Voters in key marginal seats have shown they want the next State Government to work in partnership with local government to sustain local jobs and protect the environment.

Labor and the LNP are tied in first place in the Local Government Association of Queensland’s (LGAQ) final report card of the State Election campaign. 

Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson has been re-elected to lead the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) as its President for another four years.

Shadow Local Government Minister Ann Leahy announced a commitment from the LNP to continue the successful Works for Queensland program should the party win government at the October 31 poll.

Innovative use of virtual reality technology to overcome pandemic-related travel bans has won Burke Shire Council this year’s Butch Lenton Award - and a $10,000 bursary.

LGAQ President and Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson today thanked Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk for her commitment to continuing the successful Works for Queensland program.

ABC National Rural Reporter Caitlyn Gribbin has received the LGAQ's prestigious award for excellence in regional journalism for a body of work amplifying issues of critical importance to the bush.

MAYORS and councillors representing Queensland’s First Nations councils have gathered today at the LGAQ's Annual Conference to discuss issues critical to their communities.

QRC and Timber Queensland have issued statements of support for the Bush Councils Compact, an historic new agreement proposed by the LGAQ on behalf of its rural, regional and remote member councils.

Three finalists are in the running to win the LGAQ's inaugural Alison Woolla Memorial Award.

A multi-million-dollar Federal Budget boost to roads, apprenticeships and community infrastructure funding has been welcomed by Queensland councils.

Labor is trailing behind the LNP, Katter’s Australian Party and One Nation in the latest LGAQ State Election report card, released on the eve of the official campaign kick-off.

Major peak bodies representing rural and remote Queensland have joined with the state’s councils to support a new agreement to guarantee bush communities a fairer go from the Queensland Government.

LGAQ President and Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson has praised Chief Health Officer, Dr Jeannette Young, for her unwavering commitment to keeping Queenslanders safe amid COVID-19

The LGAQ’s first State Election report card reveals Queensland’s political parties still have a lot of ground to cover.