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Another new, heavy-vehicle driver COVID-19 temporary testing facility will open in Queensland tomorrow to support the freight and supply chain industry.

Queensland small business owners are being reminded that as well as financial assistance, one on one and mental health support is available from the Palaszczuk Government.

Cairns and Yarrabah Local Government Areas will enter a three-day lockdown starting 4pm today, August 8.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced South-East Queensland’s lockdown will end as planned at 4pm but some sensible precautions will remain.

Queensland school staff and childcare workers will have become priority targets for COVID-19 vaccinations in the wake of the current outbreak of the Delta strain.

School communities from all corners of Queensland have been recognised for going above and beyond as part of the 2021 Showcase Awards

The Palaszczuk Government is encouraging young Queenslanders to apply for one of four scholarships on offer for accredited mediation training valued at more than $3,300.

The Palaszczuk Government is backing Queensland’s commercial fishers with a $59,000 investment towards a nationally-recognised resilience and wellbeing program.

Close to 300km of old barbed-wire fencing along Diamantina National Park has been removed to protect native animals including the rare night parrot.

The Palaszczuk Government has delivered on another election commitment, with Queensland’s horticulture growers now able to access a further 35 per cent rebate on water charges.

The Palaszczuk Government has matched funding from Cotton Australia for a pilot program to attract up to 200 young people to work in the cotton industry.

Queensland scientists have developed the world’s first pan-genome for sorghum in a breakthrough for crop improvement and gene discovery.