The LGAQ has reiterated local councils’ opposition to any move to introduce development assessment panels in Queensland following news that the NSW Government may seek to install mandatory panels in t

The LGAQ has told the Palaszczuk Government that the introduction of a ban on single use lightweight plastic shopping bags next year should not be used as a means of shifting costs on to councils

The LGAQ’s business entities have a long and successful history servicing the needs of Queensland’s local councils. But as the challenges of local government change and grow in complexity, it stands t

Today marks a year since the LGAQ Policy Executive convened for the first time this term, an occasion that is coinciding with its passing of the 2017-18 LGAQ budget. (see list of achievements).

About 700 Queensland households will be quizzed in detail about their opinions of local government in coming weeks as part of the 2017 LGAQ Community Attitudes Survey.

This year’s annual conference, LGAQ will be delivering a prototype of LG Sherlock; a state-wide data lake, analytics hub and blockchain project that is set to transform that way councils do business

In the depths of a Canberra winter, civility broke out between the major political parties at this year’s Australian Local Government Association National General Assembly.

Circular | FOR INFORMATION 2017-013: Motion to extend right of reply to four years was agreed upon unanimously by the House.

Ideas and resources are being shared in a virtual network connecting local government media and communications officers across the state.

A record number of Indigenous Mayors will be attending next week’s ALGA National General Assembly where public housing, health and mobile black spots will be up for debate

All sorts of buckets were dropped this week, from a very council-friendly State Budget that deposits another $400 million into council piggy banks, to the pile of you-know-what left under parliamentar

This year’s Queensland State Budget, delivered on Tuesday, will see an additional $200 million for public works and the return of vital funding for Indigenous communities.

The 2017 State Budget contained a raft of good news for Queensland’s indigenous communities, with one of the big ticket items being the restoration of State Government Financial Aid

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.

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.