Media Statements

Thu 04 Feb 21 at 12:30 PM
Major works on display for new, year-round Exhibition train station
More jobs are coming online to support Queensland’s economic recovery as another Cross River Rail work site ramps up in inner-Brisbane.

Thu 04 Feb 21 at 11:41 AM
Rockhampton Airport Terminal works progressing
The upgrades to the Rockhampton Airport Terminal, including a new mezzanine floor and passenger lounges are on track for completion, thanks to $6.44 million from the Palaszczuk Government’s $200 million COVID Works for Queensland program.

Thu 04 Feb 21 at 11:38 AM
Lizards lounge in new digs at Rockhampton Zoo
Visitors to the popular Rockhampton Zoo will now see the resident perenties, the largest of Australia’s monitor lizards, in a new enclosure, thanks to the Palaszczuk Government’s signature $600 million Works for Queensland program.

Thu 04 Feb 21 at 11:23 AM
Grants to advance gender equality for Queensland women
Community groups advancing gender equality for Queensland women are front and centre in a grants program opened today by the Palaszczuk Government.

Thu 04 Feb 21 at 10:00 AM
Gold Coast receives $3.7 million firefighting and rescue boost
The Gold Coast region will have extra firefighting and aerial rescue capability with the handover of a new Combined Aerial Pumping Appliance (CAPA) and Hydraulic Platform (HP) appliance to the Surfers Paradise Fire and Rescue Station today.

Wed 03 Feb 21 at 03:30 PM
Record $1 million grant program to celebrate multicultural Queensland
Young people will be a focus of this year’s record $1 million grants program to celebrate Queensland’s multiculturalism.

Wed 03 Feb 21 at 01:30 PM
Safer roads the goal with SUNS, AFLQ Palaszczuk Gov partnership
The Palaszczuk Government has teamed up with the Gold Coast SUNS and AFL Queensland to shine the spotlight on road safety.

Wed 03 Feb 21 at 11:30 AM
Innovation gives the eyes underwater
A remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) has been specially developed to enhance knowledge of the Gold Coast’s underwater environments and improve waterways management.

Wed 03 Feb 21 at 09:44 AM
Qld Government delivers cutting-edge tablet factory to create jobs in Nudgee
The Palaszczuk Government will partner with a Queensland medicine company to build a $1.1 million tableting production and coating facility at its Northgate factory.

Wed 03 Feb 21 at 07:00 AM
First time gas explorer gets green light in world class Bowen and Surat Basins
A Queensland-based company has been given the green light to explore for gas on prospective land in the world class Bowen and Surat basins.

Tue 02 Feb 21 at 12:57 PM
$12M back in the hands of Queensland consumers
A large number of consumer complaints were resolved in 2020 which saw more than $12 million returned to Queenslanders thanks to the efforts of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

Tue 02 Feb 21 at 12:33 PM
Gold Coast’s Seaway Promenade nears completion
A new promenade making the most of expansive views along the Gold Coast’s spectacular coastline is nearing completion at The Spit.