This week’s cyclone threat in North Queensland and severe storms in the southeast drove home to me just how far councils have come this century in their disaster preparedness and response.

When it comes to the role and function of local government - Old is New Again in 2021!

It is the final CEO wrap for 2020 and we at the LGAQ wanted to simply say to you, our member mayors and councillors, well done for making it through an extremely tough year.

The latest LGAQ 2020 Annual Workforce Census is evidence of just how important a role you play in supporting and creating jobs.

Christmas is now just around the corner - but before we get there, a once-in-a-generation COVID-19 era State Budget beckons.

I was back on the road this week folks, first flying to Winton and then driving 700km to Charleville.

It gives me great pleasure as your acting CEO this week to introduce to you our new Head of Advocate Alison Smith.

To say it has been a crazy week is an understatement. We have had the State Election on Halloween, a Melbourne Cup run under very different COVID-19 circumstances, and the USA Election.

Political impartiality is one of the LGAQ’s key advocacy tenets. It has been for decades.
We do not play politics.

Well folks, that is a wrap on another successful Local Government Association of Queensland Annual Conference.

This wrap comes to you on the eve of the LGAQ’s 124th Annual Conference on the Gold Coast.

On Tuesday night the Federal Government showed us it was putting its faith is us by going big and hard in its delayed 2020-21 Budget.

With the LGAQ”s 124th Annual Conference less than three weeks away, I thought it would be timely to share with you 10 things you may not know about your Association.

After several weeks of intense recruitment, it is my pleasure to announce the appointment of four new leaders to the LGAQ Advocacy team to take us through this new term and beyond.

LGAQ President Mark Jamieson today officially launched the Association’s first State Election report card, ranking the political parties on their commitment to Queensland’s local communities.