In light of COVID -19, one area that cannot be overlooked is taxation reform and local government needs to be at the table.

Here are our tips for leveraging your role to help encourage economic growth.

The LGAQ recently launched social media campaign to mark Domestic and Family Violence awareness month. You can see conversations from the Red Bench here.

Last year, Redland City Council in partnership with RACQ brought an exciting and innovative transport trial to the idyllic community of Karragarra Island in Moreton Bay.

The need for councils to have certainty has never been more important than right now as we navigate one of the most challenging periods in a generation.

Young Queenslanders with a competitive spirit and a hunch they can give town planners a run for their money could pocket a $2,500 first prize from an innovative competition launching today.

Queensland councils will now look to work with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to help protect their 40,000-strong workforce following Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s decision to exclude local governmen

From Boulia to Brisbane and everywhere in between, local councils are the frontline level of government looking after Queensland communities.

Protecting the community and the economy from the impacts of the coronavirus is front of mind for leaders at all levels of government including local government.

Nominations have closed and the candidate lists are in with more than 1570 Queenslanders putting their hand up for this month’s local government elections.

The LGAQ and the State Government this week joined in condemning the Commonwealth’s refusal to extend its $1 million in bushfire grants to all fire-affected Queensland councils.

After another week in the trenches, my mind turned to what it must look like to those on the sidelines, or even just a few metres away from the grind of the ruck.

Happy 2020 to all our friends and followers in local government and welcome to the Weekly Wrap for the first time this decade.

Almost two-thirds of voters are satisfied with their local council as they prepare to cast their vote in the upcoming March 28 quadrennial elections, new research shows.

The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) is inviting you to build your dream town - and to try your hand at being mayor, planner and, of course, resident.