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Media Release: The peak body for Queensland local councils congratulates Minister Meaghan Scanlon on new portfolio
LGAQ has congratulated Minister Meaghan Scanlon on her new portfolio of Housing, Public Works, Local Government and Planning.
LGAQ has congratulated Minister Meaghan Scanlon on her new portfolio of Housing, Public Works, Local…
17th December 2023 -
Reforms to let councils get on with the job
The peak body for Queensland councils has welcomed the critical overhaul of the councillor complaint system passed by Parliament on Wednesday.
The peak body for Queensland councils has welcomed the critical overhaul of the councillor complaint…
17th November 2023 -
Roads report tallies cost to communities and councils
The Grattan Institute’s Potholes and Pitfalls: How to fix local roads report found councils were being grossly underfunded.
The Grattan Institute’s Potholes and Pitfalls: How to fix local roads report found councils were b…
13th November 2023 -
LGAQ President Mark Jamieson to call time in March 2024
LGAQ President Mark Jamieson has announced that he will call time on his outstanding career in local government in March 2024
LGAQ President Mark Jamieson has announced that he will call time on his outstanding career in local…
10th November 2023 -
Councils warn infrastructure cuts will hurt communities
LGAQ has warned that any cuts to approved infrastructure projects would be pulling the rug out from under financially strained councils and communities.
LGAQ has warned that any cuts to approved infrastructure projects would be pulling the rug out from …
7th November 2023 -
Critical infrastructure funding remains top priority for councils and their communities
Queensland’s councils remain strongly united in their call to both the Queensland Government and the State Opposition to address the most critical funding need statewide for road, water and sewerage.
Queensland’s councils remain strongly united in their call to both the Queensland Government and t…
19th October 2023 -
Community leaders call for action to curb youth crime
Queensland councils are calling for immediate action to urgently address pressing law and order issues within their communities amid the state’s ongoing battle with juvenile crime.
Queensland councils are calling for immediate action to urgently address pressing law and order issu…
18th October 2023 -
Cloncurry scorches as winner of Queensland: It’s Time to Shine competition
Cloncurry Shire Council is asking visitors to heat up their next adventure with the Curry Crawl, taking out the $10,000 LGAQ and TEQ Queensland: It’s Time to Shine competition.
Cloncurry Shire Council is asking visitors to heat up their next adventure with the Curry Crawl, tak…
18th October 2023 -
Communities short-changed with FA Grants
Queensland councils voted unanimously at the LGAQ Annual Conference in Gladstone today, to call on the Commonwealth to restore the FA Grants to the level communities needed to survive and thrive.
Queensland councils voted unanimously at the LGAQ Annual Conference in Gladstone today, to call on t…
18th October 2023 -
2023 Alison Woolla Award honours both community and local government leaders
A passionate educator, campaigner and speaker together with a southeast Queensland council have been announced as the winners of the LGAQ annual award for local leadership in preventing DFV.
A passionate educator, campaigner and speaker together with a southeast Queensland council have been…
17th October 2023 -
Funding certainty for Works for Queensland welcomed
LGAQ has welcomed an announcement of a further $300 million for the Works for Queensland program over the next three years.
LGAQ has welcomed an announcement of a further $300 million for the Works for Queensland program ove…
17th October 2023 -
Award recognition for health journalist
A journalist whose coverage helped secure better health services across regional Queensland has been named the winner of the Bean Lockyer Ticehurst Award for Excellence in Regional Journalism.
A journalist whose coverage helped secure better health services across regional Queensland has been…
16th October 2023 -
Queensland councils stand together for communities
Critical issues from fair funding, housing, planning and homelessness to the rising cost of providing roads and rubbish collection are all high on the agenda for the LGAQ’s 127th Annual Conference.
Critical issues from fair funding, housing, planning and homelessness to the rising cost of providin…
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Council peak body calls for State to help building industry
The peak body representing Queensland’s councils has called on the State Government to help support the building sector to activate almost 100,000 residential lots already approved statewide.
The peak body representing Queensland’s councils has called on the State Government to help suppor…
19th September 2023 -
Councils welcome complaint reforms
The peak body for Queensland councils has welcomed legislative reforms to overhaul the councillor complaints system introduced into Parliament today.
The peak body for Queensland councils has welcomed legislative reforms to overhaul the councillor co…
13th September 2023