ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
10 Feb, 2022
Melbourne’s Brimbank City Council will attach high-resolution cameras and GPS sensors to its garbage trucks in a trial aimed at improving local roads. The devices will collect data in real-time...
I was saddened to learn over the past few weeks that 27 Queensland councils are facing new budgetary pressures due to a reduction in Financial Assistance Grants. This follows a...
27 Jan, 2022
A Commonwealth quality assurance agency is looking to improve its communication with stakeholders in the aged care homes services sector. To that end, the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission...
26 Jan, 2022
Lynn Mason, a former Mayor of Flinders Island Council – and ALGA Vice President – has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). Ms Mason received the...
It’s wonderful to be back with you at the start of what will be a big year for local government and indeed our country. ALGA’s federal election advocacy is already...
A national plastics summit focused on designing reusable, recyclable or compostable plastic products will be held in Canberra on February 14. Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley is hosting the summit,...
The Productivity Commission has released an issues paper as part of its review of the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement (NHHA). Implemented in July 2018, the NHHA is intended to...
Women now comprise nearly four in 10 councillors across NSW, an 8.5 percentage point increase on the number of women elected in 2016-17. Sixty-nine of 124 councils that held elections...
Former Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) President Troy Pickard has been remembered as a fierce advocate for local government. Mr Pickard, whose career in local government spanned 16 years, died...
