Irrespective of one’s religious views or credo, each faith has its seasons. Easter is one of those signposts for reflection.

With the Federal election scheduled for 18 May. The Australian Local Government Association and the LGAQ were straight out of the blocks, pitching our 7-point plan with the prime ask a restoration of financial assistance grants to 1% of federal taxation revenue.

Why the numbers say everything from the meeting on Tuesday.

No other government sector in this State or indeed, across the nation, has absorbed as much policy and administrative reform over the past decade as local government in Queensland.

In public life you are often confronted with difficult choices, knowing full well the consequences could be significant and long lasting. But ultimately if you stand for principle the right choice is obvious.

A week of intense pressure from the LGAQ and member councils on the Palaszczuk Government has produced results.

The Palaszczuk Government has flagged major changes to the system of voting that operates in the local government sector.

This week was all about Big Data and our analytics team, LG Sherlock. We are deadly serious about implementing the highest standards around the use of data and building trust with the broader community.

As the floodwaters receded in Townsville, there were countless stories of people doing their utmost to help neighbours cope with the disaster.

Meeting nature's epic challenges includes doing the impossible in the most hazardous conditions and working unbelievable hours.

One of the issues that councils need to keep a weather eye on is governance.

Welcome to 2019 for what will be a seminal year in local government.

In James Taylor’s famous words, I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain. So has much of Queensland recently. It’s been a tumultuous end to a tumultuous 2018.

In his address to the LGAQ’s annual conference this year, President Mayor Mark Jamieson dwelt on the importance of trust.

The scourge of natural disaster has come early in the disaster season in the form of ferocious fires whipped up by an unprecedented heatwave.

Rural water and wastewater infrastructure, that is. There is a looming crisis in this key area of local government business.

The LGAQ continues its intense lobbying of the Palaszczuk Government to agree to defer the start of its waste levy until 1 July 2019, commencing at a fee $75 a tonne for municipal solid waste.

In a week when the Melbourne Cup was front and centre of the national psyche, the enormous role our sphere of government plays in sport and racing wasn’t lost on me.

Just a day after the 122nd LGAQ annual conference wrapped up this week, we were working to implement many of the important policy resolutions passed by delegates.

It’s that time of the year. Just three more sleeps until our 2018 LGAQ Annual Conference.