Stars of movie and screen have descended on Queensland as filming begins on two major productions on top of a third production well underway. The Premier said hot off the press that blockbuster Godzilla vs. Kong had started filming on the Gold Coast last week, a major international crime drama starts filming this week. “ABC…
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2018 Top Queensland Baby Names
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Charlotte and Oliver reign supreme for the fourth year running as the most popular baby names in Queensland. Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Yvette D’Ath said the most popular baby names lodged through the Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages had been remarkably consistent since 2015. “In fact, while Charlotte has been the most…
Filming for Godzilla vs. Kong Heads to Queensland
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The Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Entertainment’s action adventure film Godzilla vs. Kong has begun filming on the Gold Coast this week. Godzilla vs. Kong which is being filmed at Village Roadshow Studios as well as on location on the Gold Coast follows the filming of Paramount Pictures’ live action feature Dora the Explorer in…
Queenslanders Recycle 100 Million Containers
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Queensland’s Container Refund Scheme is celebrating the New Year in style by cracking the 100 million returned containers mark. Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef Leeanne Enoch said reaching this milestone in just two months showed just how popular the scheme is and what a big win it is for Queenslanders and the…
Canned Water for Disaster Affected Queenslanders
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In an Australian first, free canned water will be distributed to Queenslanders whose water supply is cut off during natural disasters. Fire and Emergency Services Minister Craig Crawford today launched the relief program at Carlton & United Breweries’ Yatala Brewery. “This program is being delivered by CUB in partnership with the Palaszczuk Government and not-for-profit…
More than 10 Million Containers for Change
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More than 10 million containers have now been returned through Queensland’s Containers for Change program. In marking National Recycling Week today, Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef Leeanne Enoch said Queenslanders were embracing recycling through the container refund scheme. “Containers for Change started less than a fortnight ago, and we are seeing some…
Tidelands Australia’s First Netflix Series
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Queensland is set for global streaming success this December, with Netflix announcing an international release date for the home-grown, eight-part fictional drama series Tidelands. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said Tidelands, to premiere on December 14, was the first Netflix original drama series to be commissioned and made completely in Australia. “Tidelands was filmed entirely in south-east…
A Tambo Teddy for Prince Harry and Meghan’s first baby
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Queensland’s Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will gift Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex a cuddly, hand-made Tambo Teddy for their first child expected next April, when she joins them on their official visit to Fraser Island on Monday (22 October 2018). Premier Palaszczuk said that Tambo Teddies are much loved and admired in homes all…
40 Years of Helicopter Rescue Service in Queensland
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has praised RACQ LifeFlight for 40 years of service to the Queensland community, describing the organisation as ‘one of our great institutions’. Speaking at a function to celebrate the launch of the anniversary, and to mark 25 years of RACQ sponsorship, the Premier said LifeFlight provided one of Queensland’s most important services.…
Foodbank and FareShare have merged into the Largest Charity Kitchen in the Southern Hemisphere
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has congratulated Foodbank and FareShare for joining forces for a $4.5 million charity kitchen to fight hunger and address food waste. The FareShare Charity Kitchen, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, will use excess fresh food that was unnecessarily destined for the bin, as well as donated products from our farmers, to…