Media Statements
EUNGELLA’S NEW LOOKOUT NOW OPEN
Visitors to Eungella National Park can again enjoy breathtaking views of the Mackay Highlands, following the redevelopment of the Range View lookout Environment Minister Lindy Nelson-Carr and Member for Mackay Tim Mulherin said today.
THE SMART STATE WANTS YOU: BEATTIE TELLS UK PROFESSIONALS
LONDON: Queensland’s unique qualities are being trumpeted to local doctors as Premier Peter Beattie steps-up an international recruitment campaign to lure more skilled professionals to the Smart State
$10 MILLION WAGES RECOVERY FOR QUEENSLAND EMPLOYEES
Queensland Government industrial inspectors recovered $10.2 million in wages for Queensland workers last year, according to the 2005-06 Annual Report for the Department of Industrial Relations.
PREMIER BEATTIE IS UK-BOUND ON TRADE MISSION
BAHRAIN: Premier Peter Beattie is bound for London and the UK- leg of a12-day trade mission to the Middle East and Europe
ECONOMIC RECOVERY NEW FOCUS FOR SMUT RESPONSE
An independent economist has been selected to chair a team established today to assess the impacts of the spread of sugarcane smut on the industry and identify measures to manage the problem and facilitate economic recovery.
North Queensland steel company gets cutting edge laser technology
A major North Queensland steel manufacturer will receive $200,000 in State Government funding to upgrade to laser technology
Exciting potential for more mining in the north west
Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson has announced that five potential mining areas would be opened up for exploration in the Mount Isa region.
Queensland’s unemployment hits new record low: Bligh
Queensland has again produced its best monthly unemployment figures since at least 1978, Acting Premier, Treasurer and Minister for infrastructure Anna Bligh said today.
Bligh demands Abbott step in and get the cervical cancer drug available
It is ridiculous that schoolgirls in the United States might be accessing GARDASIL – the Australian-developed cervical cancer vaccine - as part of an immunisation program, before their counterparts in Australia, Acting Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said this evening.
CAIRNS NEW HOME TO TROPICAL SCIENCE HUB
Far North Queensland will secure its reputation as a world premier centre for tropical forest research following the launch of the Tropical Landscapes Joint Venture and the Australian Tropical Herbarium at James Cook University’s Cairns campus
Scholarships to encourage more Child Safety workers
The Department of Child Safety is offering 15 scholarships up to $9000 each to Queenslanders aspiring to work in child protection
MINISTER NAMES CAIRNS AND FAR NORTH AS CENTRE OF ENTERPRISE
Cairns and the Far North has been named as one of Queensland’s new Centres of Enterprise in the State Government’s ongoing commitment to driving regional economic development