A fortune for an acronym. FA Grants, HFE and VFI. Because they are so important to councils here is a crack at explaining it all.

How the parties respond to the LGAQ;s seven-point plan will draw a picture about the extent to which whoever wins government on 18 May will unlock local community potential

Queensland councils have put federal election candidates on notice that a fairer injection of cash from Canberra is needed.

No level of government in Australia is more constantly reminded than local government of its duty to reflect the aspirations of its community.

Darragh O'Keeffe from Government News reports on the Government’s budget commitment to provide $3.2 million to improve and simplify the administration of grants to local government.

LGAQ CEO Greg Hallam: Being a numbers man from a long way back I’m happy to report that our member councils are $61 million better off after Tuesday’s State Budget.

The events of this week demonstrate what happens when our federal parliamentarians become too absorbed in their own day-to-day political ambitions.

Grant funding for local governments must be reformed if councils are to achieve financial sustainability.