Premier announces $500,000 for Haiti relief Premier Anna Bligh has announced the Queensland Government will provide $500,000 to help victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Read more here
WATER FLOWS TO DROUGHT-STRICKEN TOOWOOMBA Water has started to flow today from the $187 million pipeline connecting Wivenhoe Dam to drought-stricken Toowoomba. Read more here
QUEENSLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE WELCOMES 32 NEW PARAMEDICS Thirty-two new Advanced Care Paramedics will take up positions across the State in coming weeks after graduating from the Queensland Combined Emergency Services Academy (QCESA) in Brisbane. Read more here
Social housing boost for Gold Coast Families and individuals doing it tough on the Gold Coast will have an easier time finding a safe and secure place to live thanks to $3.2 million in Bligh Government funding. Read more here
LOGGERHEAD TURTLES RETURN IN RECORD NUMBERS Loggerhead turtles are returning to Queensland beaches in record numbers, with the highest number of recorded adult females returning to lay eggs since 1984. Read more here
New measures to aid the switch to Go Card The number of go card outlets at rail way stations will double on Monday as the State Government steps up its efforts to enable the move to go card for commuters. Read more here
Economic Stimulus Plan fast tracks six-star energy efficient homes Defence Housing Australia (DHA) has taken the initiative to build six-star energy efficient homes with funding from the Nation Building-Economic Stimulus Plan (NB-ESP) with construction of DHA’s first six-star home currently underway in Toowoomba, Queensland. Read more here
BER funding provides new resources for students Mooloolaba State School received $3 million in funding under the Australian Government’s Building the Education Revolution (BER) program to build a resource centre and multi-purpose hall with an adjoining science and technology centre. Read more here
Tony Abbott's climate change clangers Tony Abbott has notched up a trio of climate change clangers so its time for him to admit he has got it wrong on climate change and he's been making it up as he goes along. Read more here
