Media Statements
Report into Goodna train fatality released
Minister for Transport and Main Roads Paul Lucas has tabled a report into a train accident earlier this year that claimed the lives of three young boys.
Historic film showcases soil conservation triumphs
The Darling Downs will host a series of remembrance evenings to mark the 50th anniversary of a film aimed at promoting soil conservation.
Natural resource grant applications close this month
Community groups and schools involved in natural resource management are reminded to get their applications in for the 2007 Community Awareness Grants.
Premier Peter Beattie visited the Gold Coast today to witness the action on the second day of a bumper four day carnival for the 2006 Lexmark Indy 300
OPERATION FARM CLEAR CREATES JOBS FOR THE FUTURE
ON-the-job training and skills development will be a lasting legacy of Operation Farm Clear, a temporary program set up to help cyclone-affected farms in the far north, Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries Tim Mulherin said today.
SWEET INNOVATION FROM NORTHERN SUGAR
Human dietary fibre and natural cane juices are new products to be extracted from sugar cane as a result of innovative technology adopted in far north Queensland, Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries Tim Mulherin said today.
DPI&F JOINS NATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH CENTRE
The Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries today reinforced a commitment to ongoing forestry research by announcing a partnership with a national forestry research centre.
DPI&F LAUNCHES NEW TREES FOR QUEENSLANDS NATIVE HARDWOOD PLANTATIONS
The Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries has provided a major boost to Queensland’s emerging hardwood plantation industry with the release of a new hybrid of the native spotted gum.
TOWNSVILLE-BASED REEF RESEARCH SETTING GLOBAL STANDARDS
The community must remain forever vigilant in its defence of the Great Barrier Reef, Member for Mundingburra and Minister for Environment Lindy Nelson-Carr said today.
Minister puts out call for more child protection staff
Far Northerners are being encouraged to seriously consider a career in child protection
PLANS FOR QLD FOR PANDEMIC FLU FIGHT & EXTRA FUNDS
Premier Peter Beattie today released plans to support Queenslanders prepare for a flu pandemic, including the allocation of extra funding to stockpile frontline resources