Media Statements
BETTER FUTURE FOR KOALAS UNDER NEW PLAN
Protecting Queensland’s dwindling koala population is the focus of a $2.1 million Plan which comes into effect across South East Queensland today.
WOORABINDA HOUSING PROBLEMS NEED ACTION, NOT TALK
The Australian Democrats should put up or shut up, according to Public Works and Housing Minister Robert Schwarten who is working with the Woorabinda community to bring a halt to ongoing vandalism of public housing.
WATER GRID BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE
Acting Premier Anna Bligh today announced the preferred construction partners to build the vital Western Corridor Recycled Water network
Queenslanders urged to come out and show Broncos support
Joint statement
BEATTIE GOVT ACTS TO GIVE 1ST HOME OWNERS A BOOST
The Beattie Government will deliver a key election commitment to make home ownership more affordable for first-home buyers at the first sitting of Parliament next week.
GET INVOLVED IN QUEENSLAND WORK SAFE WEEK
All Queensland employers and workers are being urged to make a difference to health and safety in their workplaces by getting involved in Work Safe Week 2006 from 22 to 28 October
Beattie Government commits land for new Gin Gin nursing home
The Beattie Government will provide land for a new high dependency aged care facility in Gin Gin, Health Minister Stephen Robertson announced today
New fire facilities for Gin Gin and Tirroan
Gin Gin and Tirroan have received a boost this weekend with the official opening of new fire facilities for their local Rural Fire Brigades
Riverside Expressway opens early after resurfacing
Brisbane's Riverside Expressway is open again to traffic after this weekend’s resurfacing works finished ahead of schedule, Transport and Main Roads Minister Paul Lucas said this morning.
PREMIER CALLS COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO FIND NEW WAYS TO KEEP TEENAGERS SAFER
Premier Peter Beattie has asked the Minister for Police and the Minister for Communities to work together with the Queensland community to investigate innovative solutions to youth violence