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Logan video encourages migrants, refugees to learn to swim
The City of Logan has embraced its cultural diversity and produced a video featuring seven different languages to encourage refugees and migrants to learn to swim.
The City of Logan has embraced its cultural diversity and produced a video featuring seven different…
15th November 2022 -
Can’t believe it’s not butter!
The culture at the Kingston Butter Factory (KBF) today is quite different to when it was established in 1907.
The culture at the Kingston Butter Factory (KBF) today is quite different to when it was established…
9th November 2022 -
Balonne educational ‘Hub’ wins $10,000 for community literacy and numeracy program
Balonne Shire Council will receive a $10,000 bursary from Peak Services as winners of this year’s Butch Lenton Memorial Bush Council Innovation Award.
Balonne Shire Council will receive a $10,000 bursary from Peak Services as winners of this year’s …
19th October 2022 -
Crisis point: Postcode discrimination a major economic handbrake on rural development
Exorbitant deposit requirements imposed on Queenslanders seeking to buy a home in in rural and remote Queensland are stifling economic growth by locking prospective buyers out of the market.
Exorbitant deposit requirements imposed on Queenslanders seeking to buy a home in in rural and remot…
13th October 2022 -
The countdown is on to the 126th LGAQ Annual Conference
Taking place at the Cairns Convention Centre from 17-19 October, this year’s conference theme is ‘Community Liveability’, recognising that every Queensland community deserve to be a liveable one.
Taking place at the Cairns Convention Centre from 17-19 October, this year’s conference theme is �…
11th October 2022 -
Welcoming Blackall-Tambo Mayor Andrew Martin to the LGAQ Policy Executive
The LGAQ welcomes Blackall-Tambo Mayor Andrew Martin to the LGAQ Policy Executive.
The LGAQ welcomes Blackall-Tambo Mayor Andrew Martin to the LGAQ Policy Executive.
26th September 2022 -
Action plan to address overcrowding in remote and discrete First Nations communities
A desperate housing shortage is putting First Nations children at a disadvantage at school and setting back health care and life expectancy.
A desperate housing shortage is putting First Nations children at a disadvantage at school and setti…
14th September 2022 -
Banana Shire Council's solar recycling facility shows proactive waste approach
Researchers from Macquarie University predict that Australia will accumulate one million tonnes of solar panel waste by 2047—the weight of 19 Sydney Harbour Bridges.
Researchers from Macquarie University predict that Australia will accumulate one million tonnes of s…
23rd August 2022 -
New Cherbourg contact centre provides opportunity for locals
Work has officially begun at Cherbourg’s trailblazing new community call centre that was opened in April—the first call centre in a First Nations community in the country.
Work has officially begun at Cherbourg’s trailblazing new community call centre that was opened in…
23rd August 2022 -
Bulloo blitzing divide between Council and landholders over wild dogs
A unique program aimed at bridging the divide between Council and landholders around wild dog management is winning kudos in local government circles for Bulloo Shire.
A unique program aimed at bridging the divide between Council and landholders around wild dog manage…
19th August 2022 -
Failed CCC councillor cases need immediate post-prosecution review
The LGAQ is calling for swift post-prosecution reviews of other failed cases launched by the CCC against mayors and councillors.
The LGAQ is calling for swift post-prosecution reviews of other failed cases launched by the CCC aga…
10th August 2022 -
CCC Commission of Inquiry findings welcomed, now compensation must flow to those impacted
LGAQ CEO Alison Smith today welcomed the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the CCC, including the recommendation 32 recommendations.
LGAQ CEO Alison Smith today welcomed the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the CCC, including…
9th August 2022 -
Entries open for LGAQ’s $15,000 reporting prize
The Bean Lockyer Ticehurst Award for Excellence in Regional Journalism is open to print, television/video, online and radio.
The Bean Lockyer Ticehurst Award for Excellence in Regional Journalism is open to print, television/…
4th August 2022 -
Coastal Leaders set to converge on Gladstone
With more than half of Queensland’s councils situated along a coastline and being home to more than 3.5 million residents, there are challenges aplenty for Queensland’s coastal councils.
With more than half of Queensland’s councils situated along a coastline and being home to more tha…
1st August 2022 -
Artists urged to prepare for Gladstone art comp
Artists and creatives are being encouraged to begin brainstorming their entry ideas for the 47th Rio Tinto & QAL Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards ahead of the submission period in early October.
Artists and creatives are being encouraged to begin brainstorming their entry ideas for the 47th Rio…
25th July 2022