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The award-winning Midtown Centre in Brisbane’s CBD sets a new benchmark in adaptive reuse, demonstrating how to sustainably repurpose an underutilised, ageing commercial asset. ....
Minister for Education, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Racing The Honourable Grace Grace A harness racing industry veteran and an infrastructure expert are new members of the state’s peak racing industry body, the Racing Queensland Board. Racing Minister Grace Grace announced the appointment of Jodie Jones and Christopher Edwards today, replacing outgoing members, former Queensland Harness Racing Board member Margaret Reynolds and former Channel 7 executive and Sheffield Shield cricketer Max Walters OAM. “Ms Jones brings more than 30 years’ harness racing experience to the Board as an owner and breeder of standardbreds and a Board member of Harness Racing Australia,” Ms Grace said. ....
Treasurer and Minister for Investment The Honourable Cameron Dick Queensland Parliament has today passed a series of measures the underpin the Palaszczuk Government’s plan to reduce debt and achieve $3 billion in savings over four years. Treasurer and Minister for Investment Cameron Dick said the Debt Reduction and Savings Bill represented the latest step in the Government’s economic recovery strategy that is sustaining, supporting and creating jobs. “The reform measures included in this Bill are will ensure that we use every dollar of taxpayers’ money as prudently as possible, delivering the infrastructure and services Queenslanders deserve,” the Treasurer said ....
A plan to slash $3 billion in costs from Queensland s public sector has so far identified just $3 million in savings, prompting opposition accusations the government was attempting one of the greatest get-rich schemes of all time . In September Treasurer Cameron Dick pledged to implement a Debt and Savings plan, which would deliver $3 billion in savings for the government over four years. The savings would be found through the establishment of the Queensland Future Fund to pay down debt and the consolidation or abolition of some government services including the state s Productivity Commission, Building Queensland and the Public Safety Business Agency. However, a report by Queensland Parliament s Economics and Governance Committee on the Debt Reduction and Savings Bill reveals only $3 million in annual savings had been identified to date. ....
By: Christie Eliezer In Death, Michael Gudinski’s Shadow Continues To Be Taller Than His Soul Ed Sheeran with Michael GudinskiWhile Mushroom Group founder Michael Gudinski’s state memorial will be held evening of March 24 at the 14,820-seat Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne (he is buried at a private ceremony this week), the first weekend after his March 2 death saw his huge shadow loom large over his hometown of Melbourne. Melbourne marked its first major return to live entertainment with the street Moomba Festival March 5 to 8. On a smaller scale this year (it drew 3.8 million in 2018) 24 acts of its acts were booked by Gudinski. During the sets many noted his promotion of female executives and First Australians acts. ....