Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM, co-founder of Doctors with Disabilities Australia and senior resident at Gold Coast University Hospital, is the 2021 Queensland Australian of the Year.
Queenslanders who are self isolating or in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic can now access support with a $1500 Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment.
Recreational Fishing Grants worth $200,000 are being awarded to 19 fishing and community groups around the state who support fishing through clinics, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ cultural fishing activities, research and improving fish habitats.
Specialist sexual assault services will share in an extra $2.7 million in Commonwealth COVID-19 funding to meet additional demand during Queensland’s pandemic recovery.
More than $850,000 is being invested in domestic and family violence support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in Hervey Bay and Maryborough.