This wrap comes to you on the eve of the LGAQ’s 124th Annual Conference on the Gold Coast.

On Tuesday night the Federal Government showed us it was putting its faith is us by going big and hard in its delayed 2020-21 Budget.

With the LGAQ”s 124th Annual Conference less than three weeks away, I thought it would be timely to share with you 10 things you may not know about your Association.

After several weeks of intense recruitment, it is my pleasure to announce the appointment of four new leaders to the LGAQ Advocacy team to take us through this new term and beyond.

LGAQ President Mark Jamieson today officially launched the Association’s first State Election report card, ranking the political parties on their commitment to Queensland’s local communities.

This week I wanted to take you on a little journey through history, philosophy, and the sciences, to emphasise why local is best and has been for time immemorial.

The LGAQ has this week officially launched its State Election priorities and its #VoteforLocal campaign.
Now we need your support to make it happen.

The LGAQ is committed to good governance, just as our members are.

I have been thinking a lot, sometimes aloud, about what happens to local communities when the State and Federal economic stimulus runs out by the end of 2021, mid-2022 at best.

A bush compact to ensure our rural and remote communities do not lose out.

The LGAQ is officially on the road delivering Elected Member Updates to councils across Queensland.

We at the LGAQ are making the most out of the lifting of travel restrictions as we span out across the state to meet with our members.

Folks, these are very big numbers in anyone’s books, and they show the enormity of the role councils play in every aspect of the lives of Queenslanders.

These communities were given little time to prepare before the Biosecurity Act directions kicked in and they were locked down.

Today was the first official meeting of your new 15 person LGAQ Policy Executive (PE) for the 2020-24 term.