ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
6 May, 2021
In response to sustained local government advocacy, I’m so pleased to welcome the Federal Government’s announcement this week of a properly funded National Recovery and Resilience Agency by July, with...
5 May, 2021
A new federal agency will support local community responses to major natural disasters and administer a $600 million “Preparing Australia Program”. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the new program will...
The Morrison Government will earmark an additional $250 million for a Sixth Round of Building Better Regions Fund in next week’s Federal Budget. Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack made the...
Insurance costs for flood and cyclone-prone communities in northern Australia are expected to fall when a reinsurance pool is set up next year. Announcing the initiative this week, the Federal...
Federal and state Building Ministers have agreed that the National Construction Code 2022 will include minimum accessibility provisions for housing. The Ministers, who met last week, said the provisions for...
29 Apr, 2021
Planning is well underway for the Water Management Conference 2021 convened by Local Government NSW and its co-host, the Narrabri Shire Council. The theme for this year’s conference is Building...
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s revelation that next month’s federal Budget will contain further fiscal stimulus and job-creation initiatives is great news for our sector. As the national focus shifts to creating...
28 Apr, 2021
An online climate summit scheduled for 26-27 May will discuss how local governments can capitalise on the clean economy and create thousands of jobs. Hosted by the Cities Power Partnership,...
Journalist and author Gabrielle Chan knows a thing or three about regional Australia, having moved from Canberra to rural NSW with her farmer husband in 1996. She has described her...
