ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
5 Oct 2023
Local governments can access a new publication developed by the Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) about effectively dealing with a cyber security incident. Coinciding with Cyber...
4 Oct 2023
A range of free and subsidised courses about road safety and safer cycling are available to councils through the Amy Gillett Foundation (AGF). The Safe Roads for Safe Cycling program, offering...
Local governments can provide feedback to the Multicultural Framework Review by the Federal Government. The review will advise the Government on what institutional, legislative and policy settings can best build...
28 Sep 2023
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is seeking feedback from local governments for the next round of Australia’s Disaster Ready Fund (DRF). The Disaster Ready Fund survey has recently been...
22 Sep 2023
Road Safety Ministers’ Meeting I was delighted to attend the Road Safety Ministers’ Meeting in Cairns last Wednesday. Australian councils manage around 75 percent of our local road network, and...
21 Sep 2023
Local governments are invited to provide feedback and ideas for the Federal Government’s National Autism Strategy, being developed to help autistic people across Australia. The Government has committed to delivering...
19 Sep 2023
2022 Local Government Workforce Skills and Capability SurveyA new State of the Profession Report by the Planning Institute of Australia has confirmed one of the key findings of ALGA’s 2022...
Councils are invited to provide feedback on the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023 which has been referred to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry. The Bill...
Stuart Outhred from the Amy Gillett Foundation discussed active transport. Lively discussions were held around a range of local government infrastructure issues at ALGA’s 2023 National Local Roads, Transport &...
