Media Statements
WORK SAFE WEEK HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED TO PREVENT IMPACT INJURIES
Employment and Industrial Relations Minister John Mickel today kicked off Work Safe Week 2006 (22-28 October) by calling on Queensland workplaces to do all they can to reduce the annual toll from impact injuries
New online Bush e-Telegraph connects people in rural Queensland
The bush’s growing love affair with communication technology has been reflected in the launch today of an electronic Bush Telegraph by the Queensland Government.
Website rolls out customised welcome for regional Queenslanders
Regional Queenslanders are being made even more welcome on the main Queensland Government website from today.
PROJECT COULD DELIVER NEXT GENERATION BROADBAND TO BRISBANE
Brisbane residents could be the first in Australia to access next generation broadband under a proposal to build a cutting edge fibre optic network far superior to any existing telecommunications infrastructure in the country
$15 million to help Queensland communities tackle mental illness
The Beattie Government is partnering with community groups to tackle mental illness head on with more than $15 million awarded to organisations throughout the state
Blueprint for the Bush gathers momentum
The Queensland Government’s visionary Blueprint for the Bush is continuing to gain momentum since it was officially launched.
Funding program aims to strengthen rural links
Eighteen regional organisations will share in nearly $540,000 in Queensland Government funding to help build stronger communities.
The Riverside Expressway will re-open to traffic around 11pm tonight after comprehensive engineering tests revealed it is safe to do so.
AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING GALLERY AND MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS AND STAFF
Queensland’s leading museums and galleries and their outstanding workers have been named winners of this year’s annual Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards (GAMAA).
NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE BEAT TO BE BUILT AT BELLBOWRIE
Brisbane’s western suburbs are set to have their own community policing presence, with the purchase of a house which will be converted into a neighbourhood police beat at Bellbowrie.