The LGAQ has four simple roles to play for its members: advocate, assist, provide savings by leveraging economies of scope and scale, and innovate. Connect, innovate, achieve is our credo.

These communities were given little time to prepare before the Biosecurity Act directions kicked in and they were locked down.

It’s time the federal and Queensland governments treated drought like the disaster it can be.

Queensland councils will create and support more than 4,600 jobs through the Palaszczuk Government’s $200 million COVID-19 Works for Queensland program.

Queensland councils have been working tirelessly to help lead their communities through the COVID-19 pandemic, to protect local jobs and to help provide relief to households and businesses.

The hotly anticipated announcement of the winners of the LGAQ Better Communities game will be delayed due to an overwhelming response to the competition.

Today was the first official meeting of your new 15 person LGAQ Policy Executive (PE) for the 2020-24 term.

On the cusp of 125th anniversary of service to the local government sector in Queensland, the Local Government Association of Queensland stands ready to deliver.

The further $50 million in funding to help South East Queensland councils create jobs and address unemployment and disadvantage.

LGAQ CEO Greg Hallam said the LGAQ policy executive had in February voted to support Cairns Mayor Bob Manning’s bid to for a law change to allow his council to implement a visitor levy.

The LGAQ Board at their meeting on the 29th May endorsed a new organisational structure.

Being able to communicate information quickly and accurately with the general public during disaster events is essential. This is where disaster dashboards come into play.

Since 2005 the LGAQ has published a Council Cost Index (CCI) to provide an indicator of cost increases across the range of services and infrastructure delivered by local government.  

It is fair to say there have been mixed feelings following the announcement of how the State Government would be distributing its special $200m COVID-19 Works for Queensland package.

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