“It's not where you live, it’s how you live” - that's a mantra you will hear us recite a lot over the next four years in relation to the use of so-called smart technology.

We kicked off our Elected Member Update (EMU) program in Cairns this week to help new and re-elected mayors and councillors settle into the new term. And there's much more help to come.

The 2016 local government election results have many stories to tell and valuable lessons to learn.

Here we go again. Another term of local government starts - at least after Easter when the declaration of the polls has occurred and the crop of 2016 is sworn in.

The 2012-16 term of local government was the period where councils won back the trust and confidence of their communities, following the tumult of amalgamations.

Fed up with relentless grubby attacks on local government, the LGAQ is seeking formal measures to put a stop to blatant smear campaigns.

It’s a crazy election, with more mud being dispatched in all parts of the state than the recent mudslides in California. For the sake of Queensland communities, the rot has to stop.

Lockyer Valley Mayor Cr Steve Jones AM died in office, at work and doing what he loved.

As I write this, Lockyer Valley Mayor Steve Jones is in Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition after having suffered what appears to be stroke yesterday. The thoughts and praye

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's Closing the Gap address resonated with many people but of far more importance will be what his and other governments do over the next 12 months to achieve elusive emp

The nation’s parliamentarians barely had time to shake the holiday sand off their toes before joining the knock down, drag out fight that is modern political campaigning ahead of the next election.

One of the watchwords at the LGAQ is vigilance around erosion of local government’s powers over time through creeping legislative amendments.

Australia Day, just four sleeps away, is a window into the special place local government holds in the nation’s democracy and broader community.

After a festive season break, it's time to get ready for the March 19 local government elections. It's game on!