Cassowary Coast, Isaac and Bundaberg regional councils have joined a research project to protect the Great Barrier Reef from silt washed from thousands of kilometres of unsealed country roads.

The LGAQ is calling for swift post-prosecution reviews of other failed cases launched by the CCC against mayors and councillors.

LGAQ CEO Alison Smith today welcomed the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the CCC, including the recommendation 32 recommendations.

The Bean Lockyer Ticehurst Award for Excellence in Regional Journalism is open to print, television/video, online and radio.

Queensland councils have stepped up to protect the Great Barrier Reef from silt washed from thousands of kilometres of unsealed country roads damaging the natural icon.

Quadrupling social housing funding, extending the First Home Owners’ Grant and unlocking abandoned, unused and empty properties are ways to begin conquering Queensland’s housing crisis.

Queensland’s flood-hit communities will be able to build back better with a major $170 million funding win announced over the weekend, the peak body representing Queensland councils says.

The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) has thanked Deputy Premier Steven Miles and the State Government for listening to the views of the LGAQ and member councils ...

Ministerial powers to remove an elected mayor or councillor from office should only be used in the most serious of circumstances.

This is a positive next step in the ongoing efforts to protect our environment and create a more sustainable future

LGAQ President and Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson said the Association was disappointed the State was yet to meet the most critical budget asks put forward on behalf of Queensland councils

Cooktown’s new Regional University Centre comes after sustained advocacy by Queensland councils to have this successful program made available to more local communities in the state.

LGAQ looks forward to working with Mr Albanese and the new government to progress the needs of Queensland councils and their local communities.

Voters in critical marginal Queensland seats such as Leichardt and Longman have shown they want the Federal Government to listen to the funding priorities of local councils and communities.

LGAQ, together with some of Qld’s biggest peak bodies, has reissued the call for the major parties to show they are serious about addressing the housing crisis, should they win the Federal Election.