BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

Published Yesterday at 08:50 AM

Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations

The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie

Supply chains super charged with emergency planning declaration

* Applicable Event declared for essential businesses in North and Far North Queensland allowing 24-hour re-supply * Supermarkets, warehouses, transport depots permitted to operate around the clock * Declaration to strengthen supply chains for disaster recovery in impacted communities

Anemergency planning declarationto support food, medicines and essential supplies getting into stores and onto shelves has b...