Fresh from a not-so-certain election, QLD Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Deputy Premier Jackie Trad and Local Gov Minister Mark Furner met with LGAQ President Mark Jamieson and CEO

Fresh from a not-so-certain election, QLD Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Deputy Premier Jackie Trad and Local Gov Minister Mark Furner met with LGAQ President Mark Jamieson and CEO

More than ever Queensland councils are seeing the value in investing in the digital economy, from improving community literacy to partnering with local business and investing in telecommunications.

Come January, Professor Matt Sanders hopes council leaders will join him in making positive parenting a priority in Queensland communities in 2018

The LGAQ’s big ticket item in its 10 Point Election Plan is a commitment to a minimum $500 million a year in baseline funding for local government.

The Remote Area Planning and Development Board (RAPAD) is disappointed it did not receive responses from all parties to its 10 Point Election Plan.

Party responses have shown a good understanding of the role councils play in driving regional economic growth.

LGAQ CEO Greg Hallam was on the ground in western Queensland this week talking local government priorities ahead of the state election on November 25th.

A new digital maturity index surveying local government authorities has found that Queensland had the highest level of digital maturity across Australia and New Zealand.

Here’s a quick wrap-up of the election announcements so far relevant to local government.

Making the most of new technologies in the bush, candidates debated topics ranging from the proposed Adani coal mine to mental health treatment in rural and remote areas.

The Queensland Parliament has now been dissolved, meaning the government is officially in caretaker mode – but how does this impact councils?

Dedicated funding to help clean-up waste metal accumulated in the Torres Strait region has been identified as a priority issue by Queensland councils in the lead-up to the state election.

Ahead of the state election, Queensland councils have asked for an overhaul of the grants and subsidies framework saying the current model hinders effective long-term planning.

The 25 November state election has prompted the dissolution of the Queensland Parliament, a move that means several Bills affecting local government have lapsed.