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Baby undergoing health check. | Newsreel

Extra millions for early childhood health checks

A half-billion-dollar Queensland Government program aims to support children in the early stages of life. A major component of the $501.9 million allocated will go
Read more 3 June 2024
Children at school tuckshop. | Newsreel

Schools in need can apply for free meals

Queensland schools will need to lodge expressions of interest to access new funding to provide free student meals. Next month’s State budget will include a $15 million
Read more 3 June 2024
Artist's impression of Greenheart on the Gold Coast. | Newsreel

Call to shape a city’s greenheart

Gold Coast City is opening up its green heart and urging ratepayers to help shape the region’s largest outdoor recreation space. More than 250 hectares of parklands in
Read more 1 June 2024
Artist's impression of the upgraded Mooloolaba foreshore. | Newsreel

Green light for Mooloolaba foreshore renewal

Mooloolaba’s foreshore will feature more beachfront parkland, enhanced community spaces and a terraced seawall with Sunshine Coast Council today approving the next
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Mangoes. | Newsreel

New process measures fruit shelf-life

A new process to measure the self-life of fruit has been created by Queensland scientists, who are now looking for industry partners to take it to market. State
Read more 31 May 2024
Artist's impression of new Chandler Sports Precinct. | Newsreel

Businesses chase Chandler precinct upgrade work

More than 70 businesses attended briefings on tenders for work to upgrade Brisbane’s Chandler Sports Precinct. The $257m upgrade to the complex, which will host sports
Read more 31 May 2024
Woman providing support to another woman woman

Long-term funding response to domestic violence

A $36 million funding boost to help prevent domestic violence in Queensland, delivered in April, will not be a one-off, with that amount set to be embedded in future
Read more 31 May 2024
Small business owner on phone. | Newsreel

$250m boost to small business support

Queensland small businesses will have a $250 million support package to access over the next three years. Launched today in Far North Queensland, the State’s Small
Read more 30 May 2024
Robotic machines in manufacturing site. | Newsreel

Robotics strategy guides safe integration

A new national robotics strategy will aim to better integrate automated technologies into workplaces and ensure worker safety. The strategy, announced the week, outlines
Read more 29 May 2024
Man holding machete. | Newsreel

No more knives out for retailers

The Queensland Police Service and the National Retail Association will join forces in an awareness campaign in the lead up to new knife laws coming into effect. From
Read more 29 May 2024