ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
8 Jul 2020
Nine NSW community organisations, including the Sapphire Community Pantry, have received Commonwealth Bank bushfire recovery grants worth $500,000 in all. The Bermagui and District Seniors’ Social Club has also been...
SBS Broadcasting is advising local governments that it produces Covid-19 information and resources in 63 languages. It comes amid warnings of the importance of ensuring key Covid-19 messages are understood...
The Australian Local Government Association’s annual National Local Roads and Transport Congress has been expanded in 2020 to encompass natural disaster impacts, recovery and resilience, and Covid-19. With few opportunities...
The Commonwealth is investing $190 million to ramp up Australia’s waste processing capacity ahead of bans on exports of unprocessed waste. The money will go to a newly established Recycling...
2 Jul 2020
Are journalists about to return to country council chambers? The Federal Government has thrown the regional media a much needed lifeline – and there was more good news for the...
28 Feb 2020
While Victoria’s recycling system is set to change following an announcement this week by the Andrews State Government, Local Government New South Wales has warned that Australia’s most populous state...
Councils are invited to join the Bureau of Meteorology’s next free webinar on Thursday 5 March which covers climate and water. Participants can ask climate experts questions about their outlook...
21 Feb 2020
Did you know more than 60 percent of councils spend around 100 hours on processing invoices every month? Or that more than half of councils spend over $10,000 each month...
16 Aug 2019
A new bicycle path in Perth’s northern suburbs that separates cyclists from cars in some sections and aims to get more residents cycling through major centres has taken out the...
