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RAPAD Region has its say on Housing Market Failure
RAPAD Media Statement
A study into the housing market failures in outback Queensland has gathered information from the central west. Through the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils (WQAC) the Remote Area Planning and Development Board is supporting an investigation into housing market failure by the Regional Australia Institute..…
WESTERN QUEENSLAND COUNCILS UNITE TO TACKLE REGION’S TOP ISSUES AT ASSEMBLY 2021
Tackling Western Queensland’s housing issues will feature on the agenda when leaders from across 60% of Queensland, together with senior State and Federal government Ministers and departmental representatives, gather in Richmond on 17-19 May 2021 for the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils (WQAC) Assembly 2021.…
CANDIDATE COMMITMENTS DON’T ADD UP FOR WESTERN QUEENSLAND AS COUNCILS TALLY UP RESPONSE TO THEIR CALLS TO INVEST IN THE WEST
2020 QUEENSLAND STATE ELECTION
Hot off the campaign trail, twenty one Mayors representing communities across the length and breadth of Western Queensland have delivered their assessment of State Election candidates and their commitment to their region…
Budget investment in the West will pay dividends for the nation
WQAC FEDERAL 2020-21 BUDGET STATEMENT
The Western Queensland Alliance of Councils has welcomed the Federal Government’s commitment to national economic recovery and investment in the remote and regional communities through its 2020-21 Budget, and urged them to look to Western Queensland to deliver for the nation at this critical time.…
Keep it coming! - Western Queensland COVID-19 recovery receives roads funding boost
Members of the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils have welcomed funding from the Australian and Queensland governments which will see up to $200 million in funding invested in vital roads projects across the region. The announcement this week means that works on key inland corridors can get underway now and over the next six months…
Western Queensland Councils welcome fast tracking of roadworks funding
Members of the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils have welcomed the decision by the Australian and Queensland governments to deliver $185million of vital roads project funding ahead of planned investment timeframes…
Urgent solution needed as REX suspends flights indefinitely
Members of the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils have welcomed the decision by the Australian and Queensland governments to deliver $185million of vital roads project funding ahead of planned investment timeframes…
Western QLD Councils Unite Over COVID Response
As the Queensland Government has closed the western and southern state borders, the 21 councils of Western Queensland are stepping up to monitor and restrict access to their communities…
Western Queensland Mayors Call for State Government Stimulus Package
On the back of the Palaszczuk Government’s announcement today it would provide a $4 billion stimulus package for households and businesses, the leaders of Western Queensland have outlined a plan to keep their regions delivering for the nation as we unite to face down the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic…