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One of Queensland’s most iconic festivals – the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers – has been secured for another five years in a deal which further assists tourism recovery in Queensland.

More COVID-19 PPE supplies will be sourced locally, travel will soon be permitted from the ACT and more international arrivals will be accepted, after a week in which new COVID-19 cases were kept below 10

Queensland has welcomed the arrival of a long-term Large Air Tanker (LAT) Bomber 141 ahead of the 2020 bushfire season

The Premier has turned the sod on the new Proserpine Entertainment Centre, a project that will provide an economic boost to Proserpine and the broader Whitsunday region.

The Palaszczuk Government is mobilising Queensland’s multi-billion-dollar manufacturing sector to deliver the state’s Personal Protective Equipment for front-line health and essential workers, including face masks, hand sanitiser and ventilators.

A further COVID recovery funding boost has been announced this week as part of the Government’s COVID-19 Fiscal and Economic Review, while testing numbers reached a significant new total.

Thirteen community projects across the State honouring Queensland’s servicemen and women will receive funding under the final round of the Queensland Veterans’ Memorial Grants Program.

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The Palaszczuk Government today announced a $10 million Reef Assist funding boost to create regional jobs and support environmental projects in the Great Barrier Reef catchments.

Renewable power players can now throw their hats in the ring to invest in new renewable energy zones in southern, central and northern Queensland.

Major landmarks across Queensland will be lit tonight with the colours of the Australian South Sea Islander flag to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the community being formally recognised as a distinct cultural group.

Nearly 2 million households will see another $50 taken off their electricity bills from this month thanks to Queensland’s publicly owned power assets.