Media Statements
$10M COMMUNITY GRANTS ACROSS QLD TO HELP BEAT OBESITY
Queensland communities will be able to deliver their own programs to combat obesity through a new Eat Well, Be Active Community Partnerships Grants Program unveiled today by Premier Peter Beattie
TROPICAL NORTH STARS IN NEW CAMPAIGN
The Tropical North will play a starring role in the Beattie Government’s new multi-million dollar tourism marketing campaign, Tourism Minister Margaret Keech said today.
TOURISM WEBSITE WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Tourism Queensland’s new flagship website has won a global award for outstanding achievement, Tourism Minister Margaret Keech announced today.
SAFETY STANDARDS FOR SOCCER GOALS
Queensland will soon have mandatory safety standards for portable soccer goals to reduce the likelihood of accidents such as that which seriously injured a young Mackay boy recently, Fair Trading Minister Margaret Keech announced today.
3AM LOCKOUT RELAXED FOR INDY 2006
Gold Coast nightclubs will be exempted from the statewide 3am lockout during the Lexmark Indy 300 carnival, Liquor Licensing Minister Margaret Keech said today.
Signs of recovery in Cyclone Larry affected area
A five-month project to replace more than 3000 road signs in the Innisfail area damaged or destroyed during Cyclone Larry earlier this year has been completed, Minister for Transport and Main Roads Paul Lucas said today.
I have been advised by the Chair of Energex Limited, Mr Khory McCormick, that the Energex Board has accepted the resignation of Energex Chief Executive Officer, Mr Andrew Kremor
Step right up – Great Wet Tropics walks reopen for business
Visitors to the Wet Tropics Great Walk in Girringun National Park, west of Cardwell and Ingham, and home to two of Queensland’s most beautiful waterfalls, Wallaman and Blencoe, can again trek its 110km length.
QUEENSLAND AIC HELPING VICTORIA COMMERCIALISE ITS R&D
The Queensland Government’s Australian Institute for Commercialisation based at Eight Mile Plains was established as a Smart State initiative in 2002, to convert the excellent work being done by our researchers into social and economic capital