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DRFA win for communities and councils

Published on 09 October 2026

The peak body for Queensland councils has today welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement it will retain its current disaster funding contribution of up to 75 per cent.

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Entries open for Queensland’s richest journalism prize

Published on 31 August 2026

Queensland’s richest reporting prize, the Bean Lockyer Ticehurst Award for Excellence in Regional Journalism has opened for entries with judges keen to celebrate the work of journalism across all platforms.

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Councils detail why Feds must ditch their dud disaster deal

Published on 20 August 2026

Queensland councils have spelled out in detail why the Federal Government’s proposed changes to disaster funding need to be abandoned urgently.

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Quilpie floods highlight risk of Federal Government’s dud deal

Published on 14 August 2026

The Mayor of flood-hit Quilpie is warning of the crippling financial costs that lie ahead for Queensland councils if the Federal Government proceeds with its unfair changes to Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

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2026 Alison Woolla Awards

Published on 14 August 2026

This award honours the Legacy of Alison Woolla, the pioneering former Mayor of Aurukun Shire Council, who was a reform leader and a powerful advocate for those experiencing abuse in her community. Mayor Woolla went as far as opening her doors and inviting people experiencing Domestic and Family Violence to stay with her.

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Queenslanders fear proposed disaster funding cuts

Published on 05 August 2026

New research has found three out of four Queenslanders are worried about the threat of the Federal Government cutting disaster funding.

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Disaster recovery funding cuts to dominate coastal councils’ forum

Published on 28 July 2026

The Federal Government’s controversial plan to cut disaster recovery funding will be top of the agenda at the Local Government Association of Queensland’s two-day Coastal Leaders Forum, starting Wednesday at Shute Harbour Marine Terminal in the Whitsunday Region.

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Councils take fight against Federal disaster funding cuts interstate

Published on 22 July 2026

The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) has today taken six Queensland mayors from different corners of the state to Melbourne as the sector ramps up the fight to reverse the Federal Government’s unfair disaster funding changes that could leave communities impacted by cyclones, floods and bushfires without the full financial support needed for recovery.

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Leading disaster recovery firms join councils to oppose Canberra cuts

Published on 21 July 2026

Disaster recovery, repair and reconstruction companies have joined Queensland councils to share concerns about proposed Federal disaster funding cuts and to lend their support to the campaign for the dud deal to be dumped.

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Doubled infrastructure funding welcomed, waste levy pause disappoints

Published on 23 June 2026

Queensland households face a growing State Government bin tax after today's State Budget failed to deliver a pause in the drop in the rebate paid to councils to protect households from paying the waste levy on household waste.

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DRFA win for communities and councils

Entries open for Queensland’s richest journalism prize

Councils detail why Feds must ditch their dud disaster deal

Quilpie floods highlight risk of Federal Government’s dud deal

2026 Alison Woolla Awards

Queenslanders fear proposed disaster funding cuts

Disaster recovery funding cuts to dominate coastal councils’ forum

Councils take fight against Federal disaster funding cuts interstate

Leading disaster recovery firms join councils to oppose Canberra cuts

Doubled infrastructure funding welcomed, waste levy pause disappoints

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