Learn about the new strategy developed for young Queenslanders that reflects the emerging issues and challenges faced by young people.
A raft of legislative amendments has commenced in Queensland from 23 September 2024 to support the prevention of sexual violence, drive change in the way offences are prosecuted and defended in the ...
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are known as a group of ‘forever chemicals’ that can persist in the environment long-term, bioaccumulate in living organisms and are highly mobile in water ...
Please use the communications kit and branded assets to share and promote SVA Month with your community and networks. You can download: SVA Month 2024 stakeholder ...
The Queensland Government developed the PFAS Interdepartmental Committee (PFAS IDC) to provide a centralised and coordinated response and approach to managing the emergence of PFAS contamination in ...
Once a long-term guardianship order or permanent care order is granted, Child Safety will tell the child and the child’s parents about the decision (in writing). The child and the child parents have ...
In April and May 2018, the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation worked closely with Bundaberg Regional Council (BRC) and Queensland Health in response to the detection of per- and ...
As at September 2024: people are advised to not consume fish caught from Shellgrit Creek, next to Mackay Airport. See below for further information. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) was ...
As at September 2024: People are advised to not consume fish caught from the investigation area of Gowrie Creek bounded by Bridge Street and downstream to the Wetalla Sewage Treatment Plant. See below ...
To grow up happy and healthy, children and young people need a safe home with people who care for them. If you are not able to go back home after living with carers for a while, Child Safety will talk ...
The Queensland Government completed initial preliminary testing of groundwater in the vicinity of Golden Four Drive near the Gold Coast (Coolangatta) Airport in 2017. The sampling was carried out ...
If a child is not able to be cared for at home, Child Safety may ask the current carer to consider being the child’s guardian. Becoming a child’s guardian is a significant decision. A guardian takes ...