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- Building a skilled workforce
This scheme help identifies rural training needs and determines what training will be funded for delivery by registered training organisations. - Centres of Enterprise
The Centres of Enterprise initiative works to build the economic strength of Queensland's regions. - Climate Change
Preparing Queensland business for a low-carbon economy. - Experience Pays
Help for employers looking for ways to recruit, retrain or retain mature-age workers, and help for mature-age people looking to remain in or re-enter the workforce. - Financial incentives
Strategic assistance to organisations which assist in research, technology diffusion, business transformation and capacity building in Queensland industries. - Fire ant eradication program
Surveillance is ongoing, and treatment and containment measures are continuing in areas of South East Queensland where the ants have been detected. - Fishcare volunteer program
Training volunteers work to raise community awareness about preserving fisheries resources and the need for an ethical approach to recreational fishing. - Food and Fibre Futures Project
A project to assist industries and communities to understand, manage and adapt to change. - Global Markets Initiative
This initiative assists business to develop profitable supply chains and relationships in new and existing markets. - GOBiS
Answer some questions to diagnose which state and commonwealth government services are applicable for your business. Services include training programs, business matching, grants, subsidies, etc. - Grow Korea trade project
This project can help Queensland food manufacturers develop business opportunities in the South Korean food market. - Indigenous employment
Helping indigenous jobseekers get into the workforce and gain vocational qualifications that will improve their chances of getting highly skilled work. - Indigenous in business
Assistance and funding to support and increase in the participation of indigenous people in the economy. - Jobs first: Delivering jobs for Queensland
A jobs plan and job-creating building program. - Keen angler program
The main aim of the program is to collect samples (fish frames) of a range of species, particularly those difficult to obtain from other sources. - Land Releases
Land release areas are temporarily created over untenured land where interesting geophysical signatures have been identified in geophysical data acquired for exploration opportunities. - Managing unwanted cats and dogs
A funding package to support the implementation of a series of measures to reduce the numbers of unwanted dogs and cats in Queensland. - Natural disaster assistance
Tips and services for before, during and after a natural disaster. - Pest offensive
'Reclaim the bush-a pest offensive' is the Queensland Government's $11 million funding initiative under the Blueprint for the Bush to attack priority pest animals and weeds. - Poultry Welfare Monitoring Program
This program is designed to monitor compliance with the poultry standards. It is aimed at preventing animal suffering, promoting standards of animal care and ensuring that people with poultry understand the poultry standards. - Productivity Places Program
A joint initiative between the Australian and State and Territory Governments which aims to provide additional training places for existing workers and job seekers nationally over five years from 2007-08. - Queensland renewable energy fund
A $50 million funding program that supports the development and deployment of renewable energy generation technologies in Queensland. - Shark Control Program
A program to increase bather safety on Queensland beaches. - Skilling Queenslanders for Work Initiative
Customised employment and training assistance for jobseekers to meet the demands of the labour market for a skilled workforce. - Smart Energy Savings Program
The program aims to drive energy saving improvements in Queensland businesses. - Smart Mining - Future Prosperity program
Includes three funding initiatives aimed at stimulating exploration investment in Queensland. - Solar Bonus Scheme
The scheme pays households and other small customers for the surplus electricity generated from roof-top solar photovoltaic (PV) panel systems, that are exported to the Queensland electricity grid. - Streamlining Mining and Petroleum Approvals
Improve the efficiency of Queensland's approval processes for mining and petroleum permits. - Superyachts Queensland
A site that provides superyacht owners, operators, guests, captains and crew with information about the cruising and refit possibilities that Queensland offers as a superyacht destination - Use of detector dogs in residue-management programs
The department has taken the initiative to develop and train a residue-detection dog in an effort to improve the efficiency of detecting organochlorine contamination in the on-farm environment. - Youth Training Incentives
Encouraging employers to meet the future needs of their businesses by employing school-based apprentices or trainees.
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Last updated 26 October 2011
Last updated 26 October 2011