2026 LGAQ CONFERENCE MOTIONS & COUNCILLOR ATTENDANCE (Referred from the General Committee Meeting dated 7 July 2026 - Item 7.7) · Report

ORDINARY MEETING                                                                      16 JULY 2026


      a. Motion: "Coordinated transition and ongoing funding for local governments to continue to
         provide flood monitoring services" (provided at Attachment 1);
      b. Motion: "UNESCO Biosphere Reserves – State and National Recognition and Funding
         (provided at Attachment 2)";
      c. Motion: "State Planning Reforms to Existing Use Rights for Short-Term Accommodation
         in Low Density Residential Zones" (provided at Attachment 3);
      d. Motion: "Recognising and Protecting Soil as Natural Critical Infrastructure" (provided at
         Attachment 4);
      e. Motion: "Drone Beach Surveillance - Supporting Lifeguards and Beachgoer Safety"
         (provided at Attachment 5);
      f.   Motion: "Electronic Gaming Machines on Council-Owned and Trustee Land" (provided at
           Attachment 6);
      g. Motion: "Funding Queensland Councils to Pilot Opt-In Reusable Cup Programs" (provided
         at Attachment 7);
      h. Motion: "Future-proofing Queensland’s Water Supply – A Whole-of Water-Cycle
         Approach to Climate Resilience" (provided at Attachment 8);
      i.   Motion: "World Surfing Reserves" (provided at Attachment 9);
      j.   Motion: "Submission to State Planning Policy Review" (provided at Attachment 10); and
      k. Motion: "Safe Parking Pilot Program on State-owned and Public Car Parks as a Response
         to the Housing Crisis (provided at Attachment 11)".

C. Approve Cr <insert name> & Cr <insert name> to attend at the 2026 LGAQ Conference in Cairns
   in October 2026 under the Councillor's Expenses Reimbursement and Provision of Facilities
   Policy, Item 2.1 Mandatory - Professional Development and Representation.


REPORT
The following proposed motions have been put forward by Councillors and Directors for Council's
consideration for submission to the LGAQ Conference 2026. LGAQ requires a formal Council
Resolution on all motions submitted. Approval is sought to lodge the motions by the submission
closing date of 27 July 2026.


   a. Motion: Coordinated transition and ongoing funding for local governments to continue
      to provide flood monitoring services (provided at Attachment 1) - Shaun Walsh, Director
      Infrastructure Services:
      That the LGAQ calls on the Federal Government to provide ongoing funding and coordination
      for local governments to transition to a suitable flood monitoring platform that collects,
      displays and analyses real-time data from rainfall and river level gauges for flood warning and
      local disaster management.


   b. Motion: UNESCO Biosphere Reserves – State and National Recognition and Funding
      (provided at Attachment 2) - Cr Amelia Lorentson:
      That the LGAQ call on the Queensland and Australian Governments to:
      A. Formally recognise UNESCO Biosphere Reserves as assets of state and national
      significance - environmental, cultural, scientific and economic - and acknowledge the role
      local governments play in their ongoing stewardship; and
      B. Establish dedicated and sustainable funding to support local governments in managing