Two remarkable individuals who have made an outstanding impact in their local communities have today been recognised as the LGAQ's Local Government Community Champions.

Queensland councils are calling on the State Government to restore funding to the highly successful Works for Queensland program.

Queensland councils have sent a strong message to the State and Federal governments that they want action to address the state’s housing crisis including calling for a National Housing Summit.

Goondiwindi Regional Council last night received the $10,000 Butch Lenton Bush Council Innovation Award for its ‘e-padlock’ trial.

Vital, life-changing support to protect another from domestic abuse has been recognised with the 2021 Alison Woolla Memorial Award for Local Leadership in Preventing Domestic and Family Violence.

The CEO of the LGAQ, Greg Hallam, today welcomed the Norfolk Island Regional Council to the “LGAQ family”.

Country Caller's Harry Clarke has been announced as the 2021 winner of Queensland’s richest reporting prize, the Bean Lockyer Ticehurst Award for Excellence in Regional Journalism.

The 125th Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) Annual Conference has kicked off in Mackay with hundreds of council delegates from across Queensland converging on the MECC.

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MAYORS from across Queensland have joined with the State Government to present a united front in the race to ensure communities are vaccinated so they can stay safe when the borders begin to reopen.

One of the key challenges for many of our member councils is to clearly define economic development. I am hoping this will help clarify some of the key questions you might be asking.

LGAQ welcomes the announcement of a parliamentary inquiry into the Office of the Independent Assessor (OIA).

Every October, Boulia Shire Mayor Rick Britton saddles up for the Great Cycle Challenge to Fight Kids’ Cancer, a novel way for people to be more active while they raise funds.

LGAQ CEO Greg Hallam said the LGAQ staunchly supported Barcaldine Regional Council Mayor Cr Sean Dillon’s right to speak publicly about the COVID 19 vaccine roll out in his community.