ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
30 Sep, 2021
The Federal and Queensland governments have established a $20 million fund to strengthen key infrastructure to better withstand natural disasters. The funding will be available in 47 local government areas...
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) Board has made the difficult decision to postpone the 2021 National Local Roads and Transport Congress. ALGA’s Board determined that planning a quality conference...
A new aviation facility will be built at the Rockhampton Airport after Alliance Airlines secured a $30 million loan from the Commonwealth last month. The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF)...
A City Deal for South-East Queensland involving the Council of Mayors (SEQ) and the Queensland and federal governments is close to being finalised. The deal has been two years in...
A proposal for a glass and mixed recycling collective in eastern Victoria has received interim authorisation from the national competition regulator. A draft determination authorising the Gippsland Waste and Resource...
Indigenous candidates performed strongly in the 2021 Northern Territory local government elections, winning a majority of the vacancies on regional councils. Results from the 28 August elections show that of...
A review of the National Cities Performance Framework (NCPF) says it is not meeting stakeholder needs and should be discontinued. Conducted by the federal Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research...
Regulatory reform and information-sharing are to be prioritised after a federal departmental review of national disability premises standards. To ensure the standards continue to meet their objectives, the Commonwealth will...
National preparedness briefings with police, fire authorities and other emergency services have begun ahead of the upcoming bushfire season. Virtual briefings began last week with Queensland authorities and will continue...
