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Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
NOOSA detectives are expected to question a juvenile suspected of starting yesterday's bushfire that burnt out scrubland and threatened property.More than 200ha of bushland were destroyed and 500 houses were threatened at the height of the blaze at Sunrise Beach, Marcus Beach and Lake Weyba. The fire was contained overnight but Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts said 10 crews remained...
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News.com.au (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
... police officers by the law," LHMU State Organiser Jason Dutton said."Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts has instigated the process for this legislation which is currently passing through the legislative system."In the meantime, however, our paramedics are increasingly at risk from angry and aggressive patients left ramped outside hospitals for hours at a time."While a patient...
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Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
... officers to be treated as seriously as those on police officers.Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts has backed proposed tougher sentences for people who assault public servants, including emergency services personnel.Attorney-General Kerry Shine has introduced several amendments to the Criminal Code into State Parliament, including re-classifying attacks against emergency service...
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Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
... traffic to clear the intersection."In an emergency, time is crucial," Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts said."This trial will let us know if this technology can save some of the time waiting for traffic to move out of the path of fire engines and ambulances."Equipment will be fitted to 11 sets of traffic lights along , and in Bundaberg.Main Roads Minister Warren Pitt said motorists...
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Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
... that 000 is for "life-threatening, critical or serious" conditions.Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts said the campaign would be followed by a trial next year of a "secondary triage" system to handle callers whose condition did not warrant sending an ambulance."I think that most people who call 000 really believe they need an ambulance ... and if they say they're ill, that they're...
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Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
A CAMPAIGN has been launched in Queensland to stop people wasting paramedics' time with nuisance emergency calls for minor ailments.Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts today unveiled print and radio ads which ask people not to over-react when seeking medical care. The campaign follows a far-reaching government audit on the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) last year. The government...
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icWales (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
... Idzi went down low to deny Greg Stones and just before the break Josh Johnson hit the post from a Neil Roberts cross.Rhyl started the second period on fire and great work by Roberts set up Gareth Owen, whose right-foot screamer from 15 yards rattled the crossbar.Tom Ramasut curled a free kick just wide for the visitors, then Kendall was at full stretch to tip over a Dylan Blain...
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Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
... in Labor-held seats closed yesterday. At least two sitting MPs - Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts and Jo-Ann Miller in Bundamba - will be challenged.
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icWales (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
Jamie Reed produced a defence-splitting run to slip the ball past home keeper Richard Harvey for the opener on 39 minutes and Neil Roberts’ far-post header (74) from Mark Connolly’s cross made it 2-0. Craig Jones added the third from close range a minute from time after Carl Owen’s shot rebounded to him.
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icWales (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
... the points with three goals in a stunning 10-minute spell at the start of the second period.Neil Roberts made it 3-1 with a fierce volley and then added his second with a sublime header into the far corner from a Gareth Owen cross.Rhyl added a fifth when, following a great build-up between Roberts and Craig Jones, Jamie Reed’s shot was saved by Craig Morris, Josh Johnson putting...
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SitePen Blog (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
The new windowName module (dojox.io.windowName) now includes support for resource authorization as Neil Roberts described in his article on xauth. Now the windowName module can be used with a window.name enabled resources for simple (direct) access as well resources that require an authorization step. To request a protected access resource, you still use the send method, [...]
