LGAQ has welcomed funding announced in the Federal Budget for a rain gauge network to keep communities safe but has warned other critical funding has been cut.

The peak body for Queensland’s councils has welcomed the extra funding for First Nations councils announced by the State Government but says the money should be locked in permanently.   

LGAQ and RACQ have joined in their advocacy during National Road Safety Week to highlight the desperate need to increase funding to make Queensland’s roads safer.

Queensland’s councils are calling for youth diversionary centres to be established on remote state land to give young people skills and care and keep them out of youth detention.

The peak body for Queensland councils has welcomed the Albanese Government’s announcement of a legislated Net Zero Authority.

The peak body for local government in Queensland has repeated its calls for ‘fair funding’ to local communities in next week’s Federal Budget.

Queensland’s councils have called on the Federal Government to provide certainty for desperately-needed transport and community infrastructure.

The peak body for Queensland councils has welcomed this week’s announcement of the latest round of State Government funding for 99 critical water and sewerage infrastructure projects.

We’ve released the survey results of members’ views on the Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics in 2032 – both challenges as well as opportunities.

A critical lack of federal funding is leaving Queensland with a flood warning system prone to breakdown and patchy coverage

We welcome the renewal of the Partners-In-Government-Agreement by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.

LGAQ welcomes steps to help address the national housing crisis and an increase in road funding but is disappointed the Federal Budget has failed to reveal an increase in local government funding.

QUEENSLAND councils have sent a strong message to the Albanese Government ahead of its Federal Budget that it must protect and enhance critical liveability programs.

Queensland’s councils have called on the State Government to open up a publicly-funded housing loan scheme to help more people own or build a home in regional and remote communities.

Councils from across Queensland have voted resoundingly to call on the State Government to increase financial support to First Nations councils and their local communities.