Media Statements

The Palaszczuk Government has awarded five construction contracts under its Buy Queensland policy to Torres Strait Island Regional Council to provide new rain and town water tanks.

The Palaszczuk Government is calling on Far North Queensland construction companies to tender for construction of nurses’ quarters and the relocation of demountable buildings in Kowanyama under the Queensland Government’s new procurement strategy.

Divers are a step closer to accessing Queensland’s latest world-class dive site, with the Palaszczuk Government opening an Expression of Interest (EOI) process for experienced operators to conduct recreational diving activities on the ex-HMAS Tobruk site.

Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch has congratulated Department of Environment and Science (DES) wildlife officers for their swift and successful efforts to remove a three-metre crocodile from the Torres Strait last night (Tuesday 16 January), following an attack on a spear fisher at the weekend.

Queenslanders are encouraged to have their say on the final stage of the restoration and enhancement project of Queensland’s State War Memorial, Anzac Square, in the lead up to the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War.

Consumer Sentiment in Queensland leads the nation in January, supported strongly by the continuing job creation of the Palaszczuk Government.

The Palaszczuk Government is urging parents, students and other road users to take extra care on roads, particularly around railway crossings, ahead of the start of the 2018 school year next week (Monday, 22 January).

Pioneering Queensland women in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and maths are invited to apply for the 2018 Queensland Women in STEM Prize, which opens today.

More than 180 staff have started work at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Organising Corporation (GOLDOC)’s headquarters in the last fortnight, as preparations heat up just 77 days out from the opening ceremony.

A series of coordinated efforts across Central Queensland is helping to contain an increased bushfire threat in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Debbie, Minister for Fire and Emergency Services Craig Crawford said today (Wednesday).

Graziers across Northern Australia will benefit from an $8 million partnership between the Palaszczuk Government, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) to better manage drought and climate risks.

Cotton Australia, the peak industry body for Australia’s cotton producers, is set to unveil its new Queensland regional office in Toowoomba today.