BRISBANE, Queensland, March 29 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: General duties police from The Gap jumped into action last week when they discovered a friendly local, Tony Keim, had fallen on his morning walk. The officers had been looking for Tony on March 17 to thank him in person for his kind thank you gift to their local police station when they noticed an ambulance along one of Tony's usual walking routes. Police pulled over to check if the ambulance offic...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 29 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Minister for Education and the Arts The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek Minister for Women and Women's Economic Security, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Minister for Multiculturalism The Honourable Fiona Simpson 29 March 2025 Crisafulli Government's investment to enrich First Nations art and fashion * Eight Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isla...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 29 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls 29 March 2025 More training for community pharmacists to support easier access to healthcare * Crisafulli Government extends training subsidy for community pharmacists, increasing services to Queenslanders no matter where they live. Crisafulli Government extends training subsidy for community pharmacists, increasing service...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 29 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell 29 March 2025 New CEO to lead Tourism and Events Queensland * Respected tourism executive appointed CEO of Tourism and Events Queensland. * Appointment follows international search for outstanding tourism leader. * New CEO to help drive tourism in Queensland ahead of Olympic and Par...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 29 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support and Minister for Corrective Services The Honourable Laura Gerber 29 March 2025 New Wacol Youth Remand Centre ready to hold young offenders * Crisafulli Government opens new Wacol Youth Remand Centre, increasing capacity in Queensland's strained youth detention sy...
Belconnen, ACT, March 29 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 31-year-old Victorian man has been charged with multiple offences following two collisions on Canberra Avenue yesterday morning. About 9.10am yesterday (Friday, 28 March 2025), police and emergency services received reports that a green Holden Commodore station wagon had collided with a vehicle, before hitting two teenage pedestrians on Canberra Avenue outside St Edmund's College. The driver of the vehicle, the31-y...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 28 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games The Honourable Tim Mander Deadline for landmark Racing Review submissions extended * The deadline for feedback on the Crisafulli Government's Racing Review has been extended to midnight Monday 7 April. * 480 submissions received in response to a discussion paper that will inform the comprehensive Racing Review. * Th...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 28 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Primary Industries The Honourable Tony Perrett Crisafulli Government takes action against feral pigs * Queensland to develop new regionally focused plans to deal with feral pigs. * $2 million investment into new control methods and regional plans. * New regional feral pig coordinators hit the ground across Queensland, including Cairns,Longreach, Mareeba, Townsville and Mt Isa. The...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 28 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg Crisafulli Government begins work on faster rail for the Gold Coast * The Crisafulli Government is set to begin work on the design and pre-construction phase of the Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project. * The project will unlock faster rail and additional services to address the high travel demand between Brisbane and the ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 28 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers The Honourable Ann Leahy Disaster loans and hardship grants activated in response to western Queensland floods * Loans and freight subsidies for primary producers in nine flood affected western Queensland council areas. * Personal Hardship Assistance for Barcoo, Bulloo, Quilpie and Winton residents to ...