BRISBANE, Queensland, March 17 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
JOINT STATEMENT
Premier and Minister for Veterans
The Honourable David Crisafulli
Minister for Education and the Arts
The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek
South East Queensland State schools reopened after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred
* All 661 South East Queensland State schools open againfollowing ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
* School impacts included power outages, water damage, fallen trees, roof destruction, ceiling collapses,mould issues, as well as flooding.
* Empowering local principals, in conjunction withQBuild staff, to decide when it is safe to reopen schools has led to this incredible result.
The Crisafulli Government has marke...