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SES subsidies a boost for councils and volunteers in Rockhampton region
Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) has issued its annual grants to help fund the costs of running State Emergency Service groups, Emergency Services Minister Pat Purcell said today.

SES subsidies a boost for councils and volunteers in Sunshine Coast region
Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) has issued its annual grants to help fund the costs of running State Emergency Service groups, Emergency Services Minister Pat Purcell said today.

SES subsidies a boost for councils and volunteers in Mackay region
Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) has issued its annual grants to help fund the costs of running State Emergency Service groups, Emergency Services Minister Pat Purcell said today.

SES subsidies a boost for councils and volunteers in Gladstone region
Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) has issued its annual grants to help fund the costs of running State Emergency Service groups, Emergency Services Minister Pat Purcell said today.

SES subsidies a boost for councils and volunteers in Darling Downs and south-west region
Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) has issued its annual grants to help fund the costs of running State Emergency Service groups, Emergency Services Minister Pat Purcell said today.

SES subsidies a boost for councils and volunteers in Brisbane region
Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) has issued its annual grants to help fund the costs of running State Emergency Service groups, Emergency Services Minister Pat Purcell said today.

SES subsidies a boost for councils and volunteers in Moreton region
Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) has issued its annual grants to help fund the costs of running State Emergency Service groups, Emergency Services Minister Pat Purcell said today.

SES subsidies a boost for councils and volunteers in Gold Coast region
Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) has issued its annual grants to help fund the costs of running State Emergency Service groups, Emergency Services Minister Pat Purcell said today.

YOUTH VIOLENCE TASKFORCE MEMBERS ANNOUNCED
Police Minister Judy Spence has announced the members of Queensland’s new Youth Violence Taskforce, which is being set up by the Beattie Government to help reduce the level of violence that is ruining young Queenslanders’ lives

QUEENSLANDERS EMBRACE NEW SMOKING BANS
A statewide inspection blitz over two weeks has found Queenslanders are abiding by the Beattie Government’s new smoking bans in pubs and clubs, Health Minister Stephen Robertson said today.

PREMIER CALLS ON QUEENSLANDERS TO ‘MONOPOLISE’ SMART STATE
Queenslanders have the opportunity to decide which Smart State icons could feature on a new version of the Monopoly board game - Australia: Here and Now

STATEMENT BY THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL LINDA LAVARCH
Attorney-General Linda Lavarch said today the Director of Public Prosecutions had informed her that a DPP document outlining a proposal from Jayant Patel’s lawyers should not be released, in full or part.