FairPlay vouchers will provide $150 to help eligible families with the cost of sporting club membership, team registration, or on-field participation fees. Parents, carers or guardians with a valid Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card can apply for a voucher for their children from 5 to 17 years-of-age. For families without a government…
DetailsThe YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament (QYP) is a unique opportunity for young people, aged 15-25 years inclusive to create real change in Queensland. QYP participants, known as Youth Members, are the voice of youth in their electorates, advising politicians and decision-makers across the state. It provides an educational opportunity to experience parliamentary operations first-hand, mingle…
DetailsCategory 1 surgeries have been cancelled. The Government has lied to Queenslanders by telling them our hospitals were prepared and this most urgent category of planned surgeries would go ahead. They’ve let down Queenslanders by denying them help when they need it most. The definition of Category 1 is that patients require treatment within 30…
DetailsThe State Government is in breach of its own rules by covering up Wellcamp Secret Deal. The controversy over the State Government’s Secret Deal for the Wellcamp quarantine facility can’t be swept under the carpet. The Government ministers have repeatedly declined to reveal the cost of building a 1,000-bed quarantine camp at the Wagner’s Wellcamp…
DetailsIn response to the integrity scandal engulfing this State Government, the Premier announced an internal inquiry conducted by her director general. Hmm. Not good enough. This is separate from the inquiry announced this week into the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) whose terms of reference don’t cover the bombshell allegations of the laptop being taken…
DetailsYou will have noticed or experienced staff shortages and businesses operating on reduced hours to stay open across the Sunshine Coast and if you have travelled recently, this is a problem throughout Queensland. Businesses need support from the Queensland Government now. This Government continues to fail to deliver for small and family businesses. Other states…
DetailsI love where we live, but now it is official. This was confirmed by the Tourism Sentiment Index, which tracked the sentiment of travellers online across a staggering 1.8 billion conversation and content pieces to determine how people felt about destinations around the world. Living here we already know that we live in the best…
DetailsDylan Alcott OAM is not a Queenslander, but I was extremely proud to see a man of this calibre win Australian of the Year. He is one exceptional human being and his attitude to life is truly inspirational. Dylan’s acceptance speech was as amazing as he is, if you didn’t see it, I highly recommend…
Details8 January 2022 By Lydia Lynch, Reporter A royal commission into corruption in Queensland is needed after the state’s former state archivist slammed the Palaszczuk government for “inappropriate interference” in his office, the LNP says. Mike Summerell, who served in his role for five years, said his contract was not renewed last year, believing his…
DetailsCourier Mail, by Jessica Marszalek Only a handful of Palaszczuk government ministers have declared they have read a report in to the actions of state’s corruption watchdog ahead of high-level discussions about the future of its boss. Just six Palaszczuk government ministers have declared they have read a bombshell report into the actions of the…
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