Media Statements

Autism Queensland will be funded for the first time as one of nine of the state’s peak disability bodies to share in $4.2 million to support people living with disability in Queensland.

Performances, visual arts exhibitions and educational workshops will visit 102 locations across the state with Palaszczuk Government funding of more than $640,000 through round 4 of the Touring Queensland Fund.

The Bruce Highway between Ayr and Townsville is safer and more flood resilient after the completion of the $514.34 million Haughton River Floodplain Upgrade.

A Queensland Manufacturing Hubs Grant will enable a Rockhampton business to strengthen its ability to meet demand in the housing construction market, while creating 16 new jobs and boosting local business.

The Port of Mackay has broken a decade-long record to post its greatest trade year by volume.

The Palaszczuk Government is providing crucial support to domestic violence hotline DVConnect, to help the service keep up with high demand.

Two dedicated north Queenslanders have been named the State Volunteer of the Year and Far Northern’s Young Volunteer of the Year, as part of celebrations for Rural Fire Service Week

Demolition of Townsville’s Willows Sports Field, formerly known as 1300Smiles Stadium, will start next month following the appointment of a lead contractor for the project.

Queenslanders will be able to have a say on officially renaming the iconic Fraser Island as its Indigenous name, K’gari.

Queenslanders will be able to hear from the coal mining industry on their plans for how they will make the coal mining industry safer for workers.

Twenty young Queenslanders have been selected to lead the charge in modernising the way government listens, engages and delivers for the state’s youngest cohort.

Twenty-eight dedicated Bundaberg volunteers were acknowledged in a medal presentation today for their hard work and commitment as part of Rural Fire Service Week