Road toll lowest on record

State News

 Road safety efforts will step up across Queensland despite a record low monthly road toll in February. Transport and Main Roads Minister Scott Emerson and Police Minister Jack Dempsey said the work of Police and a new road safety campaign were just the start of the effort to make driving safer. “In February this year…

Land based World Heritage Areas management review

State News

A review to look at ways to better manage the state’s land based World Heritage areas has been ordered by the Queensland Government. Environment Minister Andrew Powell said he initiated the review at the request of the Queensland World Heritage Committees who want to see a more consistent approach to protecting these important, internationally-significant areas.…