The WQAC is a collaboration of the three regional organisations of councils in Western Queensland established in 2020 covering 64 per cent of the State and including 25 local governments.

The WQAC Assembly 2025, the sixth event of its kind, will:

• Identify the advocacy opportunities for Western Queensland at both a Federal and State Government level
• Continue to focus on addressing the regional priority issues of Housing, Roads, Connectivity and Sustainability
• Provide an opportunity to engage with State and Federal Members/Senators (in government or opposition) and key Director Generals
• Grow networks and relationships to promote and represent Western Queensland

Dr Anita Milroy, Senior Project Manager, Inspiring Australia Queensland, The University of Queensland has been invited to give a keynote for National Science Week around the UN Year of Quantum Science and Technology. The working title is 'Quantum – Technologies and Computing: What it is and why is matters to Regional Queensland'.