ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
10 Mar, 2022
Efforts to prevent, reduce, and treat, overweight and obesity have been boosted with the release of a 10-year national action framework. Australia’s National Obesity Strategy 2022-32 aims to halt and reverse...
Over 540 mobile network resilience upgrades will go ahead after another Mobile Network Hardening Program (MNHP) funding round. Optus, Telstra, and TPG Telecom will undertake the upgrades, having successfully applied...
28 Feb, 2022
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) – with the support of its member State and Territory Local government Associations – has identified 17 priorities for councils and communities ahead of...
24 Feb, 2022
A new program to help fund projects to mitigate the impacts on local communities of coastal hazards will open for applications in March. The Coastal and Estuarine Risk Mitigation Program,...
A new battery recycling scheme aims to redirect 90 percent of used power cells away from landfills for recycling into the circular economy. Launched last week, the B-cycle Scheme is...
Councils can apply for new funding of $127.9 million to integrate zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) technology into their vehicle fleet operations. The money is being disbursed under the Federal Government’s Future...
The Federal Government has committed $678 million to seal and upgrade the Outback Way, which stretches 2720km from Laverton in WA to Winton in Queensland. The Commonwealth’s funding commitment represents...
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has become the fifth product stewardship arrangement to receive Commonwealth accreditation. The accreditation signifies APCO’s scheme has been verified for environmental and human health...
The Federal Government has rejected advice that it develop and implement a national homelessness strategy with state, territory, and local governments. The recommendation was one of 35 contained in the...
