ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
7 Apr, 2022
Capped airfares have gone on sale in WA in a new state government-backed scheme subsidising air travel from regional centres to Perth and return. The $19.8 million program will see...
The Federal Government is providing $837,500 to extend national wild dog, feral deer and feral cat and fox management coordinator programs to the end of June 2023. The coordinators help...
It was encouraging to see our call for the extension of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program rewarded in last week’s Federal Budget, with a two-year $500 million extension....
A Yarra Ranges Council project to help communities better understand and deal with hazardous bushfires has won $10 million in federal mitigation funding. The project is one of 158 to...
Regional businesses that support their local newspaper through advertising should get a tax rebate, a parliamentary inquiry has urged. The inquiry into Australia’s regional newspapers which was prepared by the...
Publishing star ratings for all roads would enhance accountability around road safety targets, a federal parliamentary inquiry has found. The final report of the Joint Select Committee on Road Safety...
24 Mar, 2022
Regional growth and development must be given higher priority to secure Australia’s future prosperity, a new federal parliamentary report has found. To that end, the House of Representatives Select Committee...
The Council of Mayors of (SEQ) has signed off on a South East Queensland City Deal with the Commonwealth and Queensland state governments. Implementation of the 20-year deal signed on...
Local and state governments should be incentivised to streamline planning and regulatory approvals and increase housing supply, a parliamentary inquiry has said. The Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue’s report...
