ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
24 Feb, 2022
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...
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has become the fifth product stewardship arrangement to receive Commonwealth accreditation. The accreditation signifies APCO’s scheme has been verified for environmental and human health...
The Federal Government has rejected advice that it develop and implement a national homelessness strategy with state, territory, and local governments. The recommendation was one of 35 contained in the...
Communities still struggling to recover from the devastating 2019-20 bushfires are set to receive a further $110 million in federal support. The money is in addition to the $280 million...
The national biosecurity strategy consultation draft has been publicly released for comment. This will be Australia’s first national biosecurity strategy and will set the direction for the future of the...
The Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council has become the latest among dozens of councils in eastern Australia to be offered disaster assistance after floods. Hope Vale will get help through...
A national recycling roundtable I attended last week reinforced my optimism that our efforts to unlock the circular economy are steadily gaining support. This event, hosted by the Sydney Morning...
10 Feb, 2022
Local governments and local government associations are being invited to nominate projects for the 2022 Resilient Australia Awards. The awards recognise outstanding contributions to building whole-of-community resilience to disasters and...
Melbourne’s Brimbank City Council will attach high-resolution cameras and GPS sensors to its garbage trucks in a trial aimed at improving local roads. The devices will collect data in real-time...
