ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
24 Mar, 2022
The Federal Government will draw down on the Emergency Response Fund (ERF) to inject an additional $150 million into flood-ravaged areas of NSW and Queensland. Queensland and NSW will each...
We had a big win this week with the Prime Minister announcing a $60 million expansion of the Commonwealth’s Recycling Modernisation Fund. ALGA has consistently advocated for increased investment in...
10 Mar, 2022
A Commonwealth grant program supporting community and elite sports events in rural and regional Australia has opened for applications. The Regional Sport Events Fund will disburse up to $1.9 million...
Local government’s integral role in disaster recovery has been featured in a new podcast produced by the Creative Recovery Network. The podcast details how the Scenic Rim Regional Council worked...
Industry forums that support transformative technologies will be in the spotlight at next month’s IPWEA International Public Works Conference in Adelaide. The event, Australasia’s largest infrastructure asset management conference, will...
Our hearts go out to the many NSW and Queensland communities impacted by intense rain and unprecedented flooding, and particularly to those who have lost homes, businesses and in some...
A national conversation is needed about “where and how people build homes” after extreme events like the Queensland and NSW floods, Shane L Stone says. The National Recovery and Resilience...
A national emergency has been declared for parts of NSW and Queensland as the federal government ramps up support for flood-affected communities. Grants of $1 million to support urgent clean-up...
The governments of 175 nations worldwide have agreed to start working towards a global agreement on the production, use, and disposal of plastics. The proposal for a legally binding treaty...
