ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
9 Mar, 2023
ALGA has urged the Federal Government to honour its pre-election commitment to provide “fair increases” in Financial Assistance Grants to local government. President Cr Linda Scott said many local governments...
7 Mar, 2023
ALGA recently submitted its 2023-24 Pre-Budget submission to the Treasury outlining key national funding priorities for Australia’s 537 councils. These major priorities include: Restoring Financial Assistance Grants to at least...
3 Mar, 2023
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Councils and public works engineers are calling for permanent funding in the upcoming Federal Budget to improve the liveability and productivity of Australian communities. The Australian Local...
1 Mar, 2023
Councils are encouraged to apply to the Black Spot Program to address known risks on their local roads. The Federal Government allocates $110 million per year to the Black Spot...
24 Feb, 2023
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Local government and community housing leaders are calling for urgent funding in the upcoming Federal Budget to address Australia’s affordable and social housing crisis. The Australian Local...
23 Feb, 2023
ALGA has partnered with the Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) and National Shelter to call for funding in the 2023-24 Federal Budget to help address Australia’s affordable and social housing...
Local government can access a new Recovery Exercising Toolkit developed by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR). The toolkit has been designed...
Win! ACLG set to run after NGA Conference In a historic win for local government, the Federal Government has announced the return of the Australian Council of Local Government (ACLG),...
21 Feb, 2023
A series of new fact sheets has been developed to support councils under a partnership between Our Watch and ALGA. The 12 fact sheets provide an overview and introduction of...
