ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
20 Dec 2018
There was no mandate for the Tasmanian Government to take TasWater from Local Government control, owner councils said this week. Tasmania is unique in Australia in that its 29 Local...
In December 2017, the Government announced that it would develop a new Universal Service Guarantee (USG) for telecommunications to ensure all premises in Australia, regardless of their location, have access...
Interested councils have been invited to make a submission to the recently-established Senate Select Committee into the obesity epidemic in Australia. The committee will inquire into and report on the...
Nominations are now open for the 2018 Australian Human Rights Awards. The Commission this year has introduced a new award category to recognise a local, state, territory or federal government...
Infrastructure Australia has released new guidelines to drive greater transparency and accountability in infrastructure decision-making and reduce instances of major projects receiving funding before appropriate planning and assessment have been...
The communique for the 11th National Local Government Cultural Forum (Cultural Forum), held on 17 May 2018, is now available. The Cultural Forum is an initiative of the Cultural Development...
Do you work in or have an interest in the primary prevention of violence against women? If so, please consider responding to the Our Watch national survey. Violence prevention is an...
The efficient movement of freight is essential in a national economy but bottlenecks and pinchpoints on local road networks are increasing the time it takes for freight to travel from...
State and local governments across Australia and New Zealand will need to take a coordinated approach to driving digital innovation and transformation in order to fulfil the promise of the...
