Sunshine Coast Council is turning to remote sensors and the ‘Internet of Things’ to get more in touch with what its communities need from it, and to run more efficiently.

With the announcement on Thursday of the reinstated hard border closure with NSW, the LGAQ has issued a public statement urging the State to reimburse border councils for the costs they have borne in helping the Government enact its COVID-19 related border protections.

Queensland is on the crest of a wave of positive change, and it could not be more timely. What began 25 years ago as a community of practitioners bringing enterprise to their change work has grown.

LGAQ has urged the State Government to reimburse councils for the cost of managing border closures following today’s decision to reinstate a hard border closure with NSW.

There is currently an increased focus on the laws and reporting requirements for sexual harassment in Australia. There appears to be confusion on the operation of those laws.

LGAQ Chief Digital Officer Tracy Whitelaw explains that choosing the right tools for employee engagement can help you reach your objectives. 

The decision of the International Olympic Committee to award the 2032 Games to Brisbane, Queensland is a very proud moment for all Queenslanders.

The Yarrabah Seahawks Rugby League Football Club can now train well into the night—with better access for Aboriginal Elders as spectators—thanks to a recent upgrade of Jilara Oval in Yarrabah.

The names of Cook Shire’s attractions are high on the bucket lists of itchy-footed travellers around the world: Trevethan and Isabella Falls and their celebrated swimming holes, Lizard Island ...

Our journeys as staff at LGAQ take us far and wide across Queensland, and I recently took up the opportunity to get up to date with Mayor Nev Ferrier and his executive team at Banana Shire Council.

LGAQ Head of Advocacy Alison Smith is working with her team to prepare a statewide submission for members to address the Federal Government’s 2021 Regional Telecommunications Review.

The LGAQ was pleased to support the inaugural ‘Reconciliation Takes Action’ breakfast held by Reconciliation Queensland on May 27 at Queensland Parliament to mark National Reconciliation Week.

This week’s Weekly CEO Wrap features commentary on the appointment of two independent legal counsel to assist the Parliamentary CCC inquiry, news about Council Champions, LGAQ subscriptions and the Bush Councils Convention, and finally a shout-out to NAIDOC Week.

Hi folks, your Association met with Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon and her senior departmental and ministerial staff this week.

The Red Bench Project was launched in 2019 by the Red Rose Foundation, encouraging the installation of red benches as permanent reminders that domestic violence occurs
within our communities—but that we have the power to ‘change the ending’.