agreement between the Queensland Government and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) will deliver early public warnings about significant emergencies affecting Queenslanders, Premier Peter Beattie said today
A major $140 million upgrade of the domestic terminal at Cairns International Airport has taken off
2500 Sunshine Coast young drivers sign up to new laws
More than 2500 Sunshine Coast young drivers have received a learner or provisional licence in the first month of Queensland’s revolutionary new young driver laws.
600 Cairns young drivers sign up to new laws
Almost 600 Cairns young drivers have received a learner or provisional licence in the first month of Queensland’s revolutionary new young driver laws.
EKKA 2007 SHOWBAGS GET SAFETY TICK OF APPROVAL
Thanks to the hard work of the Office of Fair Trading, this year’s Ekka showbags have been given the safety tick of approval, Fair Trading Minister, Margaret Keech, said today
500 Toowoomba young drivers sign up to new laws
Almost 500 Toowoomba young drivers have received a learner or provisional licence in the first month of Queensland’s revolutionary new young driver laws.