General Meeting @LGAQ hears many councils call for more comprehensive, genuine consultation on proposed local government electoral changes is needed so communities & voters understand what changes could mean for their local voice.
#LGFinance19 Day 2 on local government leadership & financial sustainability to hear insights from LGAQ, QTC, NAB, Dept LGRMA, QUU, Nth Aus Pastoral Co, TSV CC, Mackay RC, Qld Futures Institute, Deloitte, QIC, Phillips Group, QRIDA, QAO, UQ Business School - will be enlightening!
#LGFinance19 Dept LGRMA ‘recognise issues with the current financial sustainability ratios and are working with the QAO & QTC on a project to segment councils and develop a spectrum of ratios and targets.’ Subscribe for updates here https://t.co/5HTlIaNMzQ
LGAQ & QTC in partnership with UQ Business School #LGFinance19 on local government leadership and financial sustainability Q:’Why did you become a Mayor (councillor)?’ A:‘ To effect real and meaningful change... and to create opportunities that did not exist for our community.’
TMR seeks community & industry comments by 15 March to inform planning to improve flood resilience on the Gympie Tiaro Maryborough section of the Bruce Highway - make your comments here https://t.co/rQP6XoTwJg
TMR seeks community & industry comments by 15 March to inform planning to improve flood resilience on the Gympie Tiaro Maryborough section of the Bruce Highway https://t.co/fTLkRcRwrp
Lochaber Creek Bridge $9.7 M project on the Burnett Highway near Eidsvold begins, jointly Qld State + Federal Gov funded under the Bridges Renewal Program https://t.co/hH6UcjV9Ww
iMOVE Australia to evaluate the freight sector’s contribution to the national economy and how to improve operations, planning and investment through data - contribute to the consultation process here https://t.co/mzIlMy88ZN
work progressing on the new Pioneer River Bridge, Mackay as part of the Mackay Ring Road Stage 1 project, with $397.9 million Australian Government funding toward the $497.3 million project in partnership with the Queensland Government
https://t.co/zeymSaLQEJ
A southern Queensland council claims the Federal Government "knew or ought reasonably to have known" as early as 1977 that firefighting foams containing PFAS used at the Oakey Army Aviation Base were potentially damaging to the environment and human health https://t.co/xodIXDGZrZ
the El Nino Southern Oscillation and Indian Ocean Dipole explained. "The Indian Ocean is as important to Australian rainfall as the Pacific Ocean is" Dr Ummenhofer https://t.co/aHjQ7MXzrp
Safety upgrades with wide centreline between oncoming vehicles completed on a 2.3km section of the Bruce Highway at Monduran. The $9.8 million project was jointly funded by the Australian Gov contributing $7.8M and the Queensland Gov contributing $2M.
https://t.co/NzqtEN3EzQ
3 levels of Government work together to fund a $17 million flood mitigation project to protect Toowoomba, 'one of the powerhouses of the Australian economy' Cr Paul Antonio
https://t.co/28dY7enuPi
Australia arguably has the largest ocean renewable energy resources of any country in the world, combining tidal, wave energy and offshore wind, according to CSIRO Principal Research Scientist Dr Mark Hemer https://t.co/g4ESFbsJiS