ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
20 Apr 2026
Councils are major procurers of road transport services and are heavily reliant on the sector to deliver essential community services. In many contracting arrangements, councils sit at the top of...
8 Apr 2026
What a difference a few weeks makes. Wherever you are in Australia, the impact of global fuel supply issues is landing squarely at the local level. You don’t need us...
2 Apr 2026
Fuel supply constraints and rising costs are putting councils and communities under increasing pressure across Australia, with implications for essential services and community infrastructure. The Australian Local Government Association is...
30 Mar 2026
Environment Ministers have agreed to work together – and with local government – on a nationally harmonised approach to product stewardship, with options for a roadmap to be developed and...
17 Mar 2026
Despite the central role councils play in enabling economic activity, productivity outcomes at the local level continue to be constrained by the current intergovernmental funding framework. For councils, productivity gains...
4 Mar 2026
In 2022-2023, councils handled an estimated 300,000 end-of-life tyres — at a cost of $6.5 million each year to local governments. Local government is keen to see a truly circular...
23 Feb 2026
The Australian Local Government Association’s submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee on the Review of the Aged Care Rules 2025 and the Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions)...
9 Feb 2026
It’s been an energetic start to the year for councils across the country, and I congratulate the many mayors, councillors and local government employees who were recognised in this year’s...
4 Feb 2026
The Australian Local Government Association – and councils around the country – welcome the news of a government lifeline after Rex Airlines went into voluntary administration nearly two years ago,...
