ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
30 Jun, 2022
Senior Australian of the Year Val Dempsey is calling on all governments to make first aid training a part of gaining a driver’s licence. Ms Dempsey, a long-time St John...
Hornsby Shire Council has been named one of Australia’s top local government mobile phone recyclers for the fourth year running. The NSW council was named one of seven state and...
21 Jun, 2022
Local government leaders from around Australia gathered in Canberra from 20-22 June 2022 for the 28th National General Assembly of Local Government (NGA). This event was held on the traditional...
16 Jun, 2022
The CSIRO has attributed a 29 percent reduction in plastic pollution along Australia’s beaches and coastline to strong local government measures. New research by the national science agency builds on...
A former chief executive of Perth’s largest urban council was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours this week. Michael Foley, who was chief...
Domestic airline passenger numbers in April were the highest since the COVID pandemic began in 2020, the national competition regulator said last week. However, a surge in jet fuel prices...
Victorian councils will no longer be able to use debt collectors to pursue unpaid rates under new legislation introduced in State Parliament last week. During the pandemic, many local governments...
Voting in Tasmania’s local council elections in September will be obligatory after the State’s Parliament passed new legislation on 2 June. Minister for Local Government Nic Street said bringing council...
A national expert working group has been set up to support government responses to human cases of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). JEV was declared a Communicable Disease Incident of National...
