ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
1 Sep, 2022
Around nine in ten Australian councils are now experiencing skill shortages – an increase of 30% from just four years ago – and two thirds of councils have had local...
25 Aug, 2022
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be representing Australia’s 537 councils – and the 190,000 Australians they employ – at the Government’s Jobs and Skills Summit at Parliament House next...
The NSW, Northern Territory, and Victorian governments are getting $50.3 million to fix 149 accident black spots in partnership with councils. NSW will receive $29.5 million under the Commonwealth’s Black...
Legacy Australia is encouraging local governments to get their communities involved in next year’s Legacy Centenary Torch Relay. The torch relay helps raise funds for the families of veterans killed...
A new national silage plastic collection and recycling scheme is being developed by Dairy Australia with Commonwealth financial assistance. Work on the scheme began in April when Dairy Australia launched...
Grant funding of $500,000 is now available to support local communities in regional Queensland and NSW hit by this year’s floods. The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR), through...
A Perth metropolitan council has made lighter-coloured roofs mandatory under its local planning and design approval processes. The Town of Bassendean’s new sustainable development policy stipulates that the roofs of...
Agriculture ministers have signed off on a new 10-year national strategy to collectively manage emerging animal and plant disease threats. The National Biosecurity Strategy builds on the National Biosecurity Statement...
The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is conducting a national online survey investigating the scenario planning capability of Australian organisations. Researchers at UTAS’s School of Social Sciences want to hear from...
