ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
1 Sep, 2022
Around nine in ten Australian councils are now experiencing skill shortages – an increase of 30% from just four years ago – and two thirds of councils have had local...
25 Aug, 2022
A new national silage plastic collection and recycling scheme is being developed by Dairy Australia with Commonwealth financial assistance. Work on the scheme began in April when Dairy Australia launched...
Grant funding of $500,000 is now available to support local communities in regional Queensland and NSW hit by this year’s floods. The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR), through...
A Perth metropolitan council has made lighter-coloured roofs mandatory under its local planning and design approval processes. The Town of Bassendean’s new sustainable development policy stipulates that the roofs of...
Agriculture ministers have signed off on a new 10-year national strategy to collectively manage emerging animal and plant disease threats. The National Biosecurity Strategy builds on the National Biosecurity Statement...
The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is conducting a national online survey investigating the scenario planning capability of Australian organisations. Researchers at UTAS’s School of Social Sciences want to hear from...
Infrastructure and Local Government Minister Catherine King has met with local government leaders ahead of next week’s Jobs and Skills Summit. Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) President Linda Scott, who...
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet confirmed last week his government will set up a reconstruction body able to compulsorily acquire land in high disaster-prone areas. Responding to the NSW Floods Inquiry...
An independent research institute is surveying councils about news coverage of their activities to ensure public interest journalism continues to thrive. Since 2020, the Public Interest Journalism Initiative (PIJI) has...
