2023 LGAQ ANNUAL CONFERENCE MOTIONS · Report

ORDINARY MEETING                                                                       20 JULY 2023


assist councils and water authorities and retailers in producing business cases for water
reuse. Supported (almost unanimous).
In June 2023: Noosa Council moved a motion at the Australian Local Government Association
(ALGA) calling on the Australian Government to formulate a National Policy on Ocean Sewerage
Outfalls that aims at:
   •   No new ocean and estuarine sewerage outfalls to be built/developed along the Australian
       coastline, and
   •   Dedicated funding to be provided to support local regional governments and wastewater
       providers with existing ocean and estuarine outfalls, to develop new methods/technologies
       and make every effort to recycle 100% of all treated wastewater generated within their
       localities and avoid the need to discharge in the ocean.
It was carried unopposed by 357 Councils in Australia. It also attracted over 12,000 signatures
This motion supports and aligns with intent and the outcomes sought by ALGA, 2023 and LGAQ,
2022 motions.
Queensland coastline and rivers are some of our most important places. They are not rubbish tip.
It is time to take a stance to stop new ocean and estuarine sewerage outfalls to be built/developed
along the Australian coastline.
It is time to reduce the impact of not just solid waste but also liquid waste on our environment and
communities.
It is time to transition towards a circular economy for wastewater and building economic opportunity.
And uncertainty around emerging contaminants such as PFAS and micro plastics and
toxins requires improved systems and investment to manage WWTP for cleaner oceans.
We need to transition to cleaner wastewater, for cleaner oceans, for all of Queensland.

MOTION C - Cr Wilkie - Shaping SEQ Review Process

"The LGAQ calls on the State Government to respect the dwelling and population growth projections
as advised, and planned for, by each South-East Queensland Local Government and provide
adequate funding for infrastructure to match any increase in dwelling and population  projections
imposed by the State Government during the Shaping SEQ Review process."

Background
The State government is undertaking a review of the SEQ Regional Plan and appears to be
drastically increasing population and dwelling projections for SEQ councils, regardless of whether
they are attainable or realistic.

MOTION D - Cr Finzel- Psychosocial Risk Reduction Training

"The LGAQ calls on the Qld State and Federal Governments to allocate Funding for a Pilot Program
to enable the LGAQ to co-ordinate ‘Psychosocial Risk Reduction Training’"

Background
LGAQ has capacity to co-ordinate a Pilot program with the provision by way of resourcing from the
State Government and creating the opportunity to collect data and establish key findings as
supported evidence. To upscale the Pilot Program to a State Wide initiative in the future. Councils
as duty holders are obligated to ensure that adequate information, training and instruction is provided
to workers about the nature of these psychosocial risks and control measures. Promoting a culture
of reporting psychosocial hazards. Facilitating Managers alongside workers to model these
behaviours requires education and training including but not limited to Trauma Informed Care given
Council workers are increasingly on the front line responding to unprecedented natural disasters in
the past five years. The associated costs back to Government, private sectors and communities
when it comes to reasonably ensuring the mental health and wellbeing of our people is borne by us
all. Improving health outcomes through education and prevention with a focus on early intervention
with contributions made by a wide range of partners to include all levels of government in addressing