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A new biosecurity zone has been established in Queensland to further protect our beekeeping industry from the threat of varroa mite coming into our state.

A commercial fisher has been fined $9,000 in the Cairns Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to trawling for prawns without a commercial fisher licence.

Determined efforts to enforce Queensland fisheries laws have helped to protect fish stocks and the thousands of good jobs that rely on them.

The Palaszczuk Government’s $629 million Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative continues to deliver valuable support that benefits individuals, businesses and communities across the state; as it opens its first funding round for the 2023-24 financial year.

A $40 million project that will deliver a new state-of-the-art health facility and reduce wait times for healthcare in a fast-growing Townsville suburb is a step closer to reality, with the tender for the project being issued.

Following a spike in consumer complaints since the pandemic, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced it has successfully clawed back $711,088 for Townsville consumers in 2022.

Following a spike in consumer complaints since the pandemic, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced it has successfully clawed back $2.75 million for Gold Coast consumers in 2022.

Following a spike in consumer complaints since the pandemic, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced it has successfully clawed back almost $280,000 for Cairns consumers in 2022.

Following a spike in consumer complaints since the pandemic, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced it has successfully clawed back more than $11.2 million for Queensland consumers in 2022.

Queensland’s first Regional Cabinet of 2023 will be held in Maryborough tomorrow – showcasing the investment, innovation, and opportunities abundant across the Wide Bay region

Shoppers at Pacific Fair, Gasworks, and Indooroopilly Shopping Centre are going green after the icons entered a landmark deal with publicly owned CS Energy to source 100 per cent of their electricity needs from renewable energy.