A free benchmarking tool enabling councils to analyse and benchmark their performance has been updated to contain information covering the 2016-17 fiscal year. Find out how you can use it here

Nine indigenous communities will benefit from $120 million of state government funding made available to improve water, wastewater and solid waste facilities.

Minister for Local Government Sterling Hinchliffe contributed his first ever regular column to the current FEB-MARCH edition of Council Leader magazine. Here's what he had to say.

We kick off the update series next week, with teams heading out across Queensland to talk to elected members and CEOs on trends and trials for councils, including the importance of corporate culture.

Queensland councils are big consumers, and users, of energy. Its estimated councils spent $250 million a year on this vital asset. What does the rise of renewable energy mean for local government?

NEW Reference Group wants your knowledge to review early drafts of guidelines and model policies that will be ancillary to the Councillor Complaints Act and Regulations. Provide your EOI by 8 March.

From drinking water to graffiti management, the LG Sherlock team has developed more than 50 analytics projects following consultation with councils across the state.

Flying foxes don’t know their local government boundaries. That’s one of the key messages driving a renewed push by councils in QLD calling on the State to recognise that flying-foxes travel...

The commencement of the Queensland Container Refund Scheme (CRS) has been pushed back until November 1 2018. Here's why.

Changes to the Chain of Responsibility (CoR) laws come into effect 1 July, 2018. And breaches will be considered a criminal offence.

Exchanging information is critical for councils. Here's the top five most common copyright myths busted.

The Qld Government had its first sitting week - see which bills were reintroduced for local government.

Murray Darling Basin Plan: Communities in south west Queensland are reeling from the Senate’s disallowance of a Government move to lessen the impact on irrigators.

Former Murgon Shire Council chairman and South Burnett icon Bill Roberts has died at age 92.

At a forum held earlier this week, the Regional Area Planning and Development Board said their vision is to boost renewable energy and mitigate negative drought impacts.