ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
27 Nov, 2021
There were 190,800 people working in local government at the end of June 2021, new Bureau of Statistics figures show. This is about 4800 more people than were employed at...
10 Nov, 2021
Disaster assistance has been made available to communities in Victorian and South Australian local government areas affected by recent storms. The storms in Victoria caused widespread power outages and damaged...
Many councils manage vertebrate pests and invasive weeds in their local communities, but little is understood of the extent of these efforts nationwide. A broader perspective of the collective work...
A webinar exploring how local governments can broaden support for efforts to retain trees on private property will be held on 25 November. The webinar is being convened by ICLEI...
The Future Drought Fund has published its first annual report and is inviting stakeholders to comment on its work to ensure effective future outcomes. The $5 billion fund was established...
Our strong advocacy for greater targeted funding support for local government mitigation projects paid off last week with the release of the guidelines for the local communities component of the...
Guidelines for the community infrastructure funding stream of the $600 million Preparing Australia Program have been published ahead of applications opening in December. Grants of between $20,000 to $10 million...
The Bureau of Meteorology is trialling a heatwave warning service with state and territory governments aimed at helping councils, communities and individuals to better plan and prepare for heatwaves. The...
New funding of $250 million has been announced for the Bridges Renewal and Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Programs. Under revised guidelines for the two programs, project proponents can apply...
