DHA’s Chairman, the Hon J.A.L (Sandy) Macdonald, and Managing Director, Ms Jan Mason, hosted local Ipswich resident and original landowner, Mr Andy Rawlings, and Wing Commander Karen Breaden, for the ceremonial sod turning event. The launch unveils DHA’s Torhaven development to the Ipswich community and marks the inaugural excavation works on
Read MoreMedical students and young doctors in the Wide Bay region will receive greater opportunities to train under the Coalition Government’s additional investment in the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training (RHMT) program. The Coalition Government is providing $39 million to the University of Queensland under the RHMT program to support rural training
Read MoreTownsville primary school students are getting together to learn how reducing litter and waste can make a difference to the Great Barrier Reef and help keep Australia beautiful. Coinciding with Keep Australia Beautiful Week, the annual Future Leaders Eco Challenge is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s Reef
Read MoreASIC has permanently banned former financial adviser Neil Bruce Trower from providing any financial services. Mr Trower is a former representative of Millennium 3 Financial Services Pty Ltd (M3), and a former employee of Lifestyle Financial Services (Qld) Pty Ltd a corporate representative of M3, who provided risk advice from the
Read MoreThe Turnbull Government has appointed Ms Christine Grant and Mr Phillip Gordon as Co-Chairs and Ms Jenny Pilot as a Member of the Advisory Committee for Indigenous Repatriation for three year terms. Ms Grant is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Kuku Yalanji and Mualgal woman from Far North Queensland. She
Read MoreA third vessel will soon be plying the waters between Port Douglas and Townsville, culling the coral eating crown-of-thorns starfish, thanks to $14.4 million of funding from the Turnbull Government. The funding, which will be provided to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) under the Reef 2050 Plan, will
Read MoreThe Queensland government’s new controversial procurement strategy stacks the deck of public tenders against interstate and international suppliers, and is illegitimate under Australia’s free trade agreements. The strategy, Buy Queensland, is set to start next month. It will apply to all public agencies, statutory bodies and government-owned corporations that purchase goods
Read MoreWith the whale migration season well underway for 2017, whale-watching enthusiasts and visitors to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park are reminded to keep a safe distance, for the safety of the whales and onlookers. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority operations support manager Dr Mark Read said thousands of humpback
Read MoreThe Coalition Government is finalising contracts with the six prawn farm businesses affected by the outbreak of White Spot disease in the Logan River area of Queensland, giving the green light for $20 million in financial assistance to flow. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce,
Read MoreThe Commonwealth has made a significant step towards achieving the remaining water recovery required under the Murray–Darling Basin Plan in the Condamine–Balonne, with a strategic acquisition of more than 28 GL (26 GL LTAAY) in the region. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce, said the
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