Tag: local-government-association-of-queensland

Councils want funds to improve the condition of local roads and comply with heavy vehicle laws.

Cost shifting and inadequate federal grants are compromising public infrastructure and services, local governments say.

Scott Morrison has been elected leader of the Liberal party and 30th Prime Minister of Australia, capping off a tumultuous week in federal government.

Senate inquiry lays bare the climate change conundrum facing local governments, which are expected to manage local impacts but have limited resources to do so.

In a move condemned as unfair and undemocratic, Ipswich City Council will be dismissed and an administrator appointed under fast-tracked Queensland Government legislation.

New audit raises concerns that local governments in Queensland could be hiking rates beyond the legal limit and are failing to disclose reasons for rate increases, prompting a call for regulatory reform.

Queensland is set to reform its process for allocating grants to councils with the State Government providing $4.5 million to tackle the long-running issue in its budget this week.

Residents in more than half of Queensland’s councils will soon be able to lodge council forms online, with self-service on multiple devices and the potential for instant messaging.

Queensland’s councils have put forward tighter transparency regulations beyond those proposed by the state’s corruption commission.   

Faced with a dwindling water supply, Queensland’s agricultural powerhouse, the Lockyer Valley, is bouncing back through a unique council-led partnership.