BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 9 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation

The Honourable Andrew Powell

* The Crisafulli Government is set to deliver another blockbuster Mon Repos turtle season, with tens of thousands of visitors expected to experience one of Queensland's most iconic wildlife encounters. * Around 30,000 visitors are forecast to visit MonRepos this season for the rare opportunity to witness nesting and hatching marine turtles in their natural habitat. * After the former Labor Government were at loggerheads on tourism during their decade of decline, theCrisafulli Government is delivering its ...