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Disaster assistance extended for southern Queensland following severe storms and floods
Fri 18 Nov 22 at 10:00 AM

Disaster assistance extended for southern Queensland following severe storms and floods

Disaster assistance has been extended to the Goondiwindi Regional Council and Gold Coast City Council following severe storms in late October that have seen major flooding continue into November.
Fortitude Valley State Secondary College expansion officially opened
Fri 18 Nov 22 at 10:00 AM

Fortitude Valley State Secondary College expansion officially opened

The next phase of Queensland’s first ever vertical school has been completed.
Queensland training stars set to shine tonight
Fri 18 Nov 22 at 09:00 AM

Queensland training stars set to shine tonight

Queensland’s top training talent will be aiming to be recognised as the nation’s best at the 2022 Australian Training Awards tonight (Friday 18 November).
Final preparations as Schoolies get set to enjoy
Fri 18 Nov 22 at 08:30 AM

Final preparations as Schoolies get set to enjoy

Event organisers and volunteers are making their final checks and preparations as 20,000 graduates head to the Gold Coast for annual Schoolies celebrations.
$3m for Burdekin landholders to drive change for Reef
Fri 18 Nov 22 at 07:00 AM

$3m for Burdekin landholders to drive change for Reef

The Palaszczuk Government has announced a further $3 million for the successful Landholders Driving Change project in the Burdekin, where farmers are improving the profitability and productivity of their land, reducing runoff and protecting the Great Barrier Reef and Queensland’s great lifestyle.
Queensland unemployment falls again
Thu 17 Nov 22 at 11:14 AM

Queensland unemployment falls again

Queensland’s unemployment has fallen to the second lowest rate in the country, according to the latest data release by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Premier's Coding Challenge winning students "tech industry ready"
Thu 17 Nov 22 at 10:54 AM

Premier's Coding Challenge winning students "tech industry ready"

The 18 winners of the 2022 Premier’s Coding Challenge have been announced.
$20 MILLION IN BETTERMENT PROJECTS FOR REMOTE AND REGIONAL QUEENSLAND  
Thu 17 Nov 22 at 10:28 AM

$20 MILLION IN BETTERMENT PROJECTS FOR REMOTE AND REGIONAL QUEENSLAND  

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Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt and Queensland Sport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe with Hamish and Rod from Brisbane Basketball Inc at Auchenflower Stadium.
Thu 17 Nov 22 at 10:05 AM

Sporting facilities get $75 million in disaster funding

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Qld Government works with councils to deliver Toowoomba to Warwick Pipeline
Thu 17 Nov 22 at 09:57 AM

Qld Government works with councils to deliver Toowoomba to Warwick Pipeline

The Palaszczuk Labor Government has welcomed both the Toowoomba Regional and Southern Downs Regional Councils voting in favour of the more than $300 million Toowoomba to Warwick Pipeline (T2W) project.
New team to tackle domestic violence in the Redlands
Thu 17 Nov 22 at 05:58 AM

New team to tackle domestic violence in the Redlands

Redland City is set to be home to a new Domestic Violence High Risk Team which will strengthen the response to serious cases of violence, and better protect those victims most at risk, across the Brisbane South Region.
Townsville cafés join fight to reduce organic waste, protect great lifestyle
Wed 16 Nov 22 at 04:00 PM

Townsville cafés join fight to reduce organic waste, protect great lifestyle

Twenty of Townsville’s most popular cafés are taking part in a trial to turn organic waste into new products.