LGAQ Chief Executive Officer Alison Smith said that it was clear a new approach was needed if Queenslanders were ever to receive equitable access to reliable digital connectivity.

CEO Alison Smith called on the State Government to partner with the Federal Government and increase opportunities for local betterment projects and increase community resilience from local disasters.

Entries have opened for Queensland’s richest reporting prize, the Bean Lockyer Ticehurst Award for Excellence in Regional Journalism.

The LGAQ has assessed the initial policy commitments of each party to the top issues identified by councils that local communities need to enhance community liveability in every corner of the State.

LGAQ has welcomed the establishment of a Cross-Border Commissioner to help deliver our border communities the liveability they deserve.

Queensland councils have zoned almost 600,000 new home sites and are urging the major parties to commit to addressing bottlenecks preventing their development ahead of the October State Election.

Soaring insurance bills are putting pressure on Queensland’s already desperate housing market and gouging Queenslanders during a cost of living crisis, Queensland councils have warned.

Queensland’s local government sector is mourning the passing of four-term Rockhampton Regional Councillor and former Deputy Mayor, Neil Fisher. 

Queensland’s First Nation leaders will seek to meet with Federal Ministers in Canberra next next week in a bid to secure desperately-needed housing funding to tackle chronic overcrowding.

LGAQ has welcomed a critical piece of the puzzle to address housing supply challenges in local communities across the state.

Queensland communities deserve more from both sides of politics than cost of living sugar hits ahead of the election.

Queensland councils have welcomed the announcement of funding in today’s State Budget to establish a Cross Border Commissioner for Queensland to improve the liveability of local communities.

LGAQ along with several local government leaders have welcomed today’s announcement of a moratorium on any future Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project applications in the Great Artesian Basin.

The LGAQ has launched its 2024 State Election platform call to all sides of politics to back local communities.

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.