Anything short of an independent inquiry is a cop-out.

Former Logan councillors vindicated, now it is time for an independent inquiry to prevent this happening again.

The Local Government Association of Queensland welcomes the allocation of job-creating economic stimulus funding for South East Queensland councils, announced by the State today.

LGAQ welcomes new funding to give Queensland councils certainty over vital feral pest control initiatives needed to keep communities safe and the agricultural industry firing.

Queensland councils have taken their fight for a fairer insurance deal for North and Far North Queensland local communities to the Senate

A ban on single-use plastic items and expanded polystyrene (EPS) products has been welcomed by Queensland’s peak local government body.

The LGAQ has welcomed today’s Federal Opposition announcement that local government will have a seat at National Cabinet, should Labor win the next election.

Queensland’s local government sector is calling for cool heads to prevail in the wake of today’s unprecedented action by Facebook, which saw its Australian users banned from sharing news content.

Queensland’s 77 councils are urging the Federal Government to establish a national reinsurance pool to help reduce the cost of insurance premiums in North Queensland and across northern Australia.

LGAQ President and Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson welcomed funding commitments announced in today’s State Budget.

LGAQ staff ‘voted with their feet’ today, walking against domestic and family violence in a ‘Red Bench Relay’.

LGAQ has congratulated Member for Broadwater David Crisafulli on his appointment as Liberal National Party (LNP) leader and Toowoomba South MP David Janetzki as Deputy Leader.

The LGAQ congratulates Deputy Premier Steven Miles on his appointment as the Minister for State Development, Local Government, Infrastructure and Planning, in addition to his Deputy Premier role.

LGAQ President and Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson thanked the Government for honouring its commitment to the Association and its member councils.

CEO Greg Hallam has called on the Palaszczuk Government to urgently meet its commitment to Queensland councils to repeal its legislative changes.