The Queensland Government’s commitment to share the ongoing costs if the Commonwealth invests to upgrade the network, is a vital first step in ensuring the safety of local communities.

The Federal Government has committed an annual $95 million to the Bridges Renewal Program, with a further $10 million to be made available for each of the next four years.

The LGAQ is calling on the Federal Government to commit to a $100 million per annum housing package - for at least five years - in its upcoming budget.

Queensland councils are calling on the Federal Government for urgently needed roads funding to provide vital supply chain support, with the flow-on effect of making the state’s roads safer for all.

The LGAQ has welcomed the Federal Government’s $1 billion, nine-year commitment to protecting the Great Barrier Reef.

Our analysis of the 2021-2022 Federal Budget and what it means for Queensland councils and communities.

To continue tackling the issues of financial sustainability for local government, the LGAQ has released a fact sheet for members to help respond to the challenges.

Councils across Queensland are keeping on keeping on amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and continue to deliver essential services.

LGAQ, representing Queensland’s 77 councils, is calling on the State and Federal governments to urgently begin rolling out economic stimulus to local government.

There needs to be an urgent injection of funding that is scalable and sustainable and responds to the local needs and circumstances of our communities.

The focus now must equally turn to the economy and providing stimulus to both protect and create jobs and to help mitigate the impacts of this evolving pandemic.

Protecting the community and the economy from the impacts of the coronavirus is front of mind for leaders at all levels of government including local government.

The LGAQ and the State Government this week joined in condemning the Commonwealth’s refusal to extend its $1 million in bushfire grants to all fire-affected Queensland councils.

This week’s drought funding announcement from the Federal Government came as heartening news to communities across Queensland.

The Federal Government’s move to provide drought funding for non-farm businesses and extra funding for councils in drought-affected regions is a huge win for Queensland communities.