The peak body for Queensland councils has welcomed the critical overhaul of the councillor complaint system passed by Parliament on Wednesday.

The Grattan Institute’s Potholes and Pitfalls: How to fix local roads report found councils were being grossly underfunded.

LGAQ President Mark Jamieson has announced that he will call time on his outstanding career in local government in March 2024

LGAQ has warned that any cuts to approved infrastructure projects would be pulling the rug out from under financially strained councils and communities.

Queensland’s councils remain strongly united in their call to both the Queensland Government and the State Opposition to address the most critical funding need statewide for road, water and sewerage.

Queensland councils are calling for immediate action to urgently address pressing law and order issues within their communities amid the state’s ongoing battle with juvenile crime.

Cloncurry Shire Council is asking visitors to heat up their next adventure with the Curry Crawl, taking out the $10,000 LGAQ and TEQ Queensland: It’s Time to Shine competition.

Queensland councils voted unanimously at the LGAQ Annual Conference in Gladstone today, to call on the Commonwealth to restore the FA Grants to the level communities needed to survive and thrive.

A passionate educator, campaigner and speaker together with a southeast Queensland council have been announced as the winners of the LGAQ annual award for local leadership in preventing DFV.