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.

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.

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’.

From its Cosmos Centre to the award-winning Graham Andrews Parklands, there are a lot of drawcards to the Murweh Shire. But, it was a recent marketing masterstroke that caught the LGAQ's attention.

The First Start program is taking participants from high school graduates to CEO's.

It is never lost on us at LGAQ headquarters how our member councils come in all shapes and sizes.

Shannon Gibbs, Director of Finance & Corporate Services at Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council was awarded the Public Service Medal for her outstanding public service to local government in Qld.

My wrap this week might read at first like a week in the life of LGAQ but, if you read between the lines, you will easily understand that it is truly a glimpse into a week in the life at LGAQ.

Tuesday night’s Federal Budget contained many highlights for local government from the Northern Australia reinsurance pool to digital connectivity and disaster mitigation,

Our analysis of the 2021-2022 Federal Budget and what it means for Queensland councils and communities.

The LGAQ has welcomed a call from the Clerk of the Queensland Parliament for the role and responsibilities of the CCC to be clarified.

All eyes turned to Cairns this week for the two-day Indigenous Leaders Forum (ILF).

Statement from Local Government Association of Queensland CEO Greg Hallam following the lifting of the suppression order in the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission today.

The irrefutable truth is that successive state
governments have saved in the order of $2 billion since they abolished water and
sewerage subsidies, postamalgamation.

We’ve had an enormously important and significant decision today in the court in relation to Logan City Council, so I’m combining my normal Friday CEO Wrap with today’s special edition.