BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 16 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services
The Honourable Tim Nicholls
* The Crisafulli Government's Healthy Kindy Kids program has expanded to the Gold Coast, following a successful trial in Townsville.
* Government-approved kindergartens on the Gold Coast will provide free vision, hearing, speech and language screening as part of the $37.5 million investment over five years to help up to 60,000 kids statewide, each year.
* The cost of living relief initiative also helps prevent kids falling behind when they start school.
* TheCrisafulli Government is delivering health services when Queenslanders need them, and...