Municipal Works Australia is preparing to bring councils, contractors and suppliers together for LoGov 2026, a new Queensland event focused on the practical realities of maintaining and delivering local infrastructure.
Municipal Works Australia’s LoGov 2026 event will provide a dedicated meeting place for the people responsible for keeping Queensland’s local government infrastructure and community services operating.
Scheduled for Wednesday, 21 October 2026 in Logan, the event is being developed as an operations-first local government expo that brings together council works teams, asset managers, fleet and procurement personnel, supervisors, contractors, and industry suppliers.
Rather than concentrating primarily on policy, governance or high-level strategy, LoGov will focus on the decisions made every day across council depots, works programs and operational teams.
These decisions include selecting plant and equipment, maintaining roads and drainage assets, managing parks and public spaces, improving workforce safety, adopting digital systems and delivering better value through procurement.
Municipal Works Australia Chief Executive Officer Peter Ali said the event had been designed around the way councils deliver services.
“Local government operations teams are responsible for an enormous range of essential infrastructure and community services,” Ali said.
“They maintain roads, drainage systems, parks, streetscapes, fleet, public spaces and community assets, often while managing rising costs, skills shortages and increasing community expectations.
“LoGov will give these teams an opportunity to compare practical solutions, learn from other councils and speak directly with the companies developing the products, equipment and services they use.”
A practical marketplace
Municipal Works Australia’s research identified a clear opportunity for a Queensland event focused on field delivery, maintenance, procurement, and real-world performance.
While the local government events market is well served by policy forums, leadership conferences, and engineering programs, there are fewer large-scale events specifically designed for council operations personnel.
The LoGov model is intended to fill that gap by combining a curated exhibition with practical presentations, council case studies and opportunities for direct engagement between suppliers and local government buyers.
The event’s proposed audience includes works managers, asset teams, fleet and procurement leaders, parks and infrastructure personnel, supervisors, coordinators and technical practitioners.
These are the people who frequently influence specifications, assess new products, approve trials and determine how infrastructure and maintenance programs are delivered.
The planned exhibition will span categories including plant and fleet, road construction and maintenance, drainage, parks and sports field operations, signs and line marking, vegetation management, workplace safety, asset systems, depot equipment, and specialist contracting services.
The event strategy describes the concept as a municipal operations marketplace where suppliers can meet genuine council buyers and councils can compare real solutions in a concentrated environment.
Learning from real projects
A central feature of LoGov will be its emphasis on practical, transferable information.
Presentations will be designed to answer three straightforward questions: What works? What does it cost? How can it be delivered?
Council-led case studies are expected to play an important role, allowing operational teams to hear directly from their peers about projects, trials and service-delivery improvements.
This may include examples of new road maintenance practices, fleet technologies, drainage solutions, safety systems, digital asset tools and alternative approaches to maintaining public infrastructure.
Ali said the program would be structured to ensure that delegates returned to their workplaces with information they could use.
“The most valuable industry events are the ones where people leave with a clearer idea of how to solve a problem,” he said.
“That may involve seeing a product demonstrated, hearing how another council implemented a new system or discussing an operational issue with someone who has already dealt with it.
“Our intention is to make LoGov relevant to the people delivering the work, not simply those discussing it at a strategic level.”
Connecting councils and industry
The event will also provide an important commercial platform for companies supplying the municipal works sector.
Suppliers increasingly seek more than general exhibition traffic. They want access to relevant decision-makers, meaningful conversations and opportunities to demonstrate how their products perform in real operational environments.
LoGov is therefore being developed around buyer quality rather than attendance numbers alone.
Municipal Works Australia’s market analysis recommends that the exhibition remain central to the event, with practical content, networking and demonstrations arranged to encourage interaction between councils and suppliers.
The research also identifies strong potential for the event to grow into a major Queensland platform, with an indicative pathway of 450 to 650 delegates in its initial stage and more than 1,000 participants as the event becomes established.
Supporting better infrastructure outcomes
For Municipal Works Australia, LoGov also supports a broader objective: strengthening the professional networks available to the local government operations workforce.
Operational staff are often required to manage complex assets and substantial programs while working with limited resources. Access to peer knowledge, supplier expertise and practical professional development can improve both efficiency and infrastructure outcomes.
By bringing these groups together, LoGov aims to help councils make more informed decisions, identify innovations earlier and build stronger relationships across the industry.
“Queensland councils are delivering essential services across some of Australia’s fastest-growing urban areas and most geographically dispersed regional communities,” Ali said.
“The challenges may vary, but the need for reliable equipment, capable people and practical solutions is universal.
“LoGov will celebrate the work of council operations teams while creating a forum that helps them deliver safer, more efficient and more sustainable services.”
LoGov 2026 will be held in Logan, Queensland, on Wednesday, 21 October 2026. Further information regarding registration and participation can be found on the MWA website
https://municipalworks.com.au/mwa_events/logov-queensland-2026/