The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) called on the government to provide ongoing, allocative funding to support councils forced by market failure to deliver local childcare services.

Gladstone Regional Council Mayor Matt Burnett has been elected President of the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ).

Queensland’s political parties have worked to win over more councils and voters, according to the results of the LGAQ’s final election report card.

The winners of Queensland’s richest journalism awards have been announced, with first place going to a journalist who revealed the true cost renewables were having on regional areas.

A Toowoomba woman who founded the region’s only women’s support centre is among the winners of the 2024 Alison Woolla Memorial Award which recognises local leadership in the fight against DFV.

A survey of more than 20,000 Queenslanders – including those in several of the state’s battleground seats - has revealed the top issues on the minds of voters ahead of Saturday’s State Election.

Grocery bills will rise and jobs will be lost if gaps in Queensland’s biosecurity funding are not addressed by all sides of politics ahead of the State Election.

Two Queensland peak bodies have come together in a major push to expedite critical funding needed for trunk infrastructure to tackle the housing crisis.

Qld communities deserve to be at the forefront of decision-making, and the 2024 Annual Conference program is packed with topics that support this year's theme, Don’t Leave Local Communities Behind.

Statement from Local Government Association of Queensland chief executive officer, Alison Smith.

The Queensland environmental regulator’s decision to reject a carbon capture and storage (CCS) proposal for the Great Artesian Basin is a huge win for the liveability of local communities.

Another LGAQ Lab project has come to life; one that will help Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council, Douglas Shire Council and Cook Shire Council better notify their residents of flood risks. 

Twenty-five years ago, Terry ‘The Fox’ Mackenroth officially opened the new building on 21 April 1999.

As fresh faces fill council chambers throughout Queensland, five retiring mayors—and members of the LGAQ Policy Executive—share the highs and lows of the top job and what they wish they had known...

Rising prices, supply and logistics issues, staff shortages and other intangibles have led to unprecedented levels of harassment of customer service staff everywhere.