Media Statements
SCHOOLS RECEIVE HIGHEST ACCOLADE AT SHOWCASE AWARDS
Eight leading state school education programs have been named winners of the prestigious 2006 Showcase Awards for Excellence.
First contract awarded for upgrade of Bruce Highway south of Tully
Work to upgrade a flooding trouble spot at Tully on the Bruce Highway took another step today, with the naming of the group that will complete detailed design on the project.
Laws to secure land for new Yeppoon Hospital
The Queensland Government has honoured its commitment prior to the last election to introduce legislation to secure land for the new hospital at Yeppoon in central Queensland.
QUEENSLAND’S LARGEST FISHERY GOES UNDER REVIEW
THIS REPLACES PREVIOUS RELEASE PLEASE
INTERNATIONAL FORUM TOLD OF QUEENSLAND STRATEGIES FOR REHABILITATION OF INJURED WORKERS
An international forum heard today that the Queensland Government is seeking to improve awareness among employers of effective rehabilitation and return-to-work strategies for injured workers
Overtaking lanes boost safety on Capricorn Coast roads
A $3.5 million safety project on Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road is progressing well, with stage one now open and work starting on stage two, Minister for Transport and Main Roads Paul Lucas said today.
DUCK AND QUAIL HUNTING IN LINE OF FIRE
Environment Minister Lindy Nelson-Carr will re-introduce legislation to put duck and quail hunting where it belongs – in the past.
NEW LAWS TO SNUFF OUT SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Health Minister Stephen Robertson today introduced legislation to ban the supply of smokeless tobacco products such as nasal snuff and chewing tobacco