Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has received economic recovery projects spanning the state as Queensland councils outline their local COVID-19 recovery battleplans.

The LGAQ has called for the State Government to broaden its inquiry into the conduct of the 2020 local government elections.

Queensland councils continue to embrace digital connectivity and service delivery on their pathway to digital maturity.

LGAQ President Mark Jamieson has welcomed a letter of support from Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington for the LGAQ’s Battleplan for Queensland Local Communities.

Queensland council workers will have immediate access to more flexible work and leave arrangements to help mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 public health shutdown

Councils welcome latest move to improve connectivity in regional and remote Queensland

The $608 million Battleplan for Queensland Local Communities would create more than 14,000 jobs statewide.

Queensland councils will now look to work with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to help protect their 40,000-strong workforce following Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s decision to exclude local governmen

From Boulia to Brisbane and everywhere in between, local councils are the frontline level of government looking after Queensland communities.

LGAQ, representing Queensland’s 77 councils, is calling on the State and Federal governments to urgently begin rolling out economic stimulus to local government.

At least 26 Queensland councils look set to welcome new mayors following the March 28 local government elections with several other contests still too close to call.

The peak body representing Queensland’s 77 councils says today’s local government elections will ensure community leadership is in place to see Queenslanders through the COVID-19 pandemic.

LGAQ has asked the ECQ to consider opening pre-polling on Sunday to ensure as many Queenslanders as possible can have their say early.

There needs to be an urgent injection of funding that is scalable and sustainable and responds to the local needs and circumstances of our communities.

The Torres Cape Indigenous Council Alliance (TCICA) yesterday discussed a regional response to the threat of COVID-19 on communities across Cape York and the Torres Strait.