ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
10 Mar, 2022
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...
28 Feb, 2022
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) – with the support of its member State and Territory Local government Associations – has identified 17 priorities for councils and communities ahead of...
24 Feb, 2022
Local governments are eager to support efforts to make municipal waste streams cleaner, including bin harmonisation, the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) said last week. Appearing at a recycling roundtable...
Councils are increasingly expected to facilitate telecommunications service delivery in the outback but aren’t properly resourced to do so, an inquiry has found. The 2021 Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee...
A new program to help fund projects to mitigate the impacts on local communities of coastal hazards will open for applications in March. The Coastal and Estuarine Risk Mitigation Program,...
A new battery recycling scheme aims to redirect 90 percent of used power cells away from landfills for recycling into the circular economy. Launched last week, the B-cycle Scheme is...
Councils can apply for new funding of $127.9 million to integrate zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) technology into their vehicle fleet operations. The money is being disbursed under the Federal Government’s Future...
The Federal Government has committed $678 million to seal and upgrade the Outback Way, which stretches 2720km from Laverton in WA to Winton in Queensland. The Commonwealth’s funding commitment represents...
