The Western Queensland Alliance of Councils (WQAC) has welcomed the strong, bipartisan support of Labor State Opposition Shadow Minister Nikki Boyd, who has formally backed Queensland councils in their fight against the Federal Labor Government’s proposed changes to disaster recovery funding.

Speaking at the 2026 WQAC Assembly at Brisbane City Hall, the Shadow Minister for Local Government, Water, Fire, Disaster Recovery, Emergency Services, and Volunteers said Queensland Labor is a resolute ally to local councils in resisting the planned federal reforms.

The responses are in, and the local government leaders of Western Queensland have assessed the party responses to their call to commit to Invest in the West, releasing a State Election Scorecard today.

That’s the question being posed by the 24 rural and remote local governments of the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils (WQAC) on behalf of their communities ahead of the state election.

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..…

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.…

2020 STATE BUDGET

Leaders from across more than half of Queensland, the 21 mayors of the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils (WQAC), have delivered their assessment of the 2020 State Budget and what it means for their region and Queensland…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…