Media Statements

$9.6 million in further funding to disaster proof
Mon 05 Oct 20 at 03:00 PM

$9.6 million in further funding to disaster proof

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$1 million to boost violence support for Bundaberg women
Mon 05 Oct 20 at 02:52 PM

$1 million to boost violence support for Bundaberg women

Bundaberg’s EDON Place has secured $1 million over three years to support women to rebuild their lives after domestic, family and sexual violence.
More funding to help Queensland communities
Mon 05 Oct 20 at 02:40 PM

More funding to help Queensland communities

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COVID relief extends for explorers
Mon 05 Oct 20 at 02:04 PM

COVID relief extends for explorers

Queensland’s explorers have another six months rent-free to keep them on the hunt for the next round of resources projects and jobs.
Queensland to assemble Boeing’s first Australian-developed unmanned aircraft
Mon 05 Oct 20 at 10:48 AM

Queensland to assemble Boeing’s first Australian-developed unmanned aircraft

Queensland is poised to take another bold step in aerospace and advanced manufacturing with an historic opportunity to be the final production home for unmanned defence aircraft – the first military aircraft to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years.
Towers Council & State Govt team up for Big Rocks
Mon 05 Oct 20 at 06:00 AM

Towers Council & State Govt team up for Big Rocks

Charters Towers Regional Council is to start work on Big Rocks Weir with $3 million in State funds for pre-construction activities.
Jobs blow in from new FNQ wind farm
Mon 05 Oct 20 at 06:00 AM

Jobs blow in from new FNQ wind farm

Early works will start before the end of the year on a $380 million wind farm in Far North Queensland, creating 150 jobs, thanks to a sales deal with publicly-owned CleanCo.
Palaszczuk Government to get coercive control right
Sun 04 Oct 20 at 05:52 PM

Palaszczuk Government to get coercive control right

The Palaszczuk Government will tackle coercive control in a comprehensive response to a common but often hidden form of domestic and family violence.
Palaszczuk Government backs agriculture projects to bring more than 600 jobs
Sun 04 Oct 20 at 04:21 PM

Palaszczuk Government backs agriculture projects to bring more than 600 jobs

More than 600 jobs will be created in regional Queensland after the Palaszczuk Government allocated more $3.14 million in Rural Economic Development grants to 15 rural businesses.
New lease of life for Emerald college facilities
Sun 04 Oct 20 at 04:15 PM

New lease of life for Emerald college facilities

Central Highlands Regional Council has a new home for its Local Disaster Coordination Centre after signing a three-year lease, with an option for a 5-year extension, on a building at the Emerald Training Facility
State partners with world-class med tech company to create Qld jobs
Sun 04 Oct 20 at 10:30 AM

State partners with world-class med tech company to create Qld jobs

A Queensland medical technology company will manufacture its globally renowned needle-free vaccine technology at a new facility in Northshore Hamilton, creating up to 139 new jobs over 10 years thanks to the Palaszczuk Government.Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today announced the government had done a deal with Vaxxas to manufacture its High-Density Micro-projection Array Patch (MAP) vaccine delivery system in greater numbers in Queensland.“This will create manufacturing jobs here in Queens...
Long-term plan released to protect and expand Queensland national parks
Sat 03 Oct 20 at 02:36 PM

Long-term plan released to protect and expand Queensland national parks

The Palaszczuk Government has released a new strategy detailing how protecting and revitalising national parks will play a vital role in supporting economic recovery for Queensland.