Making up on average 50 per cent of the kerbside red-lid bin, organic material brings huge potential to deliver on state and national waste reduction and recycling targets.

It’s a refrain—still—heard from time to time by local government leaders everywhere. ‘Councils should stick to roads, rates and rubbish.’ But can you imagine what Queensland’s communities would be like if its 77 councils did just that?

From the Gold Coast to Port Douglas, there are 25 marinas allowing safe refuge and refuelling for yachts, fishing boats, barges, and charter boats. North of Port Douglas and all the way to Darwin, though, there are none.

One of the many benefits LGAQ membership offers councils is free access to the LGAQ IR (Industrial Relations) Helpdesk enquiry line, operated by Peak Services, which is staffed five days a week.

Nominations are open for the 2022 Cairns International Women’s Day Awards, with winners to be announced at a special breakfast event at the Hilton Cairns on Tuesday 8 March.

Meta is the new Facebook and can be described as an adjective. The Meta World is here and Mark Zuckerberg is ready to take us into the next phase with the help of Artificial Intelligence and VR.

A Commission of Inquiry into the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC), to be headed by Tony Fitzgerald AC QC, is a critical step in restoring confidence in this important institution.

The LGAQ President, Sunshine Coast Regional Council Mayor Mark Jamieson, welcomes the decision of the Chair of the Crime and Corruption Commission to resign.

CCC Chair Alan MacSporran must do the right thing and stand down from his role after yet another case was thrown out of court today.

LGAQ Team Lead Tony Goode gives us an account of what happened on the day, and the significance of the church opening for the community.

You’ve heard of the hit Network Ten show Shark Tank, but a new sensation is coming to Gladstone Region with the tourism innovation fund ‘Turtle Tank’.

A new Australian drama mystery series from Acorn TV, Darby and Joan, has recently wrapped filming on Redlands Coast and other south-east Queensland locations.

Former North Burnett Regional Council CEO Rachel Cooper is heading north after being appointed the CEO of Douglas Shire Council.

In a unanimous decision of Noosa Council, Scott Waters has been chosen to lead the organisation as its next Chief Executive Officer. 

The LGAQ welcomes the State’s decision to continue offsetting the cost of the waste levy on household wheelie bins until the community has more options available to reduce rubbish going to landfill.