Media Statements
Thu 24 Sep 20 at 03:30 PM
Palaszczuk Government road safety funding to support young Indigenous drivers
Young indigenous Queenslanders at a number of Queensland high schools are set to get behind the wheel safely thanks to a partnership between the Palaszczuk Government and Former Origin Greats.
Thu 24 Sep 20 at 11:48 AM
Labor Govt commits $25 million to biggest Rocky project in over a decade
The Palaszczuk Government has today committed $25 million towards delivering a 10,000-seat stadium at Rockhampton’s traditional home of football, Browne Park.
Wed 23 Sep 20 at 05:10 PM
Builder sought for Walkerston Bypass
Construction companies are being invited to submit their interest in building the $150 million Walkerston Bypass.
Wed 23 Sep 20 at 03:30 PM
Have your say on Sunshine Coast rail upgrade
The Sunshine Coast community is invited to share ideas on proposed rail and commuter parking improvements as part of the jointly funded $550 million Beerburrum to Nambour Rail (B2N) Upgrade.
Wed 23 Sep 20 at 02:35 PM
Health heroes mapping the way to tackle COVID-19
Deputy Premier and Minister for Health Steven Miles and Member for Gaven Meaghan Scanlon saw first hand how epidemiologists used a contract tracing app which was developed in a matter of weeks to help fight COVID-19 on the Gold Coast.
Wed 23 Sep 20 at 02:00 PM
$2 million for disaster resilience projects that protect and educate
Queensland’s 77 councils and one town authority will share in $2 million to better prepare for natural disasters as part the 2020-21 Get Ready Queensland program.
Wed 23 Sep 20 at 01:57 PM
Outstanding primary school artwork featured in 2021 Farm Safety calendar
The creative works of a dozen Queensland primary school students from Prep through to Grade 6 will appear in the 2021 Farm Safety calendar following a competition run by Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
Wed 23 Sep 20 at 11:59 AM
Funds secures smelter, refinery jobs and North West supply chain
The Palaszczuk Government will provide a multi-million-dollar economic recovery boost to secure more than 1,000 resource and manufacturing jobs across North Queensland, from Mount Isa to Townsville.
Wed 23 Sep 20 at 11:14 AM
Queensland transition to the NDIS completed
Queensland’s transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will be officially completed on 1 October 2020, when NDIS Full Scheme arrangements take effect.
Tue 22 Sep 20 at 02:30 PM
Increased funding to help Indigenous councils deliver for their communities
Queensland’s Indigenous councils will be better placed to deliver general and essential public services for their communities, sharing in more than $41.2 million from three Palaszczuk Government grants.
Tue 22 Sep 20 at 02:30 PM
Contract wraps up early Christmas gift for Bruce Highway pinch point
Work will start before Christmas to add lanes in each direction on the Bruce Highway between Caboolture and Beerburrum.
Tue 22 Sep 20 at 02:10 PM
Queensland expands New South Wales border zone
Queensland will extend its border zone with New South Wales from 1am Thursday 1 October to include Ballina, Casino and other areas along the length of the border.Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the change would support people and businesses in the border communities.“Our strong borders have kept Queenslanders safe and allowed us to keep our economy going, businesses open and people working.“Thanks to our health response and falling numbers of the virus, we can now take a gradual a...