ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
10 Feb, 2022
Local community organisations will be able to access federal money to plant trees under a new program celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Running for three years from 2021-24, the Planting...
A federal inquiry into small business natural disaster preparedness and how to improve the resilience of small and medium-sized enterprises has begun. The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman...
The design of the national reinsurance pool for cyclone and related flood damage has been finalised after consultations on the draft legislation. The Commonwealth-backed reinsurance pool was announced last May...
Thirteen Victorian recycling projects have secured a share of $36.5 million in Round 2 funding from the Recycling Victoria-Recycling Modernisation Fund (RV-RMF). The RV-RMF is a Victorian/federal government partnership delivering...
Round 9 of the Commonwealth’s Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program opened on 3 February, with grants of up to $3 million are on offer for eligible applicants. A total of $15...
Federal Government efforts to mitigate the impacts of light pollution on nocturnal wildlife are being extended to include night skies famed for star-gazing. Australia’s relatively dark skies are a magnet...
Fourteen local government areas in South Australia’s north have been deemed eligible for financial assistance to help with flood recovery. With road and rail links still affected by the impacts...
A free webinar this month will explore the Murray-Darling Basin’s economic and social value and how science is being used to protect it for the future. Attendees will hear from...
Local governments and local government associations are being invited to nominate projects for the 2022 Resilient Australia Awards. The awards recognise outstanding contributions to building whole-of-community resilience to disasters and...
