Treasurer Curtis Pitt has announced the appointment of former CEO of AMP Capital, Stephen Dunne, to the board of the Queensland Investment Corporation. Mr Pitt said Mr Dunne’s appointment would expand the board to nine members. “This will further deepen the QIC board’s skills especially in relation to capital markets,” he said. “Mr Dunne has […]
The Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services and Minister for Corrective Services The Honourable Bill Byrne MP praised the hard work and dedication of local Gold Coast Police during the presentation of Assistant Commissioner Certificates today at Surfers Paradise. The certificates were presented to Detective Senior Constable Leia Urquhart, Detective Senior Constable James McCafferty […]
A proposed multi-billion dollar Master Plan for The Star Entertainment Group’s Jupiters property on the Gold Coast would further boost Queensland tourism and create thousands of new jobs, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said. The Premier said the Master Plan, which is being released for public consultation, includes up to five hotel and/or apartment buildings, a recreational […]
Around 150 new graduate registered nurses have joined Gold Coast hospitals this year as part of a record intake of graduate nurses. Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Cameron Dick said the Palaszczuk Government was steaming ahead with implementing its election commitment to employ 4000 nurse graduates – Queensland’s biggest nurse graduate recruitment campaign. “We […]
The Queensland Government’s 2016 Queensland Small Business Week kicked-off today with the aim of providing small business owners and operators with the tools to boost growth and create jobs. Small Business Minister Leeanne Enoch today marked the start of QSBW (16-21 May) with a women’s business breakfast on the Gold Coast before the official […]
Queensland’s $23 billion tourism sector will receive a major boost when the State hosts Australia’s largest tourism trade show, the Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE), on the Gold Coast this week. The Gold Coast will welcome more than 2300 delegates, including 800 international travel buyers from more than 30 countries, to Tourism Australia’s annual event, supported […]
Queenslanders are being asked to take fifteen seconds to consider their fire escape plans this winter. Minister for Fire and Emergency Services Bill Byrne said a $400,000 advertising campaign would run from late May through to August using radio and online media to urge people to complete simple tasks and get them started on their […]
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Leanne Donaldson said new dog breeder registration laws passed by Parliament today will help identify unscrupulous breeders and stamp out cruel puppy farming “Those who exploit the welfare of breeding dogs and their puppies for their own financial gains have no place in Queensland,” Minister Donaldson said. “This legislation delivers on […]
This week close to 235,000 Queensland school students will take part in NAPLAN tests, Education Minister Kate Jones said today. Ms Jones said language conventions and writing tests would be held on Tuesday, reading on Wednesdayand numeracy on Thursday. “Since 2008, NAPLAN has provided a valuable snapshot of how students in Years 3, 5, 7 […]
// The Palaszczuk Government has renewed its call for the Commonwealth to address climate change and provide fresh funding for the iconic Great Barrier Reef, which is struggling to recover from the current mass coral bleaching event. Speaking in Cairns today (Sunday), Environment Minister Dr Steven Miles said the Reef had taken a hit from […]