The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) has announced it is gearing up to pursue a range of outstanding political and policy issues with the incoming Palaszczuk government.
LGAQ’s advocacy team has announced it is working on about 40 separate briefing notes for the new Cabinet, aiming to ensure ministers and their staff understand the details of the LGAQ’s 10 Point Policy Plan as well as outstanding policy issues from the previous government.
The issues include the new government’s intentions about the conduct of local government elections, the need to ensure disaster management systems recognise the key role of councils and the future of strategic urban and regional planning.
LGAQ President Margaret de Wit said she was also keen to pursue details of the new government’s plans for industrial relations, the role of local councils in the protection of the Great Barrier Reef, the future of regional development and the continuation of State funding for pensioner concessions on council charges.
“We will hit the ground running as soon as the new ministry is sworn in.
“These are testing times politically and economically so it’s more important than ever that local government’s voice is heard in George St.’’
