🌟 Day One of #LGAQ2025 set a powerful foundation. 🛣️ Roads & Transport: councils leading the way on sustainability, resilience and innovation. 🌏 Indigenous Leaders Forum: strengthening collective advocacy. 🤝 Peer forums: councils connecting on governance, risk and disaster response. Watch the highlights 🎥 | Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
1:13
🌟 Day One of #LGAQ2025 set a powerful foundation. 🛣️ Roads & Transport: councils leading the way on sustainability, resilience and innovation. 🌏 Indigenous Leaders Forum: strengthening collective advocacy. 🤝 Peer forums: councils connecting on governance, risk and disaster response. Watch the highlights 🎥 | Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
653 views8 months ago
FacebookLocal Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
Behind the scenes, councils deliver the work that support our communities every day. | Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
0:16
Behind the scenes, councils deliver the work that support our communities every day. | Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
6.2K views4 months ago
FacebookLocal Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
🔥 What stood out on Day Two of #LGAQ2025? 🔹 Innovation: from algae-powered infrastructure to digital inclusion in remote communities. 🔹 Courage: tackling politics, death and religion in open dialogue. 🔹 Future focus: how do we make Brisbane 2032 a legacy for the state. The people, the projects, the conversations — watch the highlights 🎥 | Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
1:27
🔥 What stood out on Day Two of #LGAQ2025? 🔹 Innovation: from algae-powered infrastructure to digital inclusion in remote communities. 🔹 Courage: tackling politics, death and religion in open dialogue. 🔹 Future focus: how do we make Brisbane 2032 a legacy for the state. The people, the projects, the conversations — watch the highlights 🎥 | Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
1.9K views8 months ago
FacebookLocal Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
🌟 3 days. 77 councils. 1 shared vision: Pathways to Liveability. From cost-shifting to climate, governance to games, councils leaned in, spoke up and shaped the future of Queensland communities. Key highlights included: 🗳️ Motions Debate — advocacy in action, where councils put community priorities on the record and shaped policy direction. 🛣️ Roads & Transport Forum — tackling sustainability, resilience and innovation across Queensland’s 153,000km of council-managed roads. 🌏 Indigenous Lead
1:14
🌟 3 days. 77 councils. 1 shared vision: Pathways to Liveability. From cost-shifting to climate, governance to games, councils leaned in, spoke up and shaped the future of Queensland communities. Key highlights included: 🗳️ Motions Debate — advocacy in action, where councils put community priorities on the record and shaped policy direction. 🛣️ Roads & Transport Forum — tackling sustainability, resilience and innovation across Queensland’s 153,000km of council-managed roads. 🌏 Indigenous Lead
1.4K views8 months ago
FacebookLocal Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
Councils are the level of government closest to our lives. They make today happen, while planning for tomorrow. | Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
0:15
Councils are the level of government closest to our lives. They make today happen, while planning for tomorrow. | Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
7.7K views4 months ago
FacebookLocal Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
129th LGAQ Annual Conference - Day One Highlights
1:13
129th LGAQ Annual Conference - Day One Highlights
143 views8 months ago
YouTubeLocal Government Association of Queensland
LGAQ President Mayor Matt Burnett explains
0:30
LGAQ President Mayor Matt Burnett explains
176 views4 months ago
YouTubeLocal Government Association of Queensland
2:23
📝 Historic Queensland Indigenous Council Leaders Accord signed "We have a lot of the answers to solve the problems in our community which is really important for us... it is about the next generation and that's the important thing... We want the rest of Queensland to know that as First Nations councils we are Queenslanders too and we have very important issues as Queenslanders when it comes to our liveability, our security, our food security, freight security and our independent economic develo
2.3K views8 months ago
FacebookLocal Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
1:06
🐄 Beef, ⚒️ mining and 📸 tourism - safe, reliable roads make it all tick. ✔️ Councils like @cloncurryshirecouncil are joining forces on your behalf to call for an increase to the State Government’s Transport Infrastructure Development Scheme (TIDS) - to maintain and boost productivity, provide greater transport connectivity and boost the safety of Queensland roads. | Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
698 views4 months ago
FacebookLocal Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
1:07
🚗 How far would you drive for what could be the most important appointment of your life? For residents in Birdsville—the last town in Queensland without a sealed road—accessing vital services like dentists or breast cancer screening means hours of travelling on unsealed roads… and often ending up at the bottom of the waiting list. The road to healthcare shouldn’t be this bumpy. Queensland communities need the State Government to deliver a long-overdue increase to the State Government's Transpor
626 views7 months ago
FacebookLocal Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
0:15
Councils are your every day
65 views4 months ago
YouTubeLocal Government Association of Queensland
0:33
Did you know? The Gold Coast is Australia’s sixth‑largest city, home to an estimated 666,087 residents as at 30 June 2023. And it’s projected to grow to around 983,000 by 2046. In 2023, more than 12 million visitors experienced the Gold Coast, fueling a thriving economy that spans iconic beaches, world‑class theme parks, lush hinterland escapes, and a booming business and events scene. Council keeps daily life moving—maintaining roads and footpaths, delivering water and waste services, caring fo
94 views6 months ago
FacebookLocal Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
0:15
‏#بلد#
17.9K views4 months ago
TikToklgaq3
0:08
Exploring a Fulfilling Career in Local Government
9.2K viewsFeb 16, 2022
TikToklocalgovqld
0:33
Did you know? Mount Isa’s story began when prospector John Campbell Miles discovered rich lead‑silver‑zinc ore in 1923—the spark for one of Australia’s great mining cities. Today, Mount Isa is home to more than 19,000 people, a proud resources hub for copper, lead, zinc and silver. It’s also home to Australia’s biggest rodeo, celebrating outback grit, culture and community. 🤠 Council delivers the essentials that make outback life click – roads and water, parks and libraries, waste and community
8.9K views6 months ago
FacebookLocal Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
1:31
When we asked Mayor Barry Hughes about roads, his answer said everything. His answer highlights why councils are currently calling for a long-overdue increase to the State Government’s Transport and Infrastructure Development Scheme (TIDS) 👇 Safe and reliable roads = greater liveability for communities like Etheridge. | Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
1.8K views5 months ago
FacebookLocal Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
0:26
LGAQ Conference 2025 ✅ | Cameron Dick MP
926 views8 months ago
FacebookCameron Dick MP
2:44
Leaders use emojis too 🏡🤯📝🐮🚰 We asked our Young Councillor Cohort, “what emoji best sums up your life as a councillor” and the answers were simply 👌👍😎 #LGAQ2025 | Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
331 views8 months ago
FacebookLocal Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
0:43
“During disaster, your neighbours are your best value.” That was the message heard loud and clear in Cherbourg as councils came together for the second phase of LGAQ’s Council to Council Building Capacity Pilot. Hosted by Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council, disaster managers from six councils took part in a hands-on, scenario-based workshop — visiting high-risk sites, sharing local data and learning from projects already building resilience on the ground. For smaller and First Nations councils,
2.3K views7 months ago
FacebookLocal Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
0:31
Here on the Gold Coast, Mayor Tom Tate’s patch for the 129th Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) 129th Annual Conference. Cairns Regional Council’s motions: That the LGAQ calls on the Federal Government to establish a permanent funding program dedicated to supporting local governments in the delivery and upgrade of trunk infrastructure necessary to unlock housing supply and accommodate population growth. That the LGAQ calls on the State Government to enable local governments to app
1.4K views8 months ago
FacebookMayor Amy Eden
See more
Static thumbnail place holder