Care Kits for Kids QLD

Around 12,000 Queensland children are living in out-of-home care care or crisis* and they often leave unsafe situations with nothing but they what they are wearing.  Care Kits for Kids QLD Inc is a not-for-profit charity distributing free care Care Kits backpacks to children in crisis / out-of-home care in Queensland. The charity fills back…

Women and Change Grants

Are you a local charity within the Maroochydore Electorate who could put a $50,000 grant to good use helping the community? Women and Change, Queensland’s first giving circle established in 2014, are offering small to medium Queensland charities the opportunity to apply for $50,000 to assist Queenslanders in need. To be eligible charities must have…

Celebrating Italian Heritage

Celebrating Italian heritage ItaloWorld Inc is a dedicated not-for-profit organisation committed to the preservation and promotion of Italian culture in all its facets—past, present, and future. ItaloWorld Inc. will publish a book like no other, featuring 107 recipes sourced from Italian grandmothers [nonne], living in the Northern Territory & Queensland. Their project will celebrate and maintain traditional Italian recipes still…

The future of aquaculture in Queensland

Public consultation is now open for the Queensland Aquaculture Strategy 2024-2034, giving Queenslanders a chance to have their say on maintaining Queensland’s reputation as the nation’s preferred supplier of quality farmed seafood. The Queensland Aquaculture Strategy 2024-2034 will identify research priorities, best practice regulatory approaches and provide a clear direction for aquaculture’s future in Queensland.  The…

2024 State Government Budget

The State Government Budget was handed down on 11 June by the Miles Government.  With the election just four months away there is a lot of sweeteners focussed on re-election.  Sadly, the budget is a budget for the next four months that will see Queensland’s borrowings soar to $77.1 billion this financial year and is…