Queensland Treasury

Love your sport?

This Queensland Day, we’re going all out with the inaugural Mega Round, an Australia-first celebration bringing together NRL blockbusters, an AFL Q-Clash, Super Netball derby and Oaks Day racing. 🏉🏐🐎

Whether you’re on Caxton Street, at a local pub from Childers to Cardwell, or tuning in from home, this is Queensland at its best: backing our teams and backing our economy.

From packed stadiums to buzzing pubs, events like this keep local businesses thriving and communities connected.

So tell us…who are you cheering for? 👇

Treasury economists have analysed the outlook ahead of tonight’s State of Origin Game 1.

Key findings include:

✔️ A projected surge in Queensland Maroons bragging rights
📉 New South Wales performance showing signs of ongoing volatility
💫 Confidence range: one Cameron Munster miracle play.

Overall outlook? Decisively Queensland. ❤️

| Queensland Maroons | NRL

We're sharing some electrifying news to round off Small Business Month!💡

Thanks to the Australian Energy Regulator’s Default Market Offer (DMO), electricity prices in South East Queensland will fall by up to 14% for small businesses, the biggest drop in over a decade! 🙌

The DMO sets the maximum price electricity retailers can charge, powering up the savings and putting it back in the pockets of small businesses.

Households will also see prices fall by up to 10.7%, with South East Queenslanders in line for largest drop in power costs, outstripping both South Australia and New South Wales.

It’s all part of the Energy Roadmap to deliver affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy for Queenslanders. ⚡

Stronger research leads to safer roads.

The Queensland Government is backing five more years of funding for the Road Safety Research Collaboration, a partnership between the Motor Accident Insurance Commission and the University of the Sunshine Coast.

As Australia’s first regionally based road safety research entity, the collaboration has built a team of over 20 academics, scholars and research officers.

This continued investment will help deliver world-class research, strengthen local expertise and support evidence-based action on issues including impaired driving.

Serving souvlaki… and economic wins. Paniyiri is BACK in Brisbane! 🥳🇬🇷

Now celebrating its 50th year, Paniyiri Greek Festival is Queensland’s largest multicultural event, and with 50,000 people expected, that means buzzing local businesses and a big weekend for tourism in South Brisbane.

Think of it as a cultural celebration and an economic win. Thousands of visitors spending, supporting local vendors, and keeping the city and economy humming (all while chasing the honey puffs).

With a strong Greek community and tens of thousands of Queenslanders proudly claiming Greek heritage, Paniyiri is keeping Greek Australians connected to Greece year-round.

📸 Supplied by Paniyiri

| Multicultural Affairs, Queensland Government

Happy International Tea Day, Queenslanders. ☕️

We know a good thing when we sip it. Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows Queensland households spend on average 90 cents a week on tea - proof that a humble cuppa delivers serious value.

Small spend, big impact. 📈

But it’s not just a household favourite, tea also plays a role in Queensland’s trade story. In 2024–25, our state exported $1.4 million worth of tea overseas, quietly contributing to the economy one cup at a time.

So today, as we celebrate International Tea Day, we’re raising a mug to Queensland, where even the little things add up.

Now over to you 👇

➡️ Which number is your perfect cuppa?

📊 Sources: 2015–16 ABS Household expenditure survey, ABS International Trade in Goods, unpublished data.

Meet Ali! A Volunteering Legend, who has dedicated his time to Lighthouse Care for an incredible 20 years.

Through his work with Lighthouse Care, Ali helps support over 80,000 families each year through low-cost grocery stores, home deliveries, and click-and-collect services.

But it’s more than just food relief, it’s about bringing hope to those in need. 💛

Ali is one of the estimated 2.8 million Queenslanders over the age of 15 years who volunteered in 2023. That's 64% of our population giving back to our communities.

Volunteering enriches everyone involved, from the volunteers to the people they serve and the communities they strengthen.

Thank you, Ali, and all Queensland volunteers, for your kindness, dedication and passion. We appreciate you all. 🙌