Local Government, Water and Volunteers

Learn more about...

Accessing and trading water

Understand the rules and responsibilities to buy and trade water.
Submitting a water meter reading

Report your water usage online and get help to read your meter.
Applying for a water licence

Information about water licences including the application process.
Serving your community

How your local government operates to serve your community.

Featured

Local Government (Empowering Councils) Amendment Act 2026

The Act is the first phase of legislative reform to re-empower Queensland’s local governments to reduce red tape and giving councils the resources and legislative framework needed to deliver for communities.
Celebrating Queensland’s volunteering awards winners

We congratulate the Queenslanders helping Queenslanders – people, programs and organisations creating positive, lasting social or economic impacts in communities across Queensland.
Our role as a regulator

Our role is to ensure that water is managed fairly and responsibly, to make best use of our resources by delivering sustainable, safe, secure and affordable water to all Queenslanders.