Media Statements

Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon has encouraged Queenslanders to become involved in local activities for this year’s Clean Up Australia Day.

Positions for more than 150 new frontline child safety workers will be created to boost services for Queensland’s most vulnerable children and families.

The spotlight will shine on Sunshine Coast University Hospital today, as frontline staff receive the COVID-19 vaccination marking another highlight in the pandemic response.

Around 30 kilometres of dirt road between Bedourie and Birdsville will be sealed with $14.5 million of works on the Eyre Developmental Road now underway.

State Government assessment teams have been on the ground in North Queensland since Wednesday to assess damage on farms in the wake of Cyclone Niran.

The Palaszczuk Government will retain the position of Queensland Chief Entrepreneur to work hand in hand with the support of a new Advisory Council.

The Palaszczuk Government and City of Gold Coast will partner to plan and develop new technologies, infrastructure and environmental management practices under a new agreement aimed at tackling climate change

Corrective Services Minister Mark Ryan MP, Commissioner Peter Martin APM, and Lockyer Valley Major Cr Tanya Milligan have turned the first sod at the site of a new correctional centre in the Southern Queensland Correctional Precinct near Gatton today.

More than 60,000 trips have already been taken in Queensland’s first trial of the Palaszczuk Government’s $371 million smart ticketing system.

Queensland Women’s Week 2021 (QWW) kicks off today with a jam-packed program of events aimed at celebrating Queensland women and girls and supporting them after a challenging 2020.

An historic milestone in the development of the Boeing’s ‘Loyal Wingman’ Airpower Teaming System, also known as Loyal Wingman, which will be assembled in Queensland, has been reached following its first successful test flight.

A specialist team will be created to ensure Queensland can keep up with population growth and the demand for housing and infrastructure development that comes with it – all part of the Government’s economic recovery plan, to create more jobs and development in our state.