No other government sector in this State or indeed, across the nation, has absorbed as much policy and administrative reform over the past decade as local government in Queensland.

A week of intense pressure from the LGAQ and member councils on the Palaszczuk Government has produced results.

This is the third column running in which I have highlighted the Palaszczuk Government’s controversial and largely unwelcome changes to the voting system.

This is the third column running in which I have highlighted the Palaszczuk Government’s controversial and largely unwelcome changes to the voting system.

The Palaszczuk Government has flagged major changes to the system of voting that operates in the local government sector.

A key parliamentary committee has urged the Federal Government to strive for greater co-operation with local councils to attract trade and investment to regional Australia.

We are deadly serious about implementing the highest standards around the use of data and building trust with the broader community.

This week was all about Big Data & our analytics team, LG Sherlock. We are deadly serious about implementing the highest standards around the use of data and building trust with the broader community.

There is not a council in that part of the state that is not battling the elements

Meeting nature's epic challenges includes doing the impossible in the most hazardous conditions and working unbelievable hours.

One of the issues that councils need to keep a weather eye on is governance.

More than 860,000 jobs could be affected by digital disruption according to a new report released by the Queensland Government this week.

The policy developments local government is pursuing, a sharper focus on climate change adaptation, more attention to natural disaster mitigation and a better response to drought.

Welcome to 2019 for what will be a seminal year in local government, not least due to a watershed Federal election due in May.

In James Taylor’s famous words, I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain. So has much of Queensland recently. It’s been a tumultuous end to a tumultuous 2018.