2026 LGAQ CONFERENCE MOTIONS & COUNCILLOR ATTENDANCE · Report

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                              7 JULY 2026


    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".

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
      UNESCO Biosphere Reserve obligations, reflecting the state and national benefit these