More than 16,000 Queenslanders have had their say on how to lower Queensland’s debt to a sustainable level through the ‘Strong Choices’ website in its first full week of operation. Treasurer Tim Nicholls said the response to the website confirmed that Queenslanders were engaged in the discussion on tackling the $80 billion accumulated debt problem and the $4…
CONGESTION on Brisbane’s busy Gateway Motorway South will soon ease with construction starting on the widening of Mt Gravatt–Capalaba Road across the Gateway Motorway, including improvements to ramps for drivers entering and exiting the highway. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the project continues the Australian Government’s commitment…
The Queensland Government has announced a way forward to the challenging issue of infrastructure charges that will encourage development, while providing new funding avenues for local government. Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jeff Seeney said the government drafted a fair value schedule of infrastructure charges after months of engagement with…
Queensland kids can stay active during the Easter break with the help of the free Daily Physical Activity Guide iPhone app. Recreation and Sport Minister Steve Dickson said the mobile app integrated technology with physical activity, and helped deliver on the Newman Government’s promise to get more children and young people involved in sport and…
Queenslanders will experience cheaper electricity prices in the future after the Queensland Government announced common sense changes that will save electricity distributors $2 billion dollars. Energy Minister Mark McArdle said the changes provided greater flexibility on future electricity infrastructure decisions, placing downward pressure on future electricity prices. “These changes strike the right balance between protecting…
Residents of retirement villages and manufactured home parks now have access to a new service to help them understand their rights. In a Queensland first, the Park and Village Information Link program will provide free legal advice on rights and responsibilities under the Retirement Villages Act 1999 and the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003.…
Senior doctors at public hospitals across Queensland have been given the green light to sign individual contracts aimed at boosting flexibility and simplicity in a sustainable patient-focused State healthcare system. Health Minister, Lawrence Springborg, State Cabinet and doctors’ representatives have signed off on the new performance-based contracts, ending eight months of negotiation over the new…
Launching the Australian-first Strong Choices campaign, Treasurer Tim Nicholls said the unprecedented scale of the State’s debt, which now drains $4 billion in interest repayments every year, demands an unprecedented response if it is to be brought under control. From noon today, every Queenslander will have the chance to design their own debt reduction strategy…
The Newman Government is delivering on its commitment to lower the cost of doing business, with irrigators set to save up to $120 a year by reading their own water meters. Minister for Natural Resources and Mines Andrew Cripps said the changes would apply to irrigators within ‘metered entitlement areas’ who take water directly from…
Industry has been asked to provide feedback on the State government’s draft Beef Industry Action Plan which underpins the goal to double production by 2040 and delivers on the election promise to grow Agriculture as one of the four pillars of the economy. Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister John McVeigh said the draft plan for…