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Queensland Government backs First Nations businesses at Indigenous Business Month Event
The Palaszczuk Government celebrated a successful Indigenous Business Month with an event tonight at Parliament House to highlight this year’s theme ‘Powering the Indigenous Economy’.
Tropical North scores top honours at state’s training awards
An Atherton Tablelands civil construction company and a Mareeba disability support worker have been recognised as top achievers at the 2021 Queensland Training Awards, which this year celebrates 60 years of excellence in training.
Gold Coast scores top spots among state’s training talent
A Gold Coast based multicultural training and employment service and a local automotive business have won state awards at the 60th annual Queensland Training Awards.
Townsville company named among state’s top training talent
A Townsville-based construction business has taken out a top state award as the 2021 Small Employer of the Year at the 60th annual 2021 Queensland Training Awards.
Top training talent in cool trades shine online
An air-conditioning and refrigeration tradeswoman from Brisbane has taken out the top state award for Apprentice of the Year at the 2021 Queensland Training Awards, which this year celebrates 60 years of excellence in training.
Awards celebrate Queenslanders’ resilience to disasters
Inspiring projects building the resilience of Queensland communities to natural disasters were celebrated at the 2021 Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Awards held in Brisbane tonight.
Next Level Racing named Queensland’s Exporter of the Year
A Gold Coast company that designs, manufactures and exports racing and flight simulators has been named Queensland’s Exporter of the Year.
$4.43 million infrastructure upgrade for regional firefighters
Minister for Fire and Emergency Services Mark Ryan MP and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) Commissioner Greg Leach officially opened the new $4.43 million Longreach Fire and Rescue Station today.
Export awards finalists ready to take centre stage
A total of 36 companies across 13 categories have been named as finalists in the Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards 2021.
Industry and training partners to vie for Queensland’s top awards
A workforce development program that helps ensure Queenslanders have safe, secure, and sustainable urban water services is a finalist in the state-wide categories of the 60th annual Queensland Training Awards.
National Skills Week highlights Gladstone’s training talent
The rise in trainee and apprenticeship numbers is showing the Palaszczuk Government’s record investment of more than $1 billion in training and skills is paying off, with people in Gladstone getting the qualifications they need for the jobs of the future.
National Skills Week highlights Central Queensland’s training talent
The rise in trainee and apprenticeship numbers is showing the Palaszczuk Government’s record investment of more than $1 billion in training and skills is paying off, with people in Central Queensland getting the qualifications they need for the jobs of the future.