Queensland councils have warned soaring insurance bills are putting pressure on Queensland’s already desperate housing market and gouging Queenslanders during a cost of living crisis ➡️lgaq.asn.au/news/article/1…

Queensland councils have zoned almost 600,000 new home sites and are urging the major parties to commit to addressing bottlenecks preventing their development ahead of the October State Election. ➡️lgaq.news/4dysiel #Voteforlocal

In Quilpie Shire Council, 22 new houses have injected new life into the community and bolstered economic growth. Join our campaign for more community-driven housing solutions like this one this State Election: voteforlocal.com.au #VoteForLocal #QuilpieShireCouncil

The questions of climate, cost of insurance, workforce sustainability, tourism, disaster management and the Great Barrier Reef were on everyone's lips in Townsville this week. The Coastal Leaders Forum worked to answer these big questions... 📖Read more: bit.ly/3LRLY0T

This is the story of our AI innovators in our Digital Team and our partnership with Carpentaria Shire to revolutionise flood detection using cutting-edge AI, which caught the attention of Amazon Web Services. 🎥 Watch the journey below... #ai #artificalintelligence #aws #disastermanagement

Three years on from Queensland councils first sounding the alarm on the housing crisis gripping the state, our LGAQ research has identified five bottlenecks slowing the roll out of desperately needed homes. Read more here → lgaq.news/4dysiel #VoteForLocal #HousingCrisis

“Ensuring more funding flows to improve road safety across our decentralised state is critical to Queensland councils because it is critical to improving the liveability of their local communities." - Alison Smith, LGAQ CEO bit.ly/3Aa5QJS

In Jundah, three new two-bedroom houses have successfully addressed the community's immediate housing shortage. This is proof that councils understand their communities' needs best – and that partnering with councils is essential to solving the housing crisis. #VoteForLocal

Councils like Toowoomba Region need more homes to support growth: and these can’t be built without supporting infrastructure. Toowoomba Mayor Geoff McDonald adds his voice to our campaign calling on the major parties to commit to modernising the infrastructure funding framework.

Coming soon: our first State Election report card ranking the major and minor parties against how they've responded to the priorities of Queensland's 77 councils, and their communities. 🏛️💬 #VoteForLocal #ComingSoon Queensland Labor LNP - Liberal National Party One Nation Australia Katter's Aus Party Queensland Greens

Whitsunday Mayor Ry Collins calls on all levels of government to work together to deliver new infrastructure so regions like his can support housing now and into the future. You can support his call at: voteforlocal.com.au #VoteForLocal Whitsunday Council

🔋Queensland is poised to undergo major change as it transitions toward a clean energy future. 📣IsaacRegionalCouncil Mayor Kelly Vea Vea adds her voice to our campaign calling on the major parties to help communities like hers navigate this transition... ➡️voteforlocal.com.au

Councils like Gladstone Regional Council have been through the boom & bust cycle often synonymous with resource communities. Gladstone Regional Council Mayor & Acting LGAQ President Matt Burnett is calling for a planned approach to ensure regional Queensland has a positive future as the economy transitions.

💭Councils are calling for a consistent social licence framework for new industries to ensure their communities have a positive future: but what does this really mean? voteforlocal.com.au