BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 18 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

Minister for Education and the Arts

The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek

* The Crisafulli Government is delivering on a key election commitment with the first sod turned today for a new high school at Gracemere. * The new secondary school supports the fast-growing community in Central Queensland and is scheduled to open for Years 7 and 8 in 2028. * Calls for a new high school atGracemere were ignored by the former LaborGovernment. * TheCrisafulli Government is building Queensland's future after a decade of decline under Labor.

The Crisafulli Government will turn the sod at Gracemere's new high school today, deliv...