The Supreme Court handed down a ruling against the validity of the Fraser Coast Regional Council’s past three years’ rating which parts of the media did their level best to turn into a statewide crisi

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.

It’s a good time to gently remind our members of what a tight ship the LGAQ runs despite the occasional rubbish attacks in social media from some of the fruit loops who like to attack local government

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

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

Ahead of the state election, the LGAQ has called for $2.5 million in additional funding to Indigenous Knowledge Centres (IKCs) to support digital literacy in discrete indigenous communities.

Ahead of the state election, the LGAQ has called for $2.5 million in additional funding to Indigenous Knowledge Centres (IKCs) to support digital literacy in discrete indigenous communities.

The LGAQ has called for the incoming government to return ten percent of revenue generated from traffic infringements to local governments.

A $500 million annual, allocative fund to help councils in Queensland create jobs and build the infrastructure their communities want is the centrepiece of the Local Government Association of Queensla

The LGAQ has called on whichever party forms government after the state election to provide $20 million to ensure the continuation of a high successful literacy program involving council libraries.

The Great Barrier Reef is not being treated as an economic asset, with funding to protect and improve the catchment still falling short, according to Queensland local governments.

The southeast Queensland region has gained an extra 86,000 megalitres of drinking water equivalent to about three and a half months’ supply due to recent heavy rainfall.

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Ahead of the state election, the LGAQ has called for the incoming government to further address the problem of wild dogs in regional Queensland.