Queensland councils will create and support more than 4,600 jobs through the Palaszczuk Government’s $200 million COVID-19 Works for Queensland program.

LGAQ welcomes renewed call to create a new offence to ensure the CCC is not used as a political football during council elections

Queensland councils have been working tirelessly to help lead their communities through the COVID-19 pandemic, to protect local jobs and to help provide relief to households and businesses.

The hotly anticipated announcement of the winners of the LGAQ Better Communities game will be delayed due to an overwhelming response to the competition.

Today was the first official meeting of your new 15 person LGAQ Policy Executive (PE) for the 2020-24 term.

On the cusp of 125th anniversary of service to the local government sector in Queensland, the Local Government Association of Queensland stands ready to deliver.

This week was another very good week for local government in Queensland as the LGAQ’s advocacy on behalf of its members continues to pay dividends for councils the length and breadth of the state.

LGAQ CEO Greg Hallam said the LGAQ policy executive had in February voted to support Cairns Mayor Bob Manning’s bid to for a law change to allow his council to implement a visitor levy.

The LGAQ Board at their meeting on the 29th May endorsed a new organisational structure.

Being able to communicate information quickly and accurately with the general public during disaster events is essential. This is where disaster dashboards come into play.

It is fair to say there have been mixed feelings following the announcement of how the State Government would be distributing its special $200m COVID-19 Works for Queensland package.

What’s the right content? What’s the right channel? What do my followers want to see? Will I post too much? Will I post not enough? Do I post to all the channels and someone please explain to me what

Councils are the biggest contributor to the management of Queensland’s precious natural resources.

The LGAQ is calling on the State Government to ensure economic stimulus is shared equally across Queensland, so no community is left behind amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Local Government must be guaranteed a seat at the National Cabinet table, should the Prime Minister and State and Territory leaders decide to permanently replace COAG going forward.