Far North leaders coy on cashless welfare card trial for Cairns despite public pressure

Elected leaders of the Far North have declined to back a trial of cashless welfare cards in Cairns despite mounting pressure ...

‘Bloody un-Australian’: Anger over caravans on streets as Gold Coast council plans crackdown

Residents whose streets have become dumping grounds for caravans have blasted the owners as “bloody un-Australian”.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Proposed changes to Queensland local government law a 'retrograde step', association warns

The Local Government Association of Queensland has labelled proposed legislation requiring councillors or mayors to step down if running for state parliament a "retrograde step". The Queensland ...
The Australian

Queensland councils fight government over new ‘resign to run’ election rule

Members of the Local Government Association of Queensland called for the provision to be removed from the Liberal Nat­ional Party government’s empowering councils amendments, which were introduced in ...
The Courier-Mail

Coastal erosion funds for Redland, Gold Coast, Moreton, Noosa to fight rising sea levels

A bayside council which manages beaches on six Bay islands including Straddie, has been given a $469,000 grant to fight rising sea levels and stop beach erosion. | VIDEO Redland City Council was one ...