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SEBCC: President’s Report

July 18, 2011 in local business by admin | No comments

SEBCC event

L-R: Cameron Dick MP, SEBCC President Penny Cutting, Premier Anna Bligh, Di Farmer MP

Thanks to Penny Cutting, South East Brisbane Chamber of Commerce President, for providing us with her July President’s Report.

South East Brisbane Chamber of Commerce
One hundred and fourteen members and guests attended our July Business at Sunrise meeting with the Premier. Those who were unable to attend missed an exceptional opportunity. Next time perhaps.

The Premier provided good reasons why Queensland can expect strong economic growth in this new financial year. Genuine information that we don’t seem to get in the press or the TV news.

Did you know, for example, that our desalination plant, which some critics label a multi-billion dollar white elephant, provided drinking water for Brisbane for four weeks when the standard system could not cope with polluted floodwaters? I didn’t. Things you learn at the Chamber!

The Premier gave examples of how small business will benefit from the economic growth generated by the resurgence of mineral extraction industries.
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Kindergarten being built at Gumdale State School

June 18, 2011 in Education & learning by Genevieve Robey | No comments

Gumdale State School is one of the 14 Queensland state schools where new kindergarten services are to be co-located in 2012.

Premier Anna Bligh, in a media statement this week, said the new services are part of the Government’s $321 million plan to establish up to 240 extra services across Queensland by 2014.

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Flood Levy – Queensland Premier press conference

January 27, 2011 in Uncategorized by admin | No comments

Below is transcript of today’s press conference with Premier Anna Bligh.

TRANSCRIPT – PRESS CONFERENCE – 27 JAN THURSDAY
E & O E – PROOF ONLY

RE: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FLOOD LEVY; TOMORROW’S MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW; ATSB’S FINAL REPORT INTO PACIFIC ADVENTURER SPILL

PREMIER ANNA BLIGH: I welcome the announcement by the federal government that they have a funding package to help Queensland get back on our feet. I’m particularly pleased to see a $2billion upfront payment. That gives us the confidence to do our own budget calculations and, more importantly, it gives us the confidence to get on with the rebuilding task. To have those dollars right up front means that state government and local councils can get on with contractors and get on with signing up to some of the bigger projects that we’ve got in front of us. Read the rest of this entry »

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