Editing Queensland (section)

===Local government===
{{Main|Local government in Queensland}}

Local government is the mechanism by which [[Local government areas of Queensland|local government areas]] can manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by the Local Government Act 2009. Queensland is divided into 77 local government areas, which are created by the state government under the legislation.<ref>''[https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/lga1993182/ Local Government Act 1993]'' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423015759/https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/lga1993182/ |date=23 April 2011}}, s.34. (Reprint 11E, as in force at 22 November 2007.)</ref> Each local government area has a council responsible for providing a range of local services and utilities. Local councils derive their income from both rates and charges on resident ratepayers, and grants and subsidies from the state and federal governments.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.localgovernment.qld.gov.au/?id=2668 |title=Rates and valuations |publisher=Department of Local Government, Sport and Recreation |place=Queensland |date=26 July 2007 |access-date=5 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319021454/https://www.localgovernment.qld.gov.au/?id=2668 |archive-date=19 March 2008 }}</ref>