Media Statements

A release of unallocated water from the Accommodation and Pike creeks in the Stanthorpe region has delivered a boost for 24 local farmers and irrigators.

Upgrades to the Captain Cook Highway and Stanton Road intersection will begin this month, as part of a $25 million program of works to improve safety.

Expressions of interest (EOI) open today for the $38 million redevelopment of the Gold Coast Turf Club.

New laws allowing voluntary assisted dying in Queensland have been passed by parliament today giving terminally ill Queenslanders more choice.

Two commercial fishers have had their licences suspended with others fined a total of $18,000 after court cases involving more than 50 charges against three fishers were heard in three Queensland Magistrates courts.

A leading medical device manufacturer will establish a $13.8 million facility in Maryborough and create up to 194 local jobs thanks to the Palaszczuk Government’s $150 million Advance Queensland Industry Attraction Fund.

The Palaszczuk Government has introduced the toughest parole laws in the nation for prisoners serving life sentences for the most heinous crimes.

Queensland’s successful response to the COVID-19 pandemic has seen the Port of Mackay record its biggest month of exports ever.

Mackay-Whitsunday residents will have more opportunities to receive the COVID-19 vaccine with the opening of new community vaccination hubs.

The Palaszczuk Government will expand a pilot program to base GPs at a number of state secondary schools from early next year.

Tourism, agriculture, infrastructure, and Queensland’s ongoing economic recovery will be the focus for the seventh round of Regional Community Forums on Monday 27 September.

A leading architect who helped guide the development of public infrastructure for the 2018 Queensland Commonwealth Games has been appointed as the Queensland Government Architect.