Circular | FOR INFORMATION 2017-012: The 2017-18 State Budget includes welcome boosts to a range of funding programs of interest to local government. Read a full breakdown.

In recognition of 47 years of work in local government, Aurukun Chief Executive Officer Bernie McCarthy has received a Public Service Medal.

Lockhart River Aboriginal Council is offering paid work experience to local students returning home for the holidays to the remote community.

The Indigenous Leaders Forum has called for a stronger voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in policy formulation at both a state and federal level.

The LGAQ has asked for $10 million from the upcoming state budget to ensure local governments can deliver Natural Resource Management (NRM) programs.

In what is a testament to a unified and proactive local government sector in Queensland, 14 councils and the LGAQ were recognised at the Queensland Greats Awards this week

A community garden which created jobs for 76 future council employees and made use of recycled construction materials has opened on Thursday Island.

At a press conference in Townsville this week, Indian energy company Adani confirmed its board has made the final investment decision to proceed with a $16.5 billion coal mine in central Queensland.

The LGAQ is calling on the State Budget to provide $5 million for the Resilient Rivers Initiative to ensure the protection and management of South East Queensland rivers.

The Palaszczuk Government is extending action and public input on its response to the scourge of the drug ice, with further roundtables to be convened

A collaborative approach to fixing sewer pipes has saved the State Government more than $2 million.

Restoration of State Government Financial Aid funding (SGFA) will be on the agenda next week as leaders from Queensland’s Indigenous Councils gather in Cairns for the Indigenous Leaders Forum (ILF).

The LGAQ has called for the upcoming State Budget to provide a $300 million extension for the Works for Queensland program to ensure the benefits to Queensland communities continue.

In a telecommunication win for rural Queensland, the town of Yaraka in Longreach Shire now has access to fast and reliable internet thanks to the installation of a mobile phone tower

In 1967, the Australian people voted to count Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the census for the first time. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of this historic vote.