Media Statements

A new report launched for National Volunteer Week highlights the strength of volunteering, showing Queenslanders roll up their sleeves when times are tough.

Queenslanders are being urged to keep road safety front of mind as the states mourns the loss of 100 lives on its roads.

A new link road through Everton Park’s retail hub has opened to traffic as the Palaszczuk Government continues to roll out new projects on Brisbane’s northside.

The NRL Magic Round will return to Brisbane again in 2022 in an agreed deal expected to pump more than $20m into the economy with a call for negotiations on a new lock-in contract to get under way.

Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers will be the first of nine organisations to benefit from the first round of the Queensland Government’s Digital Transformation Grants under its Economic Recovery Plan.

This weekend’s NRL Magic Round game between the Titans and Panthers is set to renew the call for men to play a bigger role in challenging disrespect towards women.

The Queensland Government is appointing new members to eleven fishery working groups to continue implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Strategy.

This weekend, more than 120 Rural Fire Service (RFS) volunteers will attend the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) RFS Volunteer Summit in Cairns.

The Palaszczuk Government has announced it will invest $2 million to build new fencing around Orchid Beach on K’gari (Fraser Island), reducing interactions between the island’s dingo population and visitors.

Queensland’s storm recovery and network maintenance has been supercharged with Energex taking delivery of the state’s first fully electric bucket truck.

Eligible service providers can now apply for a share in the Palaszczuk Government’s $140,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Grants 2021.

Queenslanders are reminded to have their say on a major review of the State’s animal welfare laws before consultation closes on May 21.