Media Statements

Seventeen councils in regional Queensland will share in almost $3.5 million to fund priority infrastructure upgrades on roads, drainage systems and power supplies to better prepare for future natural disasters.

Queensland’s annual memorial for fallen mine workers will be livestreamed online for the general public for the first time in 2020.

The Palaszczuk Government has launched planning for the expansion of the Mackay Base Hospital and the redevelopments of the Bowen and Moranbah hospitals to strengthen public healthcare in the Mackay region.

Experiencing Mooloolaba’s beautiful vistas will get a whole lot easier thanks to a foreshore revitalisation project about to get underway.

The Premier has turned the sod on the new Proserpine Entertainment Centre, a project that will provide an economic boost to Proserpine and the broader Whitsunday region.

One lucky Queensland primary school will score a visit from rugby league legend Johnathan Thurston thanks to a new competition helping students and their families better prepare for natural disasters.

Community safety is always the focus of police in Townsville and in the last two weeks investigators have charged 65 people with 158 offences.

Gladstone manufacturer Global Manufacturing Group will boost its international competitiveness with upgraded equipment thanks to $257,167 from the Palaszczuk Government’s Manufacturing Hubs Grant Program.

The Palaszczuk Government is renewing its calls for fair Federal energy investment in Queensland following today’s belated gas promises. Mines and Energy Minister Dr Anthony Lynham demanded the Federal LNP provide the same support to Queensland gas and manufacturing industries and jobs as they had to New South Wales following calls from the Palaszczuk Government since 2017. “The Federal Government gave NSW a billion dollars to open up their gas fields and have ignored our calls to in...

Queensland’s leading state schools have been honoured at the 21st annual Showcase Awards for Excellence in Schools via a livestream video.

The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) has stood up its first COVID-19 testing clinic to assist in identifying potential coronavirus cases.

The Palaszczuk Government is mobilising Queensland’s multi-billion-dollar manufacturing sector to deliver the state’s Personal Protective Equipment for front-line health and essential workers, including face masks, hand sanitiser and ventilators.