Media Statements

$143,000 for Mackay jobseeker projects
Fri 19 Feb 21 at 06:26 PM

$143,000 for Mackay jobseeker projects

More than 2,000 Queensland jobseekers will undertake training and jobs, with the green light given to more than 80 community projects under the Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW) initiative.
$1.4 million for Gold Coast jobseeker projects
Fri 19 Feb 21 at 06:22 PM

$1.4 million for Gold Coast jobseeker projects

More than 2,000 Queensland jobseekers will undertake training and jobs, with the green light given to more than 80 community projects under the Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW) initiative.
$750,000 for Cairns jobseeker projects
Fri 19 Feb 21 at 06:18 PM

$750,000 for Cairns jobseeker projects

More than 2,000 Queensland jobseekers will undertake training and jobs, with the green light given to more than 80 community projects under the Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW) initiative.
 More than $13.7 million in projects for jobseekers
Fri 19 Feb 21 at 03:31 PM

More than $13.7 million in projects for jobseekers

More than 2,000 Queensland jobseekers will undertake training and jobs, with the green light given to more than 80 community projects under the Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW) initiative.
DISASTER ASSISTANCE EXTENDED TO MORE COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY EX-TROPICAL CYCLONE IMOGEN
Fri 19 Feb 21 at 12:32 PM

DISASTER ASSISTANCE EXTENDED TO MORE COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY EX-TROPICAL CYCLONE IMOGEN

Disaster assistance has been extended to the local government areas of Cairns, Townsville and Pormpuraaw following ongoing impacts from ex-Tropical Cyclone Imogen.
Individuals Fund supports local artists and arts workers to expand skills
Fri 19 Feb 21 at 11:00 AM

Individuals Fund supports local artists and arts workers to expand skills

Applications are now open for the Individuals Fund, providing financial support for Queensland-based artists and art workers to gain professional and career development opportunities.
Photo credit: Lady Gowrie Qld
Fri 19 Feb 21 at 10:54 AM

Government backs skills boost for kindies

Queensland kindies and early childhood services can now bid for grants from a $3 million pool to boost the skills of their staff.
New eCommerce program creates buzz for Queensland exporters
Thu 18 Feb 21 at 06:07 PM

New eCommerce program creates buzz for Queensland exporters

Queensland’s native bees are helping a local company take its unique natural products to one of Asia’s largest eCommerce markets.
LNP comes clean on plans for Queensland nuclear power
Thu 18 Feb 21 at 02:27 PM

LNP comes clean on plans for Queensland nuclear power

The LNP’s latest thought bubble on energy policy has again exposed the rifts in the coalition party room, Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Minister Mick de Brenni said today.
Bells Creek work rings in Sunshine Coast jobs bonanza
Thu 18 Feb 21 at 11:02 AM

Bells Creek work rings in Sunshine Coast jobs bonanza

A multi-billion program of major upgrades is transforming Sunshine Coast roads and supporting thousands of local jobs.
Premier declares state-of-the-art new Caloundra high school officially open
Thu 18 Feb 21 at 10:26 AM

Premier declares state-of-the-art new Caloundra high school officially open

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has officially opened the $127.5 million Baringa State Secondary College at Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast.
Minister de Brenni with first-year apprentice tiler Blake Vanderwerff at the Cairns Convention Centre
Wed 17 Feb 21 at 06:00 PM

Local business doubles workforce for Convention Centre build

A local tiling company has doubled its workforce to lay 4,000 square metres of tile around the Cairns Convention Centre as refurbishment works enter the home stretch.